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Request for a Child Protection Conference

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.

Initial Child Protection Conference

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.

No Child Protection Plan

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. 

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)

Core Group

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

Review Child Protection Conference

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

To end the

Child Protection Plan

or

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.

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.