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A Child in Need Plan is a plan that looks at what support a child and family might need. The…
A Child in Need meeting is an informal meeting that happens every 4-6 weeks. At the meeting everyone will talk…
People at the Conference will decide if a Child Protection Plan is needed to help the child and family If…
A Family Group Conference is a meeting that is led by the family and anyone else who is important to…
Sometimes parents are asked to have a cognitive assessment as part of the Child Protection process. A cognitive assessment will…
Parent Advocates can support parents when their children are put on a child protection plan. Parent Advocates are independent. They…
If things do not improve enough with a Child Protection Plan, Children’s Services might start pre-proceedings. Pre-proceedings happen before the…
A Core Group Meeting is an informal meeting to talk about the progress of the Child Protection Plan. There is…
The people at the conference will look at the information in the conference report. The conference report will say what…
If the meeting decides an enquiry is needed a social worker will collect information from people who know the child…
A strategy meeting is where professionals decide if there will be a Child Protection enquiry. An enquiry is an investigation…
A Child Protection enquiry will start when Children’s Services are told that someone has a concern about a child’s…
When Children’s Services have a concern about a child’s safety or wellbeing, they call it neglect or abuse. Abuse and…
A Child Protection Plan is a plan which says what needs to happen to make things better for a child…
Are you a parent or carer of a child and live in Wirral? Family Hubs would love you to join…
What is a Kinship Carer? Kinship carers are amazing people who step in to care for children when their parents…
A Child Protection Conference is a formal meeting about a child arranged by Children’s Social Care. It is called an…