Child protection plan
A plan agreed at a child protection conference setting out how a child will be kept safe from significant harm.
- Used in
- All four UK nations (details may differ)
- Topic
- Safeguarding and child protection
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Related terms
- Child protection All four UK nations (details may differ) United States
- The part of safeguarding that involves action to protect specific children who are suffering, or likely to suffer, significant harm.
- Child in need (CIN) England Wales
- Under the Children Act 1989, a child who needs local authority services to achieve a reasonable standard of health or development, or who is disabled.
- Initial child protection conference (ICPC) All four UK nations (details may differ)
- A meeting of professionals and the family to decide whether a child should be subject to a child protection plan.
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