Child Protection Procedures - East Ayrshire Council

5.3.4 It will be the responsibility of the Service Unit Manager (Children and
Families) to convene the Review Case Conference. Any
professional is entitled to request a Review Case Conference
5.4 General
5.5 Purpose of Child Protection Register
5.5.1 The Child Protection Register provides a central point of rapid
enquiry for professional staff who are concerned about a child’s
safety, development or welfare.
5.5.2 The objectives of maintaining such a Child Protection Register are as
follows:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
To make essential basic information readily available to
professionals involved in child protection work;
To facilitate the collation, recording and appropriate
passing on of enquiries to the register;
To facilitate the collection of statistical data;
To ensure regular review of children on the register
To ensure that all those, but only those, who need to know
are in possession of details on the Register;
To help keep track of children and families who change
address;
To ensure that criteria for registration are uniformly applied
Each and every child on the Child Protection Register must at all
times be subject to a formal Child Protection Plan.
5.6 Location of the Child Protection Register
5.6.1 For operational purposes East Ayrshire’s Council’s Child Protection
Register is held by the Service Unit Manager (Children and Families).
The register is also held by the Keeper of the Register at the Children
and Families Section, Civic Centre, John Dickie Street, Kilmarnock
KA1 1BY, Telephone: (01563) 576901.
5.6.2 In addition outwith office hours a copy of the Register is held by the
Emergency Stand Service at 35, Church Street, Glasgow,
Telephone: 0141 305 6930.
5.7 Checking the Child Protection Register
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