Policies and Procedures

Policies and Procedures

This page has access to all the LSCB policies and procedures. Please see Safer Recruitment for policies around safer recruitment.

The main safeguarding policies and procedures are contained in the London Child Protection Procedures. 

The following policies are the local LSCB agreed policies in areas of work that are either not covered in detail by the London Procedures, or are slightly adapted for the local Lambeth context. Some of these are summaries of policies described more fully in the London Child Protection Procedures.


Abuse linked to Belief in Spirit Possession

Child Trafficking Assessment

Discharge of Vulnerable Children from Hospital - Standards

Domestic Violence PolicyDomestic Violence Checklist Risk Assessment Tool

Forced Marriage Policy

Missing from Care Procedures

MARAC - Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference

Mental Health Protocol

Multi agency Network Checks - Standards

Parents with a Learning Disability

Serious Case Review - Chapter 8 Guidance

Sexually Exploited Young People Lambeth Policy

Sexually Exploited Young People - New Government Guidance

Serious Case Review Procedures

Section 11 audit tool

Substance Misuse Protocol

Briefing Tools (for briefing teams, staff groups etc)

Trafficked Children
Domestic Violence Policy
Working with Aggressive or Avoidant Families

Information Leaflets:

The End of the Child Protection Register
Safeguarding is Everyone’s Responsibility
Handling Allegations against Staff


Key Government Guidance and Legislation:

Information Sharing

Section 11 Guidance

What to do if you are worried about a child

Working Together to Safeguard Children 2010 

Online version of Working Together 2010

Laming Review and other Inspection Reports:

Laming Review 

Government's Response to Laming Review

Safeguarding the Young and Vulnerable: the Chief Inspectors' Report one year on

 The Chief Advisor on the Safety of Children: First Annual Report to Parliament 2010