Children Policies and Procedures

Procedural Response to Unexpected Deaths in Childhood (PRUDiC)

The aim of the PRUDiC is to ensure that the response is safe, consistent and sensitive to those concerned, and that there is uniformity across Wales in the multi-agency response to unexpected child deaths.

The Cwm Taf Morgannwg Safeguarding Board will adhere to the standards set within the national documentation.

Safeguarding Childen Affected by Domestic Abuse

Please select this link to view the All Wales Practice Guide on Safeguarding Childen Affected by Domestic Abuse.

Practice reminder - Professional responsibilities to absent parents

The publication of a recent child practice review highlighted the requirement for all practitioners working with families to be reminded of their responsibilities to parents who are not actively involved in their child’s life.

When working with the family and child, all attempts to ascertain their whereabouts and consider how we are to include them must be recorded.

Not having parental responsibility must not be used as an automatic reason to exclude and in cases where for instance a father doesn’t have PR but there is no dispute about paternity, it should be explored what part they could play in the child’s life and the child protection process.

For those who chair conferences – Please ensure in conference that you are asking questions about the absent parent and making a recommendation that it must be recorded on the child’s file the reasons why a parent is not involved and/or attempts to include them.

The local authority’s position should always be one of including absent parents and excluding should only be considered in exceptional circumstances where it can be clearly evidenced that including them would pose a risk to the child.