Are you worried about a child?Not Sure what to do about it?
Menu
- Home
- LSCB Role
- LCSB Sub Committees
- Meeting dates 2008
- LSCB Training strategy 2008
- LSCB Training Brochure 2008
- LSCB Constitution
- Strategic Plan
- Board Membership
- LSCB policies
- End of the Child Protection Register
- Safeguarding - everyones responsibility
- Pan London Child Protection Procedures
- Working together to safeguard children 2006
- What to do If you're worried a child is being abused
- Parenting Booklet
- Serious Case Reviews
- Links
- Contact us
- Safer Recruitment and Allegations against Staff
End of the Child Protection Register
What will change?
From 1 April 2008 Lambeth Children and Young People’s Service (CYPS) will no longer keep a ‘child protection register’. If a child protection case conference decides a child
is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm they will agree a child protection plan for that child.
This change follows Government guidance in
Working Together to Safeguard Children,
2006. It is being made to focus workers and
families on the child protection plans and the
day-to-day actions everyone needs to take
to safeguard the child. This is what keeps children safe and makes a difference to their lives.
When it is necessary to tell anyone of this we will say that the child is ‘subject of a child protection plan’. Appropriate workers will still be able to check if a child is subject of a child protection plan by contacting 020 7926 5555.
What will stay the same?
All the duties described in guidance and legislation (see references) remain, including:
For all workers and volunteers
• Being able to recognise and report a child
who may be suffering harm through
abuse or neglect.
• Listening to children and their parents.
• Assisting CYPS in any enquiries about a
child who may be suffering harm.
• Knowing when to share information
to safeguard any child.
• Knowing how to escalate concerns if
you think another agency’s response
is inadequate.
• Being open and honest with children and
their families and listening to their views,
including considering any cultural
issues.
• Arranging for interpretation, translation
and other services to enable everyone to
participate in the safeguarding process.
• Contributing to core assessments on any
child who may be suffering harm in line
with the Framework for Assessment,
2000.
If you are working with a child who has a child protection plan
• Know what the child protection plan says
and what you have to do.
• Know who the keyworker is and how
to contact them.
• Implement any policies and procedures
that you would have used for children
previously described as being ‘on the
child protection register’.
• See the child regularly.
• Report any concerns you have about the
child to the key worker immediately.
• Attend all child protection conferences
with a written report that you have given
to the family and discussed with them
before the meetings.
• Attend core group and take a progress
report on your work with the child and
their family.
Click here to download the leaflet.