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Child protection

Child protection (CP) involves the statutory intervention into a child‘s life whenever there is reason to believe they are suffering or at risk of suffering significant harm. This is defined as harm arising from ill treatment or impairment of health and development due to neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse or emotional abuse, and includes impairment suffered as a consequence of seeing or hearing the ill treatment of another.

CP procedures

CP health information

Child sexual abuse

CP procedures

CP health information

Child sexual abuse

CP orders

Visits and engagement with families

Multi-agency Public Protection (MAPPA)

Partnership working

Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)