Parent doesn’t physically harm Parent physically chastises their Parent physically chastises child, Parent deliberately physically leaving visible harms child. Fails to provide age their child. child within legal limits but bruising/grazes/scratches/minor appropriate supervision, resulting concern regarding negative swellings/cuts, resulting from a in significant harm to the child. . impact on the child’s emotional loss of control. Will access wellbeing,e.g child appears fearful professional support to help them. of the parent. Concern that Parent fails to provide adequate chastisement may escalate in supervision, resulting in avoidable accidents/child injury. frequency/severity: parent believes in physical punishment to manage behaviour; willing to access professional support. No concern that child may be Concern that the family’s cultural Concern that the child may be Evidence that the child may be subject to harmful cultural background includes harmful subject to harmful cultural subject to harmful cultural practices, e.g. FGM, HBA, Forced practices, however, parents practices. practices. Marriage and Belief in Spirit oppose the practices in respect of possession. children. Criminal or anti-social behaviour No history of criminal offences History of criminal activity within Criminal record relating to Criminal record relating to within the family. the family. serious/violent crime is held by a serious/violent is held by a member of the family which may member of the family, negatively impact on the children in the impacting on the children in the household. household. Family members are not involved Suspicion, or some evidence that Known involvement in gang Known involvement in gang in gangs. the family are involved in activity. activity which impact significantly on the child and family.
Parent doesn’t physically harm their child. . Parent physically chastises their child within legal limits but concern regarding negative impact on the child’s emotional wellbeing,e.g child appears fearful of the parent. Concern that chastisement may escalate in frequency/severity: parent believes in physical punishment to manage behaviour; willing to access professional support. Parent physically chastises child, leaving visible bruising/grazes/scratches/minor swellings/cuts, resulting from a loss of control. Will access professional support to help them. Parent fails to provide adequate supervision, resulting in avoidable accidents/child injury. Parent deliberately physically harms child. Fails to provide age appropriate supervision, resulting in significant harm to the child. No concern that child may be subject to harmful cultural practices, e.g. FGM, HBA, Forced Marriage and Belief in Spirit possession. Concern that the family’s cultural background includes harmful practices, however, parents oppose the practices in respect of children. Concern that the child may be subject to harmful cultural practices. Evidence that the child may be subject to harmful cultural practices. Criminal or anti-social behaviour No history of criminal offences within the family. History of criminal activity within the family. Criminal record relating to serious/violent crime is held by a member of the family which may impact on the children in the household. Criminal record relating to serious/violent is held by a member of the family, negatively impacting on the children in the household. Family members are not involved in gangs. Suspicion, or some evidence that the family are involved in Known involvement in gang activity. Known involvement in gang activity which impact significantly on the child and family.
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