Cause for Concern procedure

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STAGE ONE - To refer to Cause for Concern (C4C)

Referrals can be made by:
Phone - contact 020 8411 6200 and ask for the DSO on duty
Email - Cause4Concern@mdx.ac.uk

Cause for concern meetings, where new referrals and progress with existing casesare discussed, take place weekly.
The C4C team routinely discuss "closing the loop" with every case - agreeing whoshould be advised of each action agreed and strictly on a need to know basis.

STAGE TWO - key of staff and teams receiving referrals

DoSA - Director of Student Affairs - David Malpas, Ext. 15830, D.Malpas@mdx.ac.uk
HoSSWB - Head of Student Support & Wellbeing - Julie Crabb, Ext. 16790, J.Crabb@mdx.ac.uk
SCMHM - Student Counselling Mental Health Manager - Leah Madnick, L.Madnick@mdx.ac.uk
DDSM - Disability & Dyslexia Support Manager - Carol Clifford, Ext. 14406, C.Clifford@mdx.ac.uk
SCM - Student Casework Manager - Minda Rayit, Ext. 14601, M.Rayit@mdx.ac.uk
Safeguarding Officers - Louise Baddeley (Lead) and Julie Crabb (Deputy)
C4C Cause for Concern groupFitness

STAGE THREE - key to external agents receiving referrals

MASH - Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (single point of contact to raise safeguarding concerns)
(LA)DO - (Local Authority) Designated Officer (responsible officer for managing and overseeing concerns)
MAPPA - Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (violent or sexual offenders)

MARAC - Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (domestic violence and abuse)
LA Prevent Coordinator - Local Authority Prevent Coordinator
BIS Prevent Coordinator - Department of Business, Innovation and Skills FE/HE Prevent Coordinator
SO15 - Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command
Channel (assess risk, develop support plan)

**Senior school staff briefed H&E School Leadership Office in the case of Professional Programmes

Each policy has appeal option and return to study option which is common across all procedures (where appropriate)

Cause for Concern student materials

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