Child Protection Procedures - East Ayrshire Council

Section 5
The Child Protection Register
5.1 Criteria
5.2 Registration
5.2.1 A child must be registered if a Child Protection Case Conference
decides that:
(a)
They have been, physically, emotionally or sexually
abused or neglected or there is grave concern about the
risk of abuse;
and (in consequence)
(b)
They must be the subject of a Child Protection Plan
5.2.1 The decision to register must be made at a Child Protection Case
Conference.
5.2.2 Each and every child who meets the criteria for registration must be
registered.
5.3 De-registration
5.3.1 A child’s name should be removed from the register at a Review child
protection conference when the detailed assessment built up over
the period of registration leads to a professional judgement and
conclusion that the risk of abuse has been diminished or eliminated.
5.3.2 A Review Case Conference may be convened with the specific task
of considering de-registration; in this case the letter to invite must
state this clearly. The Review Case Conference should be interagency
in composition. Whilst it should be as near as possible to
those professionals who were party to the original decision to register
the child, it must include those who are currently involved with the
child.
5.3.3 The needs of each individual child must be considered by the Review
Case Conference. The task of the Case Conference will be to
consider the factors present in the family situation when registration
was decided, and to assess clearly how far these factors have
changed in the intervening period. This should include a
consideration of the welfare of all other children in the family. The
key worker’s written report must detail the changes, including risk,
which form the basis of their recommendation.
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