Child Protection PlansNo more child protection register (CPR)
Since April 1 2007 Southwark does not keep a 'child protection register' (CPR).
Now when a child protection case conference decides a child or young person is at risk of abuse they are be known as a 'child subject of a child protection plan'.
The CPR was a register of children who had a child protection plan.
Workers who are concerned about a child will be able to find out whether they are subject of a child protection plan by contacting children's services social work referral and assessment duty team on 020 7525 1921.
What stays?
All work to safeguard children and young people will continue including
- Making initial and core assessments when there are concerns about a child
- Holding a child protection case conference when there is a need to decide whether a child is suffering, or is likely to suffer, significant harm
- Making a child protection plan when it is decided a child is suffering, or is likely to suffer, significant harm
- Holding core group meetings of workers and families of children with a child protection plan to finalise, review and revise the plan when needed
Why the change?
This follows Government guidance in  working together to safeguard children 2006. It is being made to focus workers and families on the child protection plan and the actions everyone needs to take to keep children safe and make a difference to their lives.
What you need to do
If you are working with a child who has a child protection plan
- Know what the child protection plan says you have to do
- Know who the key worker is and report any concerns to them immediately
- Implement any policies and procedures that you would have used for children on the child protection register
- Attend all child protection conferences and core group meetings with a progress report on the child and their family
What is a child protection plan?
A child protection plan is a working tool that should enable the family and professionals to understand what is expected of them and what they can expect of others. The aims of the plan are
- To keep the child safe
- To promote their welfare
- To support their wider family to care for them if it can be done safely
Effective plans set out
- The cause of harm to the child
- The practical long and short term goals
- What the family and workers involved need to do to meet the goals
- Who will be checking the child is safe and well on a day to day basis
- The contingency plan - what should be done if the child protection plan is not working
Download a leaflet for professionals (250kb)
To find out more about child protection plans, sections 5.116 to 5.120 of working together to safeguard children 2006 explains child protection plans.
For more information on effective interventions see framework for the assessment of children in need and their families 2000.
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Contact us
Southwark safeguarding children board (SSCB)
Tel: 020 7525 3306
Fax: 020 7525 3328
sscb@southwark.gov.uk
Mabel Goldwin House
49 Grange Walk
London
SE1 3DY
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