School Report to Child Protection Conference

It is the responsibility of all the agencies who have participated in the child protection enquiry, or who have relevant information, to make this available to conference in the form of a written, legible and signed report.

The report should be provided to parents and older children (to the extent it is believed to be in their interests) at least forty eight hours in advance of initial and five working days before review conferences so that any factual inaccuracies are identified, amended and areas of disagreement noted.

The report should be provided to the chair at least one working day before an initial, and two working days in advance of a review conference.

If any agency representatives are unable to attend the conference s/he must ensure a written report is made available through the chair and, if possible, that a colleague attend in her/his place.

The school report to Child Protection Conference :

• Is a tool for sharing relevant information about the child’s welfare and development
• Should differentiate between fact and opinion
• Is important to highlight strengths as well as areas of concern about the child and the family
• Evidences the school’s safeguarding activity

The proforma for a School report to Conference is available from this link:

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