General Information about Child Protection Services

• A Visit from Child Protection (PDF, 63KB)
• Child Protection Process (PDF, 70KB)
• Children have a right to protection from abuse (PDF, 80KB)
• How can I access my child’s personal information?
• How is the risk of abuse of neglect assessed? (PDF, 72KB)
• Information for GPs (PDF, 86KB)
• Key Contacts in Child Protection (PDF, 73.5KB)
• Listening to Children (PDF, 67KB)
• Neglect is child abuse (PDF, 77KB)
• Rights of Parents of Children in care (PDF, 65KB)
• SFSK Advice and Referral Printable Contact Form (PDF, 360KB)
• Unborn Children – reporting concerns (PDF, 68KB)
• What is child abuse? (PDF, 86KB)

Information about Family Group Conferences (FGC)

• Family Group Conferencing Brochure

Information about the Children, Young Persons and their Families Act 1997

• Info Sharing Fact Sheet (PDF, 147KB)
• Notifications regarding Unborn Children (PDF, 108KB)
• What legal Orders are used in Child Protection (PDF, 54KB)

Information for children

• Poster – Charter of Rights for children in care (PDF, 1MB)

Information for young people moving to independent living

• Independent Living

Vulnerable Unborn Babies and Infants Strategy

• Vulnerable Unborn Babies and Infants Strategy (PDF, 660KB)

Working with Families

• Signs of Safety Family Meeting Fact Sheet (PDF, 221 KB)
• Signs of Safety Family Meeting Phamphlet (PDF, 1.4MB)

Information for and about Carers

• Carers Rights (PDF, 42KB)
• Mobile Phones – Ownership and use by children and young people in out of home care (PDF, 68KB)
• What if I become a Kinship Carer? (PDF, 50KB)
• What is Kinship Care? (PDF, 53KB)