Child protection procedures
Rachael Bailie - Learning and Development Officer, North Lanarkshire
General enquires - childprotectcomm@northlan.gov.uk
About this toolkit
Content has been checked for accessibility in accordance with the RDS standard operating procedure.
Content has been reviewed and approved in line with the North Lanarkshire Child Protection Committee governance process in September 2023.
The content will be reviewed a year from the time of publication, with September 2025 being the due date of the next review.
Unscheduled content changes will go through the North Lanarkshire Child Protection Committee as required.
The content has been reviewed and signed off by Nicola McGrath, the Child Protection Coordinator for North Lanarkshire.
Copyright compliance for content has been checked and confirmed.
The content of this toolkit is owned by North Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership, and any Scottish Government Guidance included is covered by the OpenGov Licence.
All icons are from Flaticon.com, accessed through the licence held Tactuum Ltd for the resources supported by the software platform it provides.
The content for this toolkit has been developed using the national guidance on child protection from the Scottish Government.
The North Lanarkshire Child Protection Procedures content and this RDS toolkit have been signed off by the Child Protection Committee as of September 2023. It will be updated when national updates become available.
The North Lanarkshire Child Protection Committee will oversee the the ongoing development and sign off of the app.
There is an embedded feedback form in the app which can be used for any user feedback or complaints. Completed feedback forms will go to the key contact for the toolkit for review. The Child Protection Team will follow up on any feedback received, and will escalate complaints or feedback to the North Lanarkshire Child Protection Committee as appropriate.
The email for any general app enquiries is available in the "Key contacts" section above.
Any messages received through the generic RDS Feedback form will also be forwarded to the key contact email address who will address the feedback as above.
If the app requires significant amendments, it will be referred to North Lanarkshire Child Protection Committee for consideration.
The app has been risk assessed, and mitigations put in place where required.
The toolkit has been user-tested and feedback has been provided by the Workforce Learning and Development Group within North Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership.
ADP - Alcohol and Drug Partnerships
BTP - British Transport Police
CICA - Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
CME- Children Missing from Education
CPC - Child Protection Coordinator
CPO - Child Protection Order
COPFS - Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
CPPM - Child Protection Planning Meetings
CSA - Child Sexual abuse
CSE - Child sexual exploitation
EYMAS - Early Years Multi-Agency Support
FGM - Female genital mutilation
FMS - Forensic Medical Service
GIRFEC - Getting it right for every child
HBA - Honour-based abuse
HSCP - Health and Social Care Partnership
ICO - Information Commissioner's Office
iVPD - interim Vulnerable Persons Database
IRD - Inter-agency Referral Discussion
JII - Joint Investigative Interview
JPFE - Joint Paediatric Forensic Examination
MAPPA - Multi Agency Public Protection Agency
NES - NHS Education for Scotland
NHS - National Health Service
NoC - Making a Notification of concern
PF - Procurator fiscal
PPU - Public Protection unit
UNCRC - United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
SCIM - Scottish Child Interview Model
SCRA - Scottish Children's Reporter Administration
SFRS - Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
SMART - Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Timebound
SPS - Scottish Prison Service (SPS)
VAW Partnerships - Violence Against Women Partnerships