Page 3 - Getting it Right for Vulnerable Children and Young People in North Ayrshire

Contents Preface Page 4 Who is this guidance for? Page 5 Purpose of this guidance Page 5 How to use this guidance Page 5 Overarching Principles and Legislation Page 7 Assessing the needs of children and young people Page 9 Child’s Plan Page 11 Partnership Forums Page 12 Vulnerable Children’s Meetings Page 13 Your role and responsibilities Page 14 Adult Support and Protection Page 17 Vulnerabilities Section 1 – Primary Guidance Children and young people who run away, or go missing. Page 18 Children and young people who are trafficked in the UK Page 21 Children and young people whose parents are in prison Page 28 Section 2 – Brief Guidance and Signposting Children and young people who may be seeking or refuge or asylum Page 32 Children and young people who are affected by their own misuse of alcohol and/or drugs Page 34 Children and young people who are affected by parental drug and/or alcohol misuse Page 36 Forced Marriage Page 38 Honour based violence Page 40 Children and young people who are affected by domestic abuse. Page 42 Children and young people who are Young Carers Page 46 Children and young people who are homeless and living in temporary accommodation or at Page 47 risk of sleeping rough. Children and young people who may be vulnerable as a result of their own or others mental Page 49 ill health Children and young people who may be vulnerable as a result of their own or others Page 51 disability. Children and young people who are ‘looked after’ or ‘looked after and accommodated’ by a Page 54 local authority. Private Fostering Page 57 Children and young people who are sexually active Page 59 Children and young people who are at risk of being exposed to sexual exploitation, Page 62 including online risk Children and young people with problematic sexual behaviour. Page 65 Children and young people who are offending Page 67 Children and young people who are educated at home Page 70 Fabricated or Induced Illness Page 71 Female Genital Mutilation Page 74 Further Support Page 75 Appendix 1 – GIRFEC National Practice Model Page 76 Appendix 2 – Child Trafficking – Indicator Matrix and Child Trafficking Assessment (CAT) Page 77 Appendix 3 – Homelessness Page 85 Appendix 4 - Child Sexual Exploitation – Indicators Page 92 Getting It Right For Vulnerable Children and Young People in North Ayrshire Live V1.2 April 2014 Page No:3