S15 The HSC Board should address as a HSCB The regional guidance was reviewed and 2 priority the provision of joint training re-issued in June 2015 under the title of on Regional Guidance on Police and Missing from Home and “Runaway Involvement in Residential Units/ Care (RMFHC) Protocol”. Safeguarding of Children Missing from Home and Foster Care. Joint training to underpin the RMFHC protocol will be provided. Bespoke training will be provided to targeted staff in residential care and frontline Police and Social Services staff. This training will be integrated into ongoing training related to Protocol for Joint investigation by “The social workers and police officers of alleged and suspected cases of child abuse for Northern Ireland 2013”. S16 The HSC Board Strategic Action Plan HSCB Outstanding actions complete. 1 Children Missing from Home or – Care should be revised and implemented as part of the strategic overview of CSE. S17 Police evidence about the PSNI Protocols on responses to missing from circumstances in which a child was home are contained in and ‘Runaway found after going missing or putting Missing from Home and (RMFHC) Care’ themselves at risk can be vital to Regional Guidance; Service Procedure protection arrangements. PSNI Action in Respect of Missing ‘Police should review current processes to and the for Promoting Persons’ ‘Pathway ensure that in all circumstances, the Welfare of Separated and information is recorded and Unaccompanied Children in Northern transmitted appropriately, both A review of the above Service Ireland’.
S15 The HSC Board should address as a priority the provision of joint training on Regional Guidance on Police Involvement in Residential Units/ Safeguarding of Children Missing from Home and Foster Care. HSCB The regional guidance was reviewed and re-issued in June 2015 under the title of “Runaway and Missing from Home and Care (RMFHC) Protocol”. Joint training to underpin the RMFHC protocol will be provided. Bespoke training will be provided to targeted staff in residential care and frontline Police and Social Services staff. This training will be integrated into ongoing training related to “The Protocol for Joint investigation by social workers and police officers of alleged and suspected cases of child abuse for Northern Ireland 2013”. 2 S16 The HSC Board Strategic Action Plan – Children Missing from Home or Care should be revised and implemented as part of the strategic overview of CSE. HSCB Outstanding actions complete. 1 S17 Police evidence about the circumstances in which a child was found after going missing or putting themselves at risk can be vital to protection arrangements. PSNI should review current processes to ensure that in all circumstances, information is recorded and transmitted appropriately, both PSNI Protocols on responses to missing from home are contained in ‘Runaway and Missing from Home and Care’ (RMFHC) Regional Guidance; Service Procedure ‘Police Action in Respect of Missing Persons’ and the ‘Pathway for Promoting the Welfare of Separated and Unaccompanied Children in Northern Ireland’. A review of the above Service
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