The focus is on the current Joint Investigation processes between the Police and Child Social Care professionals from the beginning of a referral to its conclusion. It provides an insight into Specialist Police interviews (Achieving Best Evidence – ABE) of children, police investigations, use of forensic evidence, medical examinations and the use of the Criminal Justice system to manage investigations and suspects.
This course explores the world of Child Protection and Children within residential care settings. As well as the skills needed to chair and manage effective information-sharing. It also covers the need for protecting children by way of Care Proceedings when criminal proceedings are not applicable and managing contact with children with those who pose a risk of harm.
Learning Outcomes:
- Awareness of current legislation, relevant criminal offences, and Police Emergency powers to protect children.
- Identify the 5 steps to conducting an investigation and how these steps will ensure a thorough professional investigation is conducted.
- Provide a clear evidence trail in gathering, securing, and storing evidence, interviewing of witnesses.
- Specialist interview of children
- Increase participants confidence and understanding of collating evidence to support witness statements.
- Recognise the relevant questioning techniques which can be used to maximise the information being received and how to question an individual ensuring open questions and the funnelling technique are used appropriately.
- Effectively plan and prepare for different types of interviews and how to structure an interview with relevant questions (including no comment interviews)
- Describe some of the key points to consider when evaluating evidence linking this to the PEACE model of investigative interviewing and the investigation as a whole.
- Arrest, charge, bail procedures
- Post charge – Court Procedures involving child witnesses.
- Post investigation managing risks and witness support.
- Governance for Child Protection Conferences
- Structured approach to chairing meetings
- Escalation procedures – Safeguarding partners, LADO and Ofsted
- Gain further knowledge of the Children’s homes regulations, including Inspection and quality standards.
- Explore child abuse allegations and the risk of abuse in care for children and young people (Based on research).
- Explore how to keep children safe (safety plans) and the allegations of abuse or neglect of children in care.
- Explore the issues related to children missing from care: CSE, County Lines, physical abuse and grooming.
- Awareness of Joint Protocol’s for children missing from care and the use of the Child Abduction WarningNotice (CAWN)
- Develop an action plan to apply learning to professional practice.
Additional Learning Outcomes:
- Identify personal and organisational barriers to effective practice
- Develop an action plan to apply learning to professional practice
- Arrest, charge, bail procedures
- Post charge – Court Procedures involving child witnesses.
- Post investigation managing risks and witness support.
- Governance for Child Protection Conferences
- Escalation procedures – Safeguarding partners (LSCB)and Ofsted
- Gain further knowledge of the Children’s homes regulations, including Inspection and quality standards.
- Explore child abuse allegations and the risk of abuse in care for children and young people (Based on research).
- Explore how to keep children safe (safety plans) and the allegations of abuse or neglect of children in care.
- Explore the issues related to children missing from care: CSE, County Lines, physical abuse and grooming.
- Awareness of Joint Protocol’s for children missing from care and the use of the Child Abduction WarningNotice (CAWN)
- Develop an action plan to apply learning to professional practice.