Any one have any experience of child protective conference?

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What goes on, who is there, what is the purpose of them?

Will depend on circumstances, but, in essence, a child protection conference is a meeting of whoever is involved with the family, to see how things are progressing - have the changes been made, or been sustained? Is more support needed? Have the adults proved they have committed to change ? etc

How do they prove that they are committed?

childlawadvice.org.uk/information-pages/child-protection-case-conference-and-child-protection-plans/

Copy that^ into your browser , it explains what you’ve asked.

Thank you for your kind help xxxx

There will be different professionals, e.g. school/nursery safeguarding lead, school nurse, police, social worker and someone who chairs the meeting. There may be a ‘signs of safety’ report detailing what’s going well and concerns. There will be a discussion about the level of risk posed to the child/children. Sometimes this is ‘scored’ by giving a number. If there has been actions that the parents should have completed, they will look at whether these have been done. They will ask the other professionals if the parents have been engaging with them and being appropriate with the children.
They will then either continue with the CP plan and plan a core group / review meeting, or the CP status could be reduced down to ‘child in need’.

To prove a parent is committed, they should be making progress in relation to the concern that led to the CP plan. This could be attending a parenting course as directed, asking for help, getting children into school on time, being observed interacting appropriately with the children, improved behaviour management (e.g. it physical chastisement) or following a safety plan.

Is that the meeting where they are deciding if your child needs a child's plan or has that been decided and they are checking up to see if it's been followed?

I clicked the link. We had a meeting 2 weeks ago. Everybody who's involved in child's life will be there ex. Docs school head teacher or health visitor ect. Police may or may not be there. You can bring someone along to support you but they cant speak on your behalf. It mainly goes over why this meeting has come together how it got there then they will talk about things that everyone can do to help the child in question. It may be decided that nothing needs to be done or whatever they think is needed.

It depends. If it’s an initial child protection case conference they will look at the concerns that gave rise to professional involvement and decide whether the child needs to go on the child protection register, if they do decide to register the child they will also put a child protection plan in place. The plan will be reviewed at subsequent meetings (eg core group, case conference depending on where in the U.K. you are). In Scotland they will also consider whether they need to make a referral to the Children’s Reporter for a Children’s Hearing (they’ll do this if they think a compulsory supervision order is needed).

The case conference may also decide that the family just needs single agency support which doesn’t need a child’s plan. They may also decide that no further action is needed.

It’s a stressful process for families so offer/seek support where you can.

Thanks.
It’s the initial conference upgraded from children in need to children at risk.
Volunteer services had been going in but 90% of the time, didn’t turn up.
They are saying that is no longer on the table as it has been done.
It is somewhat reassuring that the majority of the things that you lost are not a problem, clearly ok.

It is just not black and white, there are so many outside variables which muddy the water from mental health problems to physical disabilities.

It’s so sad for all involved but so very necessary.