Single-Agency responsibilities for child protection

All services and professional bodies should have clear policies in place for identifying, sharing and acting upon concerns about risk of harm to a child or children.

Each practitioner remains accountable for their own practice and must adhere to their own professional guidelines, standards and codes of professional conduct. Practitioners at all levels in all services, including Third Sector and private sector services, should have information, advice and training to make them aware of potential risks to children; and to support their knowledge and confidence about steps they might take to keep children safe.