Initial child protection conference
A meeting of professionals and the family to decide whether a child should be subject to a child protection plan.
- Also called
- ICPC
- Used in
- All four UK nations (details may differ)
- Topic
- Safeguarding and child protection
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Related terms
- Child protection plan All four UK nations (details may differ)
- A plan agreed at a child protection conference setting out how a child will be kept safe from significant harm.
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