North East of Scotland Child Protection

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Reporting A Missing Child Or Young Person

The NESCPC Guidelines include a section under Special Circumstances that provides some guidance in situations where a child who is named on the Child Protection register is missing. The issue of missing children is subject to review and to national developments.

NESCPC Guidance

Each Agency should have their own protocols for alerting staff within that agency and other agencies if a child is missing. A child whose name is entered on the child protection register is deemed missing if within one week of reporting difficulty with contact, his/her address is not known. The keyworker should be notified that the child is missing. The keyworker should:

  • Inform their line manager who will arrange for the appropriate protocol to be initiated.

  • Notify the Register that a child is missing

  • Inform the other agencies that have involvement with the child

Protocols for Looked After Children

Across the Grampian Police Force area, which includes Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray, there is a protocol in place for reporting children and young people missing who put themselves at risk by leaving care placements without permission.

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Contact NESCPC

Any queries about the NESCPC can be directed on 01224 814646 or by e-mailing info@nescpc.org.uk

For contact email addresses within the Child Protection Committee, please view the Contact Network section.

Do not use these contact details to pass on concerns about a child.

 

Concerned about a child?

For information about how to pass on concerns about a child click here.

http://www.nescpc.org.uk/localuserpage.asp?ae_bae=T&page=38

 

Updated NESCPC GUIDELINES   (June 2012)

Click on links below

Briefing note June 2012

NESCPC Guidelines June 2012

 

MARS LINK

For more information on MARS (Multi-Agency Resource Service) click link below

Multi-Agency Resource Service 

www.mars.stir.ac.uk

 

Domestic Abuse Links

Links to domestic abuse services City/Shire Moray are available via advice centre at

Grampian police

This includes Grampian Women's Aid 01224 593381

National links re domestic abuse are as follows:

Scottish Government Helpline: 0800 027 1234 (24 hours)

domestic abuse

Working With Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse :0845 122 8609

 

National Policy/Guidance Update

 The Scottish Government is pleased to announce the launch of the new National Child Protection Guidance

<http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/12/09134441/0>

 in Scotland. This guidance sets out new principles of how all services working with children and/or their families should work together to ensure the protection and well-being of children in Scotland.

The consultation report

<http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/12/10104717/0>

is also now available. The report contains an analysis of the responses received, the Scottish Government's own response and explains any changes that have been made to the final guidance as a result of the consultation.

 

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Guidance on How Agencies should Respond  -click link above

 

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If we have omitted anything from our website which you think should be here, please email us  at info@nescpc.org.uk with details