City Hospitals Sunderland follows the local multi-agency and health guidelines for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children outlined below.

• Safeguarding children child protection policy  
• Sunderland Multi Agency Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) Multi Agency Child Protection Procedures
• Sunderland Child Protection Guidelines for Health Professionals - (Sunderland 2007) (803k PDF)
• Sunderland Multi-Agency Procedures for the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families - (City of Sunderland 2003) (338k PDF)

Department of Health policy and best practice guidance

There is also Department of Health policy and best practice guidance available to download from the related documents section below.

Further guidance on child protection can be found via the following links:

• Every Child Matters Government Change For Children Website