Standard 4: Child Protection Conferences (CPC) Standard CPC 4.1: Achieving positive outcomes for the child is the central focus of the conference Guidance: Achieving positive outcomes for the child is the overriding factor guiding child protection work. If the interests of children and their parents are in conflict, the child’s interests will be the priority. The conference is convened as the result of a suspicion, allegation or known incident of significant harm but it should also consider the child’s general welfare, family, health and education. Participants should provide past and present information that gives a balanced view of the child and family including their strengths. Each child of the household must be considered individually and included in the information gathering and assessment. Reports to Conferences should be in a single standardised format. See Appendix 1 All professional attendees will ensure that: Reports to conference are accurate, and contain all relevant information known and an analysis of the information. Reports are read and signed by the line manager. Reports contain relevant contact details. The will ensure that: They meet with the social worker to the conference to discuss the case and the proposed plan A set agenda for conference is followed and the running order for a particular conference is set to suit the family make up The conference discussion and record includes an assessment of each child’s strengths, vulnerabilities and needs. The conference discussion includes the wishes, views and feelings of each child. The recommendations of the conference reflect a rounded assessment of each child’s needs within the context of the assessment framework.
Standard 4: Child Protection Conferences (CPC) Standard CPC 4.1: Achieving positive outcomes for the child is the central focus of the conference Guidance: Achieving positive outcomes for the child is the overriding factor guiding child protection work. If the interests of children and their parents are in conflict, the child’s interests will be the priority. The conference is convened as the result of a suspicion, allegation or known incident of significant harm but it should also consider the child’s general welfare, family, health and education. Participants should provide past and present information that gives a balanced view of the child and family including their strengths. Each child of the household must be considered individually and included in the information gathering and assessment. Reports to Conferences should be in a single standardised format. See Appendix 1 All professional attendees will ensure that: Reports to conference are accurate, and contain all relevant information known and an analysis of the information. Reports are read and signed by the line manager. Reports contain relevant contact details. The will ensure that: They meet with the social worker to the conference to discuss the case and the proposed plan A set agenda for conference is followed and the running order for a particular conference is set to suit the family make up The conference discussion and record includes an assessment of each child’s strengths, vulnerabilities and needs. The conference discussion includes the wishes, views and feelings of each child. The recommendations of the conference reflect a rounded assessment of each child’s needs within the context of the assessment framework.