What is decided at a child protection conference?
The conference will talk about your family’s circumstances and decide whether the children need a child protection plan. The chairperson at the conference will make this decision.
A child protection plan is there to help keep your children safe and support them, your family and you. It will say what work we need to do with you, as a parent or carer, to help you look after your children safely. It will also say what individual work we need to do with your children.
If we decide your children need a child protection plan, they will have a ‘lead social worker’.
We will need to make changes to the child protection plan to reflect changes in your life or family. We agree these changes at regular meetings (‘core group’ meetings) between you, the lead social worker and the main professionals involved with your family.