Annual Report 2021 Glossary
On this page you will find a glossary of common safeguarding terms used in the annual report
| ABUSE and NEGLECT | Forms of maltreatment of a child |
| ACES | Adverse Childhood Experiences – highly stressful, and potentially traumatic, events or situations that occur during childhood and/or adolescence |
| ASSESSMENT | Process of determining the needs of a child, the level of risk to them, and the services needed to support improved outcomes |
| CAFCASS | Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service |
| CAMHS | Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service |
| CCG | Clinical Commissioning Group – commissions health services |
| CDOP | Child Death Overview Panel – reports on every child death |
| CE | Child Exploitation – term for all forms of exploitation of children, including criminal and sexual exploitation |
| CHANNEL | Channel is a multi-agency safeguarding programme run in every local authority in England and Wales. It works to support vulnerable people from being drawn into terrorism |
| CIN | Child in Need – social care intervention to ensure child’s needs are met |
| CLA | Child who is Looked After |
| CONTEXTUAL SAFEGUARDING | Refers to safeguarding risks from outside of the family home, for example online grooming |
| CP | Child Protection – social care intervention to ensure child suffering or at risk of significant harm is kept safe |
| CSE | Child Sexual Exploitation – child(ren) sexually exploited by adults |
| CSPR | Child Safeguarding Practice Review – a statutory review undertaken by the WSCP |
| CWP | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
| CYPD | Children and Young People’s Department – local authority children’s services |
| DA | Domestic Abuse – wide term for all aspects of domestic oppression |
| DBS | Disclosure and Barring Service – undertake criminal record checks |
| DV | Domestic Violence – incidents of domestic abuse |
| EHAT | Early Help Assessment Tool – a multi-agency assessment used in cases below the children’s social care threshold |
| FGM | Female Genital Mutilation – illegal practice of female circumcision |
| FM | Forced Marriage – unlawful practice of marrying off girls and women without their consent |
| FSW | Family Support Worker – helps families who experience difficulties |
| HBV | Honour Based Violence – crimes committed to defend so called ‘honour’, often within families |
| HWBB | Health & Wellbeing Board – local body to set strategy to improve wellbeing |
| IFD | Integrated Front Door – the single front door for contacts and referrals into children’s services |
| IRO | Independent Reviewing Officer – ensure plans for children who are looked after or subject to CP plans are robust |
| JSNA | Joint Strategic Needs Assessment – identifies health and wellbeing needs |
| LADO | Local Authority Designated Officer for Allegations – oversees process for investigating allegations against people in positions of trust |
| LP | Lead Professional – leads a multi-agency intervention for a child |
| MAPPA | Multi-agency Public Protection Arrangements – management of offenders |
| MARAC | Multi-agency Risk Assessment Conference – to discuss risks to victims of domestic abuse |
| MASH | Multi-agency Safeguarding Hub – enables rapid information sharing |
| MFC/ MFH | Missing from Care/ Home |
| NATIONAL PANEL | A government panel who oversee the CSPR process across the country |
| OFSTED | Office for Standards in Education – inspects children’s services, schools and colleges |
| OPERATION ENCOMPASS | – Police initiative to inform schools of DV call outs with children present |
| PREVENT | Prevent is a part of the government’s counter terrorism strategy, which aims to stop people being drawn into radical or terrorist activity |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| RAPID REVIEW | WSCP led multi-agency review to determine whether the threshold for a CSPR is met |
| S11 | Section 11 (of the Children Act) – organisations safeguarding responsibilities, audited by the WSCP |
| S17 | Section 17 (of the Children Act) – criteria for Child in Need |
| S47 | Section 47 (of the Children Act) – criteria for Child Protection |
| S175 | Section 175 (of the Education Act) – schools safeguarding responsibilities, audited by the WSCP |
| SAPB | Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board – adult services version of the WSCP |
| SUDIC | Sudden Unexpected Death of an infant or child |
| VCF | Voluntary, Community and Faith – term for all non statutory agencies |
| WT 2018 | Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018 – latest edition of multi-agency statutory guidance |
| WSCP | Wirral Safeguarding Children Partnership – our local safeguarding partnership |
| WUTH | Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| YJS | Youth Justice Service |
Quick Links to Chapters:
Introduction
Background
Journey of the Child
Key Activity
Multi-agency Working
Progress Against Priorities
Business Plan