LOCAL AUTHORITIESChildren Missing From Home and Care Joint Protocol • July 18th, 2019
Introduction 3 Legislation and Context 3 Scope 4 Guiding Principles 4 Definitions of missing 5 Risk Categories 5 Responsible Officers in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent 6 Role and Responsibilities of Parents and Carers 7 Role and Responsibilities of Social Workers 8 Role and Responsibilities of Other Local Authorities 9 Role and Responsibilities of Schools/Education Providers 9 Role and Responsibilities of the Police 9 When a child is found 11 Governance Arrangements 13 Referral to Children’s Social Care 14 Children missing from care 15 Longer Missing episodes 17 Child Protection Concerns 17 Out of county/city placements 17 Other local authority placement 18 National Alerts 19 Abduction Notices 19 Trafficking / Modern Slavery Act 2015 19 Appendix One - Missing from care - Risk assessment and action plan 21 Appendix Two - CSE Risk Factor Matrix 26 Appendix Three - Gathering Intelligence about Child Sexual Exploitation 40 Appendix Four – Return Interview 41 Appendix Five - Staffordshire
