Child Protection Procedures - East Ayrshire Council

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7.7 Action following Sheriff's Decision 7.7.1 Following the granting of a child assessment order, the order will be served on the appropriate parties by the appointed solicitor. The social worker should notify the Reporter of the granting of a child assessment order as a referral. Notification of the application will not be treated as such although if notification is given a record for information purposes will be kept. 7.7.2 The Team Leader will ensure that the assessment, with any conditions attached, is undertaken as a matter of priority and, in any event, before the expiry of an order. 7.7.3 If at any point information available suggests that the conditions for a child protection order or exclusion order are satisfied then the appropriate order should be sought without delay (see procedures for other orders). 7.7.4 Within 7 days of the expiry of the order, the Service Unit Manager/Team Leader, should convene and chair a review case discussion. The purpose of this meeting is to consider the conclusions of the assessment and to decide on what action should be taken. 7.7.5 The Service Unit Manager should ensure that the family are notified of the results of the assessment at the earliest opportunity and the action, if any, proposed by social work. 7.8 Child Protection Order 7.8.1 What is a Child Protection Order? 7.8.1.1 The purpose of the child protection order is to ensure that where necessary urgent action can be taken to remove a child to a place of safety or to prevent the removal of a child from a place where he or she has been accommodated. 7.8.1.2 A child protection order can do any of the following: • Require any person in a position to do so to produce the child to the applicant • Authorise removal of the child by the applicant to a place of safety, and the keeping of the child in that place • Authorise the prevention of the removal of the child from any place where he or she is being accommodated • Provide that the location of any place of safety in which the child is being kept should not be disclosed 98
to any person or class of person specified in the order itself. 7.8.2 A child subject to a child protection order is "a looked after child" under the terms of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995. 7.8.3 The sheriff may make directions as to contact with the child and/or medical or psychiatric examination or other assessment or interview of the child. 7.8.4 The duration of the order is limited to a maximum of 8 working days from implementation until a Children's Hearing meets in accordance with Section 65(2) of the Act. 7.9 Conditions to be satisfied before an order can be obtained 7.9.1 Under Section 57(1) of the Act a local authority or any person may apply to the sheriff for a child protection order if there are reasonable grounds to believe that a child is being treated or neglected in such a way that he/she is suffering significant harm or will suffer such harm if she/he is not removed to a place of safety and that such an order is necessary to protect the child from such harm or further harm. 7.9.2 Under Section 58 the Court may make directions relating to contact with the child and the exercise of the parental rights and responsibilities, as well as directions regarding an examination of the physical or mental state of the child. 7.9.3 In terms of Section 57(2) of the Act, on application by a local authority (and only a local authority), the sheriff may make a child protection order if satisfied that the following conditions are met: • That the applicants have reasonable grounds to suspect that a child is being or will be treated or neglected in such a way that he/she is suffering, or will suffer significant harm • That the local authority are making or causing to be made inquiries to allow them to decide whether they should take any action to safeguard the welfare of the child • That their inquiries are being frustrated by the unreasonable denial of access to the child in circumstances where the local authority has reasonable cause to believe that such access is required as a matter of urgency. 7.10 Steps to be taken before applying for an order 7.10.1 Before deciding to apply for a child protection order there are a number of matters which as far as is practicable should be considered: 99
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CHILD PROTECTION PROCEDURES The Eas
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CONTENTS Foreword Section 1: Defini
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Section 5: The Child Protection Reg
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APPENDICES Appendix 1: The Main Tas
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1.0.4.1 If it is agreed that a join
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1.3 Sexual Abuse 1.3.1 “Any child
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SECTION 2 Investigation of Suspecte
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Team Leader will liaise with the Se
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interviews by a Police Officer and
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e widely available to general pract
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2.8 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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properly investigating them can als
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person with whom the child shares h
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(i) (j) (k) (l) Once a referral has
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for formal intervention in this par
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public interest to prosecute. It is
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(Article 19 of the UN Convention on
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made available. The criminal aspect
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3.7 Convicted Offenders 3.7.1 A sep
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serious addiction by the parent who
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3.12 Children with a disability or
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3.14.1.3 Any such concerns should b
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APPENDIX 11 EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL E
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