Publications list - safeguarding children
Child Protection, Policy & Procedure 'Yellow Book'
published by Ealing Council's Safeguarding Children Board
Free, 72 pages, 2008 (date on cover 2007)
(Download Yellow Book PDF)
This policy is a valuable tool for anyone involved with children's activities in the London Borough of Ealing, whether paid or on a voluntary basis to ensure that everyone understands their responsibility towards safeguarding children, listening to children, responding to allegations of abuse, recognizing signs of abuse, recruitment of staff and promoting safe practice.
All groups and organisations working with children should have in place up to date child protection procedures, which are compliant with the London Child Protection Procedures. You may produce your own or adopt policy and procedure as set out in this 'Yellow Book'.
Safe Recruitment Guidance
published by Ealing Council's Safeguarding Children Board, Ealing CVS and the Child Workforce Development Council
Dowloadable, 57 pages, 2009
(Download Safe Recruitment Guidance)
A guide for anyone repsonsible for recruiting staff to work with children and young people. This guidance emphasises the importance of ensuring that there is a structured process in place for recruiting both paid and non paid workers including appropriate checks being made on an individual BEFORE they start working (CRB check, reference checks etc). Also contains sample document templates (application form, reference request etc) and checklists.