The aim of this protocol is to ensure that all professionals and practitioners working within Dumfries and Galloway Multi-Agency Partnership including Health, Social Work, Police, Education and Early Years practitioners and all third sector providers:
- are aware that even minor injuries could be an indication of serious abuse in non-mobile babies
- know that such injuries, however plausible, must routinely lead to multi-agency information sharing
- are supported to identify potential concerns and make referrals as appropriate