Step 3: Complete the Risk Factors Matrix NUMBER OF REQUIRED ACTION (BRIEF RISK LEVEL BEHAVIOURS INDICATORS POINTS) CONSIDERATIONS Notify police if the child or young Regularly coming home late or person is going missing going missing If needs cannot be met by an Overt sexualised dress Low Risk individual agency consider doing a CAF Sexualised risk taking including on the internet Identify a lead practitioner and Low risk cases do ONE OR pull together a TAF care team Unaccounted for monies or goods not usually meet MORE meeting the threshold for INDICATORS Associating with unknown adults or Children’s Social IDENTIFIED Keep detailed records of Care intervention other sexually exploited children incidents/risks but should have individual or multi Reduced contact with family/friends No child under 13 can be agency categorised as LOW. intervention Sexually transmitted infections No child with a learning disability Experimenting with drugs/alcohol can be categorised as LOW. Poor self-image, eating disorder, Ensure information is recorded some self-harm Seek Children’s Social Care advice as and when required 8
Step 3: Complete the Risk Factors Matrix RISK LEVEL NUMBER OF INDICATORS BEHAVIOURS REQUIRED ACTION (BRIEF POINTS) CONSIDERATIONS Low Risk Low risk cases do not usually meet the threshold for Children’s Social Care intervention but should have individual or multi agency intervention ONE OR MORE INDICATORS IDENTIFIED Regularly coming home late or going missing Notify police if the child or young person is going missing If needs cannot be met by an individual agency consider doing a CAF Identify a lead practitioner and pull together a TAF care team meeting Keep detailed records of incidents/risks No child under 13 can be categorised as LOW. No child with a learning disability can be categorised as LOW. Ensure information is recorded Seek Children’s Social Care advice as and when required Overt sexualised dress Sexualised risk taking including on the internet Unaccounted for monies or goods Associating with unknown adults or other sexually exploited children Reduced contact with family/friends Sexually transmitted infections Experimenting with drugs/alcohol Poor self-image, eating disorder, some self-harm 8
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