1. Do practitioners in your local authority assessing abuse and neglect in children have a specified range of assessment tools to select from? Yes
If yes, are they:-
Commissioned from an external provider? Yes
Locally adapted from an externally developed model? Yes
Locally developed? Yes
Other (please state) No
2. Can you please answer the following question if your local authority commissions/uses any externally developed assessment tools for assessing abuse and neglect in children (e.g. Signs of Safety)? We have provided a table to aid in your recording the answers:-
| Name of assessment tool used | Name of assessment tool provider / developer | Annual budget for the contract/ licence | How long have you been using the assessment tool? | Contract/licence end date |
| Graded Care Profile 2 (GCP2) | NSPCC | Variable | 18 months | No end date |
| Bruce Thornton risk assessment tool | Bruce Thornton | None | 4 years | No end date |
3. Can you please answer the following questions if your local authority has locally adapted any externally developed assessment tools for use by your practitioners to assess abuse and neglect? We have provided a table to aid in recording the answers:-
| Name of the assessment tool adapted | Brief description of the adaptation made to the assessment tool |
| Bruce Thornton Risk Assessment tools | pre-birth, child and young person resilience, substance misuse, development progress of young children, pre supervision audit |
4. Can you please answer the following questions if your local authority uses any assessment tools that have been developed locally to assess abuse and neglect in children (e.g. developed in house)? We have provided a table to aid in recording the answers:-
| Name of your assessment tool | Brief description of the assessment tool |
| Devon Threshold Tool | Multi agency framework assessment tool |
5. Does the local authority provide training for staff to use assessment tools for abuse and neglect? Yes
If yes, please answer the following questions:-
| Name of the assessment tool used for staff to receive training | Format of training received (eg external provider, in-house, e-learning) | Is refresher training available?” |
| GCP2 | Locally delivered programme to range of professionals through the Devon Children and Families Partnership | Yes |