VOXX Participation Statement
Data Protection Policy & HSE Policies
All staff are CRB checked
CPO & VOXX are signed up to the North East Lincolnshire Participation Strategy

CRB Checks – ISA
Employment Recruitment
Health & Safety
Compliments, Complaints & Comments procedure
Consent form
Induction training
E safety Policy
Safeguarding Training
Adventurous Activities Licensing Scheme (AALS)
Validation of voluntary organisations
Approved Suppler
Volunteers procedure
Health and Safety toolkit
Vetting Work Experience placements
Youth Work Monitoring Visits
Staff are trained in NVQ youth work
All procedures audited to ISO standard

A range of policies and procedures are in place

LCRCHS agrees to adopt Connexions policies on involving yp, rewards and incentives and transportation of young people until own are written
LCRCHS Currently drafting Volunteering policy
School nurses adhere to strict child protection and confidentiality policies.

• TCS consent forms
• Greenwich working on consent forms – more CYP friendly.
• Safeguarding policies
• TCS complaints procedure
• Rewards systems - vouchers

* Documents } Staff Manual
* Policies } Code of
* Health and Safety } conduct
* CHAS }
Child protection Working group
[Haven’t got Incentive/rewards policy]

Child Safeguarding Policy is in place and actively put into practice.
Health and Safety policies and processes are in place and actively implemented.

NYAS provide Complaints Advocates: Providing independent support in complaints procedures
Health Assessments are completed with the Local Looked After Childrens Nurse.

• CRB checks for all staff working directly with children
• Teams preparing risk assessments for specific activities
• Effective complaints procedure complimented by NYAS
• Consent for photos/videos forms used (available on council intranet) where needed.
• National Care Standards

- Health and safety, volunteering, child protection, equal opportunities, confidentiality policies
- Travel and food expenses paid – improve safety
- A grievance and disciplinary policy
- Trained first aiders / first aid policy
- Qualifications, certificates, training / experience, events, opportunities (radio)
- Disabled access – lift / ramp
- Parental consent forms
- Developing volunteer handbook with abridged versions of policies
- Access to information – website & handbook; SG policies
- Recruitment worker and Volunteer Co-ordinator in place
- Volunteers have regular supervision meetings with SG staff

Risk and Health and Safety Assessments, CRB checks, photographic permission forms, Access Audits and a Complaints procedure are all in place to protect participating children and young people.

Furness Locality has a Child protection policy as well as Complaint procedures that are prevalent in every team. Each staff member must hold a current and valid CRB check.

Some individual teams have their own risk assessments for young people’s participation depending on the individual or activity.

The Furness Participation Officer devised a transport policy for young people and children in 1997 along with a risk assessment agreed by Margaret McIntyre and consulted with young people and children on a further policy for the Barrow Childrens Home.

At the Barrow Childrens Home and Hart street short breaks home there is a Verbal Complaints procedure and complaints book to enable all young people and children of different needs and abilities to take part safely.

To comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 consent forms for all individuals featured in photographs must be completed. There are two variations on the consent forms, one for children and one for adults.

National Care Standards
NYAS provide Complaints Advocates: Providing independent support in complaints procedures
Risk assessments for outside and inside the Barrow children’s home and Hart Street
Routines for young people and children who live and attend at the short breaks and children’s home are planned with the young person.
Rules of the Barrow children’s home comply with the Rewards scheme.
Travel and transport policy for all aspects of young peoples travel around the county and further.
Health Assessments are completed with the Local Looked After Childrens Nurse.
OFSTED Inspection ensures young people are safe and secure and reports are available on the website.
On care plans for children who are looked after and those who attend Hart street short breaks there is an opportunity for young people to consent.

-CRB checks for all staff working directly with children
- Consent for attending activities sought from guidens/ carers
- Teams preparing risk assessments for specific activities: if the activity is deemed hazard appropriate insurance is supplied from legal services.
- Effective compliments complaints procedure complimented by NYAS
- Consent for photos/videos forms used (available on council intranet)
- Risk assessments carried out for teenage mothers wanting to return to education provision before the end of statutory maternity leave: every young mum will receive their own unique reintegration plan.

