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Click Back to see the processes before a Child Protection Conference.

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Request for a Child Protection Conference

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The Strategy Discussion convened by the Children and Families Team will decide if a child is judged to be at continued risk.� The Safeguarding Children Service must be informed immediately if this is the case.

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Initial Child Protection Conference

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The multi-agency conference includes all professionals who are involved with the family and the children and young people themselves.� Together it is decided whether a Child Protection Plan should be put in place.

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No Child Protection Plan

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Child Protection Plan

The Child Protection Conference agrees that no Child Protection Plan is required but it may be that Section 17 services are required.�

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The Child Protection Conference agrees that a Child Protection Plan is required.� (Currently the child's name is also included in the Child Protection Register)

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Core Group

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The Core Group meets after the Conference to follow through the Child Protection Plan lead by the child�s Key Worker.

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Review Child Protection Conference

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Within three months of Initial Conference the Safeguarding Children Service convene this to review the progress of the CP Plan and decides whether:

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To end the

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To continue with a�

Child Protection Plan

This maybe that�

- the child protection issues are resolved,�

- services maybe required under Section 17 or

- the child is protected through other procedures (looked after children)

and the CP Plan is no longer required.

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The Child Protection Conference agrees that a Child Protection Plan continues to be required as there is suspected actual harm or likely significant harm.� The plan would then be reviewed every six months at a Review Child Protection Conference.