Quick Guide |
January 2012
Contents
- Display and Browser Options
- Structure of the Manual
- Amendments
- How to find a Chapter
- Terminology
- Keywords
- Compliance
- Contact us
- Copyright
- Printing and Retaining Copies
1. Display and Browser Options
People with a visual impairment may have difficulty accessing this Manual.
To change the size of the text/layout - please use these accessibility buttons
which are on menu bar on the left side of every screen. Click a larger button to increase your text size, the very largest being high visibility mode.
2. Structure of the Manual
This manual contains the policies, procedures and guidance for Peterborough Safeguarding Children Board. Part 1 of the manual sets out the Core Inter Agency Procedures covering the areas of Peterborough and Cambridgeshire; Part 2 covers Peterborough's local procedures and practice guidance; and Part 3 contains Appendices such as Peterborough SCB Membership and Local Contact Details.
Procedures and Guidance: In an attempt to keep procedures succinct, procedures and more detailed guidance are separated - with links provided as appropriate. 'Procedures' summarise how Managers and Staff must act in given circumstances. 'Guidance' provides direction or advice to a decision or course of action.
3. Amendments
This update contains the following changes:
This manual will be regularly updated at six monthly intervals. A further update is planned for June/July 2012 and a planning meeting for this update has been arranged for early April 2012. Therefore if you have any changes that you wish to be considered for inclusion in the next update, please alert the Business Manager (Judy Jones - judy.jones@peterborough.gov.uk) or the Business Support Officer (Jody Watts - jody.watts@peterborough.gov.uk).
As you will see from the Contents List, when the manual has been updated, chapters that are new or have been amended will be indicated in the Contents List and at the top of the relevant Chapter.
4. How to find a Chapter
Procedures and guidance are located in individual 'Chapters' which are available from a 'traditional' Contents List - on the left hand side of the screen.
4.1 Using the Contents List
Chapters are categorised or grouped together as follows:
PARTS: Part 1 of the manual sets out the Core Inter Agency Procedures covering the areas of Peterborough and Cambridgeshire; Part 2 covers Peterborough's local procedures and practice guidance; and Part 3 contains Appendices.
CHAPTERS: Under each Section, you'll find individual Chapters/Procedures e.g. Child Protection Conferences'
For a detailed Contents List, Appendix 1, Core Inter-Agency Safeguarding Procedures - Detailed Contents List.
4.2 You can search for a Chapter
If you are not sure which service or section to look in, try 'Search' which will help you identify specific Chapters and sub headings within Chapters
5. Terminology
We believe it is crucial to use consistent terminology, which we agree with individual customers, for example:
| 'Child' or 'Young Person' | both these terms are used to mean any child under the age of 18 |
| 'Parent' | Includes all those with Parental Responsibility |
| 'Children's Social Care' | The service which exercises the social services functions of the local authority in relation to children |
| 'Regulatory Authority' | Regulatory Authority is the generic term used in this manual to describe the independent regulatory body responsible for inspecting and regulating services e.g. Ofsted. |
6. Keywords
The manual is accessed by practitioners from varying agencies, who may find terms that they are not familiar with. Therefore, a large glossary (Keywords) of terms such as Lead Professional (Try it: click on the highlighted text). We call them 'Keywords'. Once clicked, the definitions will appear in a new window or tab, depending on your browser. You can leave it open for reference, or close it using the "close" button at the bottom.
Many Keywords are highlighted in the body of procedures, but you can search for the Keyword you need: Go to the Keywords Index, on the left hand side of the screen.
7. Compliance
7.1 Regulatory Compliance
Every effort has been taken to ensure regulatory compliance. If you discover any errors or mistakes, please alert your manager or contact us.
7.2 W3C Compliance
This manual meets the double A Standards of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), for example, it can be accessed by people with high levels of visual impairment. To find out more, click on 'Display Options' on the left hand side of the screen.
8. Contact us
If you have any comments or suggestions to make about this manual please contact us by using the button on the left hand side of the screen, from anywhere within the manual.
As you will see from Section 3, Amendments, the next update is due to be published in December 2011 and there will be a planning meeting on 7 October 2011. Therefore if you have any changes that you wish to be considered for inclusion in the next update, please alert the Business Manager (judy.jones@peterborough.gov.uk) or the Business Support Officer (jody.watts@peterborough.gov.uk).
9. Copyright
The content of this website can be accessed, printed and downloaded in an unaltered form, on a temporary basis, for personal study or reference purposes. However any content printed or downloaded may not be sold, licensed, transferred, copied or reproduced in whole or in part in any manner or in or on any media to any person without the prior written consent of Tri-X-Childcare Ltd and Peterborough Safeguarding Children Board.
10. Printing and Retaining Copies
The Manual should normally be viewed on line but can be printed, for reference only.
To print a chapter, click on the 
icon which is normally in the top right hand corner of the relevant procedure. Alternatively, if the icon is not immediately obvious it may be located at the bottom of the page.
Please note, the Manual will be updated regularly, so staff should avoid retaining printed versions - hard copies are only valid for 72 hours.
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