3.9.4 Notifiable Events |
This Chapter was included in the Manual in May 2009
SCOPE OF THIS CHAPTER
This Chapter outlines the senior managers and external agencies that must be informed if a Notifiable Event occurs.
Contents
1. Definition of Notifiable Events and Timescales for Notifying
Notifiable Events, which relate to Looked After Children, are defined in the table below.
If a Notifiable Event occurs in relation to a Looked After Child, the following people must be informed:
- The Home's Manager and Line Manager or Supervising Social Worker/Line Manager
- The Social Worker and his/her Line Manager
- Director of Children's Services and Culture
- External agencies listed in the table below**
*The Director of Children's Services and Culture will come to a decision about informing members or other Chief Officers, but must ensure that the external agencies listed in the table are informed.
**All notifications to external agencies must be made without delay, verbally and confirmed in writing, see Section 2, Notifications
| EVENT | WHO TO NOTIFY |
| Death of a child | Outside Agencies: The Regulatory Authority, Secretary of State and Health and Safety Executive |
| Referral to the Secretary of State pursuant to section 2(1)(a) of the Protection of Children Act 1999(a) an employee or volunteer | Outside Agencies: The Regulatory Authority |
| Serious illness or serious accident sustained by a child or employee. This includes serious or persistent self harming or attempted suicide. | Outside Agencies: The Regulatory Authority and Health and Safety Executive. |
| Allegation that a child has committed a serious offence | Outside Agencies: The Police |
| Involvement or suspected involvement of a child in prostitution | Outside Agencies: The Regulatory Authority, Police & Local Authority |
| Any incident necessitating calling the Police or Emergency Services (e.g. Fire Brigade). | Outside Agencies: The Regulatory Authority |
| Any serious complaint | Outside Agencies: The Regulatory Authority |
| Instigation and outcome of any Child Protection Enquiry involving a child | Outside Agencies: The Regulatory Authority |
| Instigation and outcome of any Child Protection Enquiry involving a child. | Outside Agencies: The Regulatory Authority |
| Outbreak of any infectious disease which in the opinion of a registered medical practitioner attending children is sufficiently serious to be so notified | Outside Agencies: The Regulatory Authority, Health and Safety Executive Incident Contact Centre & Health Authority |
2. Notifications
2.1 Ofsted
The Regulatory Authority for England is Ofsted, for information about informing Ofsted of Notifiable Events, go to the following link:
Ofsted Guidance re Notification of Serious Childcare Incident
2.2 Health and Safety Executive
For information on notifying the Health and Safety Executive Incident Contact Centre, go to the following link:
Health and Safety Executive Incident Contact Centre
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