Children's Residential Care
Missing from Care: Prevention, Response and Recording
Understanding why looked-after children go missing, risk factors, prevention strategies, and the required response protocols. Covers Regulation 34 (missing child procedures), return home interviews, multi-agency protocols, recording and notification requirements, and contextual safeguarding.
What You'll Learn
- Why looked-after children go missing and the associated risks
- Regulation 34 missing child procedures: immediate response requirements
- Notification duties to placing authorities, parents, and police
- The return home interview process and its purpose
- Risk assessment and contextual safeguarding approaches
- Recording and review requirements for missing incidents
Who This Course Is For
All residential childcare workers and managers in children's homes.
CQC Quality Statement Mapping
This course supports evidence for the following CQC Single Assessment Framework quality statements:
- Ofsted Quality Standard 1 - The quality of care
- Regulation 34 - Missing children
Certificate of Completion
On completion, you'll receive a CPD-accredited certificate of completion with a unique verification code. This certificate can be added to your CPD portfolio and presented as evidence of competency during CQC inspections.
CPD Accredited Skills for Care Aligned CQC Mapped