Information for Professionals
Please explore these pages for a range of information to support your safeguarding practice.
If you have any concerns, follow the procedures on the Pan Berkshire Children Policy and Procedures website
Child Death – Please view Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP)
Child Exploitation (CE) and Serious Youth Violence (SYV) Indicator and Analysis Tool - This analysis tool is designed to help professionals recognise risk outside a child or young person’s home, and to determine the vulnerability to or whether they are potentially being exploited or groomed for exploitation or a perpetrator of Serious Youth Violence. Click here to view
Child Exploitation (CE) and Serious Youth Violence (SYV) Simple Screening Tool - The screening tool is designed to help identify possible risks of exploitation and/or serious youth violence. Click here to view
Local Learning and Improvement Framework – View Berkshire West Safeguarding Children Partnership Assurance Documents
Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews – View Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews and Other Published Reports
Information Sharing Protocol (October 2025) – Click here to view
7 Golden Rules for Information Sharing - Information Sharing
Escalation Process - Click here to view
The full Escalation Policy can be found on the Pan Berkshire Policy and Procedures Website - Click here to view
Voice and Experience of the Child - Click here to view
The full Escalation Policy can be found on the Pan Berkshire Policy and Procedures Website -Click here to view
Working with Fathers and Male Carers - Click here to view
Child Protection Medical Referral - For Health Professionals – if you need to make a child protection referral follow the guidance in this document Child Protection Examination Guideline 2023.pdf (proceduresonline.com)
Thames Valley has released videos that are relevant to anyone working with young people. You can watch the videos using the following links:
- Child Exploitation (opens in YouTube)
- Online Harm (opens in YouTube)
Share Community Partnership Intelligence - Click here to share non-urgent information with the police.