Managing individual cases

The pages in this section provide advice and guidance about how cases, where there are concerns about children, will be managed - from concerns being identified through to referral and child protection processes if necessary.

Please choose from the area that you require more information on below - each section will have a number of sub sections which provide more detail.

This page was added to website on 2 July 2015

Worried about a child?
Find out who to call when you have a concern.
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Assessment
A social work assessment is a series of questions based on the child's developmental needs (what a child needs to grow and develop), parenting capacity (what a child needs from the people who look after him or her) and family and environmental factors (what the child needs from their wider world).
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Case Conference
Those attending conferences should be there because they have a significant contribution to make arising from professional expertise, a knowledge of the child or family or both. Attendance should be limited to those who need to be there.
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After the Initial Case Conference
Flow chart setting out the process once a decision has been made that a child's case should be presented to initial case conference, with subsequent pages looking at each area in more detail.
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Resolution of Professional Disagreements - Escalation Policy
This procedure is intended to resolve disagreements that happen between different agencies in work relating to the safety of children. These disagreements may happen when following the Child Protection Guidance. However, this procedure does not replace any other Child Protection Guidance.
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10 Common Pitfalls
Research has identified that there are a number of common areas where mistakes are made or information is overlooked. This page considers the 10 common pitfalls and what questions can ensure that we avoid them.
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Managing individual cases

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