Safeguarding Children Record Keeping Standards - Halton and St ...

Records and Legal Issues ExerciseChoose the records of a child that you have seen in the past month. Based on whatyou have written in the records, ask yourself the following questions:If the family becomes unhappy with my practice and decides to take the case tocourt, am I legally vulnerable on any account?How confident in my record keeping am I, if a child protection case requires acourt hearing and I am asked to submit a court report?How confident in my record keeping am I if a case becomes a serious case review?How confident do I feel about senior managers, NHS Trust, Local Authoritysolicitors and the Courts seeing my records?How vulnerable would I be if a child’s family and their solicitors see my records?If I feel vulnerable about my record keeping – why? If I have to defend my practice on the basis of my record keeping, will I be able to doso? Why or why not?Page 10 of 12