Review child protection planning meetings

Review Child Protection Planning Meetings are organised and chaired by Social Work. The meeting will be chaired by an Independent Decision Maker.

A review may be held within six months of the previous Child Protection Planning Meeting, however, this does not preclude an earlier review where changes to the child’s living situation are enough to remove or significantly reduce risks. Careful consideration is required about early decisions to remove the child’s name from the register, for example by ensuring that necessary supports post-registration are in place.

Where the core group identify that the Child Protection Plan is not being implemented for whatever reason or risk of harm has increased, the chair of the core group can request an early Child Protection Planning Meeting at any time to ensure a full multi agency assessment of need and risk is undertaken and the Child Protection Plan is updated to reflect changes in the child’s circumstances.

The Social Worker should prepare a report and an updated chronology for the Review Child Protection Planning Meeting which details progress made, risk and recommendation as to whether continued registration is required. All other agencies should provide their appropriate updated reports for the Review Child Protection Planning Meeting.