- CRB checks for all staff working directly with children
- Teams preparing risk assessments for specific activities
- Effective complaints procedure complimented by NYAS
- Consent for photos/videos forms used (available on council intranet) where needed.
- National Care Standards

Overarching participation strategy covers everything as well as Calderdale council has own consent forms but not covering media,
Developed policy on this – sliding scale

To explain policies and procedures properly
Young person handbook – include blank pages for own notes / learning
Children and young people policy not sufficient

Child protection policy, Health and safety policy, Data protection policy, Risk assessments, We are a CRB umbrella body, Travel expenses paid for young people, Some Grad involvement is paid,
Young consultants paid, Offered lunch and refreshments, Prizes sometimes offered (e.g. Eco-ipods)

Policies already in place re safety, transport, child protection, access, transport and complaints
Incentives and rewards embedded within practice, though not started within policy

Polices in place and easily accessible

· Consent policy in place.

· Various risk assessments in place.

· Complaints process and policy in place.

· CRB policy in place.

Risk Assessments for all activities involving CYP in place

Bichard Self Assessment on safeguarding completed

Bichard Action Plan on safeguarding created and adopted by CLT

Child Protection and Vulnerable Adults Policy in place Issue 4 2006

Corporate ‘have your say’ complaints procedure in place

Police checks renewed and more widespread Autumn 06.

Consent forms when appropriate

Photo consent forms

Information about H&S

Rewards vouchers

Lowering age for driving NYA car

RAW projects.

Complaints procedure well publicised.

Risk Assessments for events and activity days are completed.

YP involved in the RAW group are rewarded with vouchers.

Photo consent is obtained from all carers.

Contract with NYAS for advocacy services for children & young people.

Derbyshire County Council have good Policies and Procedures.

Ofsted Inspection 2004.

A few policies are in place

· Safeguarding Policy in place

· Consent forms and briefing sheets in place

· Risk assessments, Health and Safety Policy etc in place

· Incentives and rewards Policy

· Compliments and Complaints Policy

Children and Young People’s Safety Policy in Libraries - including section on Surveying and Consulting

Risk assessments completed for activities & events. New policies, procedures needed for work outside library

Some Council policies apply e.g. working with children safety guidelines

q This will be established as Partners for Change is rolled out

q Staff working with children have been CRB checked

q Children’s Plus is rolled out according to the prescribed guidelines

Systems have been developed by the CBS, Children’s and Young People’s Rights Service, Youth and Community Learning and the Play Service. The learning from this process will inform other Groups and external partners to develop their systems.

Total Respect’s training has been delivered with the Department of Health.

All activities subject to Off Site Activity, Data Protection, Equal Opportunities and Child Protection policies and procedures.

Young people’s expenses are met for participation. Local and national accreditation gained for active involvement, including local awards ceremony.

Information packs are sent out to yp’s and parents/guardians detailing activity to be involved in, and containing consent & safety procedures. Complaints process is currently being redeveloped by SUG’s

· Richard Ball Health and safety officer employed by Bccx.

· Compulsory Risk assessment Procedure and forms.

· Consent Forms.

· Compliments and Complaints terms of Reference and minutes.

· Public liability cover.

· Bccx Youth Entitlement Charter.

· Data Protection Procedure.

Individual services may have a Child Protection policy but there is not a corporate one . There are disparate or isolated policies

Lack of central/corporate approach

No guidance of safe working with young people - this will need tailoring for different circumstances

Policy covering consent rewards, etc is being written and will go through council infrastructure and consultation with young people and children and partners.

A comprehensive policy relating to safe and sound practice involving children and young people agreed by Life Long Learning and Leisure and Social Care and Health is available through the Council Intranet. It provides guidance to all staff intending to involve children and young people in any activity. The Youth Service has guidelines relating specifically to activities and residential.