Police Force Contacts

Last Updated: Thursday, 01-Feb-18 10:13

In collaboration with the College of Policing we would like to encourage LA colleagues to notify the relevant police force when a child is being placed out of area, based on the needs/risk of the child. It is hoped that this additional notification channel will assist in the safeguarding of some of the most vulnerable children in the care system.

When to notify the Police Force

The criteria for when to notify the police force is when any child is placed out of area and meets 1 or more of the following:

Is a victim of CSE
Believed/suspected to be at risk of CSE
Suspected/known to be a CSE perpetrator
Has past episodes of missing/absent from care or home
Has a gang involvement or association
Is a trafficked child
Is an unaccompanied asylum seeker.

Contact Details

Police Force contact details are listed in the A-Z list below:

Cleveland: pvpchildprotection@cleveland.pnn.police.uk

Durham: ERASE@durham.pnn.police.uk

Essex: c.and.pp.command.ops.centre.child.protection@essex.pnn.police.uk

Greater Manchester Police: fib@gmp.pnn.police.uk

Kent: ppu.central.referral.unit@kent.pnn.police.uk

Lancashire: forceintelligence@lancashire.pnn.police.uk

Norfolk: CIB@norfolk.pnn.police.uk

Thames Valley Police Force:

Berkshire (LAs: Bracknell Forest , Slough, Reading, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, West Berkshire, Wokingham) Email: MASHBerks@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
Buckinghamshire: Email: MASHBucks@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
Milton Keynes: Email: MASHMiltonKeynes@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
Oxfordshire: Email: MASHOxon@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

Suggested Information

Suggested information items to be shared as part of notification of new, changed or ceased children in care placement out of area

Please note: this information is for placemennts made in England and Wales. See separate instructions for matters relating to placements in areas in Scotland

Suggested core information items to be shared when making a notification of placement (or during consultation phase) can be found below. The “Find your local council” facility on Gov.UK is a useful tool to ensure that you notify the correct local authority area for the provider or foster carer placement

Child’s full name and AKA
Date of birth
Gender
Placing authority
Social worker name and contact details (particularly phone, email)
Emergency details for home authority
IRO details
Legal status
Whether this is notification of a new placement, a change or end of placement
Date placement started or date due to change or end
Carer/institution type (foster carer, children’s home or other)
What the carer has been contracted to provide, if specialist, for example
Carer contact details including address
Particular needs or risks to the child such as SEN, disability, youth offending, mental health needs etc – a copy of the care plan should be shared to highlight needs
GP details (old and new if known).

Additionally, it would be helpful if a digital photograph of the child could be shared with the Police Force.

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