Rev
/
Date
/ Purpose of Issue/Description of Change / Planned Review Date
Ref: / Feb 09 / Policy for Attendance at Child Protection and Children in Need meetingsReview of 2004 guidance
This is a series of documents to update the policy and separate the sections for ease of reading / Feb 2011
Responsible Officer / Approved by / Date
Head of Safeguarding Children’s service /
Women and Children’s Directorate meeting
CP forum
/
Feb 2009

Contents

  1. Introduction3
  1. Scope3
  1. Training3
  1. Attendance at Child Protection Case

Conferences 3

  1. Multi agency meetings4
  1. Audit4
  1. References5
  1. Appendix A

Multi agency Meeting report form6

1.Introduction

Health professionals provide help and support to promote children’s health and development, and many work with vulnerable children and families who experience problems in looking after their children.

It is essential that all staff have support and supervision when working with these families. Powys(t) Safeguarding Children’s Team are committed to providing support and child protection clinical supervision to staff, and therefore it is essential that information is shared between practitioners and the Safeguarding team.

This policy provides guidance to staff attending the Child Protection and Children in need meetings, so that this information can be shared.

It should be read in conjunction with

All Wales Child Protection Procedures

Safeguarding Children: Working Together Under the Children Act 2004

Powys LHB Report writing policy

Powys LHB Child Protection Training Strategy

Powys LHB Child Protection Clinical Supervision Policy

2.Scope

This policy is for all health staff working for Powys LHB who come into contact with children, young people and their families.

3.Training

All Powys LHB Staff should attend the mandatory training for child protection. Guidance is given in the Powys LHB Child Protection Training strategy. It is the responsibility of all staff and their managers to ensure that they access training appropriate to their role

The All Wales Child Protection Procedures will be available to all professionals involved in the care of children and their families. It is the responsibility of each employee and their manager to ensure access to the All Wales Child Protection procedures

4.Attendance at Child Protection Case Conference

4.1All health professionals invited to a Case Conference will be expected to attend and/or provide a report.

4.2On receipt of the invitation for the Case Conference the professional should inform the Safeguarding Children’s team administrator and the Specialist Nurse Safeguarding Children of the Conference and whether he/she is able to attend. Arrangements will then be made for pre and post conference child protection clinical supervision (if required)

4.3All health professionals invited to attend a child protection conference should submit a written report, whether or not they are able to attend. Case conference reports should be typed where possible and should be forwarded to the Chair of the Child Protection Case Conference, and the Specialist Nurse Safeguarding Children - 48 hours before the conference.

4.4The report should be shared with families at least the day before the conference. If staff have any concerns regarding the sharing of certain information with the family, then they should discuss this with the Specialist Nurse Safeguarding Children.

4.5Agency representatives must come to the conference prepared to present their report and summarise the important points. (see Powys LHB report writing policy)

4.6Where possible, the Specialist Nurse Safeguarding Children will attend the Case Conference to provide support for health staff.

4.7If a member of the Safeguarding Children team is unable to attend the case conference, feedback regarding the details of the case conference should be documented on a Multi disciplinary Meeting Report Form (SEE Appendix A)and sent to the Safeguarding Children’s Team within 5 working days.

  1. Multi-agency meetings

This includes strategies, core groups, child in need meetings

5.1Following each multi- agency meeting, a meeting report form should be completed by the Health Visitor, School Nurse, Midwife or other health professionals attending the meeting.

5.2This form should be placed in child’s records and a copy should be forwarded to the Specialist Nurse Safeguarding Children.

5.3If minutes of the meeting are available then these can be forwarded to the Specialist Nurse Safeguarding Children.

5.4This needs to be completed by one member of staff only. This should be the main health professional working with the family.

These meetings include:

  • Initial Case Conferences
  • Review Case Conferences
  • Strategy meetings
  • Planning meetings
  • Core group meetings
  • Family Group conferences
  • Multi agency meetings
  1. Audit

The compliance with the All Wales Child Protection procedures and this policy will be audited by the Safeguarding Children’s team

  1. References

All Wales Child Protection Procedures

WAG Safeguarding Children: Working Together Under the Children Act 2004Powys LHB Report writing policy

Powys LHB Child Protection Training Strategy

Powys LHB Child Protection Clinical Supervision Policy

Appendix A

Meeting Report form

Powys(t)LHB notes of meeting

Date

Type of Meeting:

Initial 1st Review 2nd Review 3rd Review (please circle)

If Strategy - Professional Yes/ No

Venue:

Name of children:

Name / D.O.B / Address / School

Significant others:

Name / D.O.B / relationship / address

Is the Child Looked After Yes / No

Specialist .LAC Nurse Informed yes/ no

Attendance at meeting

Name / Profession/Agency / Report submitted / Report shared with family
Apologies

Reason for meeting

Information Sharing

Action Points

Date of next meeting

Type of meeting

Name

Profession

Signature

Date

Copies to

N.B. File in Single Child Health records and copy to Specialist Nurse Safeguarding Children

PHLB Policy for attendance at child protection and children in need meetings

Head of safeguarding children’s service.

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