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This protocol provides all practitioners with an evidenced-based strategy for the assessment, management and referral of non-mobile children who present with injuries (including bruising or marks).

Independent significant case review reports aim to give the salient points to allow for analysis and also to pose questions on how Council Officers, in similar situations, might act.

This guidance is primarily intended for members of the Public Protection Committee (PPC), Chief Officers’ Group (COG) and any member of staff involved in a Learning Review in Dumfries and Galloway. However, it should also be read and understood by a wide multi-agency audience.