7.1.3 Information to be Provided to Social Care Direct when making a Referral |
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This chapter relates to information from West Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Procedures.
The following is a list of information required when making a Social Care Direct referral.
Staff should not delay a referral due to an absence or lack of information:
- full name, any aliases, date of birth and gender of child/children
- full family address and any known previous addresses
- identity of those with parental responsibility
- names, date of birth and information about all household members, including any other children in the family, and significant people who live outside the child's household
- ethnicity, first language and religion of children and parents/carers
- any need for an interpreter, signer or other communication aid
- any special needs of the child/ren
- is the child registered at a school or regularly attending a school? If so, identify the school
- any significant/important recent or historical events/incidents in the child or family's life
- has the child recently spent time abroad or recently arrived in the area?
- cause for concern including details of any allegations, their sources, timing and location
- the identity and current whereabouts of the suspected/alleged perpetrator
- the child's current location and emotional and physical condition
- whether the child is currently safe or is in need of immediate protection because of any approaching deadlines (e.g. child about to be collected by alleged abuser)
- the child's account and the parents' response to the concerns if known
- the referrer's relationship and knowledge of the child and parents/carers
- known current or previous involvement of other agencies/professionals
- information regarding parental knowledge of, and agreement to, the referral
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