Child Protection Committee and Chief Officer Responsibilities Guidance 2019
National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2021 Provides a framework for agencies and practitioners at local level to agree processes for working together to safeguard and promote child wellbeing.
This policy is to ensure that all Children’s Social Work staff involved in the protection of vulnerable children are aware of their roles and responsibilities and the procedures to follow when we receive information which indicates a child’s care and wellbeing may be compromised to the extent that specialist social work intervention may be required. It is also necessary for our partner agencies to be clear about their roles and responsibilities for any ongoing support for children who are deemed to be at risk of significant harm and those for whom these risks have been mitigated but still require ongoing support. Please use a meeting sign in sheet at any multi-agency meeting.
This document provides guidance for professionals, to clarify the circumstances in which the Children’s Social Work service will assist and safeguard children, young people and their families in Aberdeen City. These eligibility criteria set out how the service will respond to different levels of need and the basis for decisions about service provision.