Children and Young People Safeguarding Policy 2022

Should a concern, report or allegation relate to an Elected Member the first point of contact should be with the Council's Monitoring Officer, who will take advice from LCC Children Services or refer the matter formally. The Monitoring Officer may decide that the Council's Standards procedures apply.

Action to take:

• complete a Child Protection Incident Reporting Form
• pass the completed form to the Councils Monitoring Officer immediately or as soon as practically possible if out of hours. Reporting the matter should not be delayed by attempts to obtain further information.
• if a child or young person is in immediate danger of harm, you should personally contact the Police ensuring that the Lead Safeguarding Officer is made aware at the earliest opportunity. The police will automatically inform LCC Children Services. Maintain surveillance of the individual if possible. A record should be made of the name and title of the police officer to whom the concerns were passed, together with the time and date of the call, in case any follow up is needed- record this information on the Child Protection Incident Reporting Form.