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Child Protection Plans
The conference will draw up an Outline Plan, which it is then the responsibility of the Core Group to develop into a Child Protection Plan and monitor until the next conference. The flow chart icon to the right will link you a page that shows the process of developing and monitoring the plan for Social Workers (the greyed out section refers to Children In Need Plans which are discussed elsewhere).
Actions
No. | Action | Person responsible | Timescale |
1. | Section 35 enquiries completed and agreement that conference required. If conference not required, child in need plan to be considered | Social worker and Unit Manager (first line social work manager) | Within 10 working days of strategy discussion |
2. | If conference not required, child in need plan to be considered | Social worker | Within 7 working days of decision not to take to conference |
3. | Draft plan drawn up based on outcome of s35 enquiries and entered into report to conference | Social worker | 4 working days prior to conference |
4. | Section 35 report and draft plan passed to manager for countersigning | Social worker | 3 working days prior to conference |
5. | Report to be shared with parents / those with parental responsibility and child where appropriate | Social worker | 2 working days prior to conference |
6. | Report to be sent to conference chair | Social worker | 1 working day prior to conference |
7. | Conference reviews plan and uses draft to formulate outline child protection plan | Chair of conference and conference members | At conference |
8. | If necessary plan taken to resource panel for approval | Social worker | ***Timescale required*** |
9. | First core group held and draws up child protection plan | Social worker and core group members | Within 10 working days of conference |
10. | Visits to child completed | Social worker | Within timescale specified within child protection plan |
11. | Further core groups held | Social worker | Within timescale specified within child protection plan |
12. | Actions 10 & 11 repeated along with any other work required until review conference | Social worker |
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13. | Child protection plan updated for conference and included in review report | Social worker and Unit Manager (first line social work manager) | 5 working days prior to conference |
14. | Actions 8 to 12 repeated along with any other work required until a review conference makes decision that the child protection plan is no longer required |
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15. | Once child protection plan no longer required, child in need plan should be drawn up | Social worker | Within 7 working days of conference where child protection plans bought to an end |