New Scottish Government initiatives to improve child protection
16:55 - 28/01/2011
New Scottish Government initiatives t...
The Scottish Government has announced new measures to improve national safeguarding of vulnerable children.
The initiatives build on new national guidance for child protection issued in December and are the result of a national review of child protection procedures in Scotland. They were announced by Children’s Minister Adam Ingram at a Child Protection Conference in Edinburgh.
Measures include the revision of specific child protection guidance for health professionals – known as the ‘pink book’- to bring it in line with the new national guidance. Further guidance is to be developed for the protection of children with disabilities, who are at a higher risk of abuse.
The government has also included plans for research into the link between mental illness and child protection, to enable professionals to better identify concerns and risk factors and offer effective, early support for children and their families. A national risk assessment toolkit is also in development to promote common practices for professionals and consistency across local authorities and agencies.
A new scrutiny body, the Social Care Social Work Inspection Service (SCSWIS) is to be established and will become operational from April 2011. New inspection arrangements for child protection and children’s services are being developed alongside the creation of the SCSWIS, as part of the initiatives.
The Scottish Government is now planning to use the next few months to examine the training requirements of those who work in child protection services, with the eventual aim of developing a national competency framework. This will give professionals a common set of skills to ensure a consistently high standard of care and support to children across Scotland.
Children’s Minister Adam Ingram says: “The new national child protection guidance will improve the way all professionals and organisations work together to give children the protection they need, quickly and effectively. However, that guidance - indeed any guidance alone - is only part of the answer to improving child protection.
“That's why we conducted a comprehensive review of the child protection system in Scotland and have today announced a range of further initiatives which we are now taking forward as a result of that work.”
First Response Training offer a wide range of training for those who work with and care for children, including Child Protection Training.
Perry Leeks, Managing Director at First Response, says: “The protection of vulnerable children is an important and emotive subject. It is great to see that comprehensive reviews and reports are being made and that there are plans and initiatives for improvement.
"Child Protection can start with basic training. Our course will provide an understanding of responsibilities for safeguarding children and how to work safely as a team with the protection of young persons in mind. Course content also discusses how staff can protect themselves from unfound allegations.”
For more information, please call First Response on free phone 0800 310 2300 today.
The initiatives build on new national guidance for child protection issued in December and are the result of a national review of child protection procedures in Scotland. They were announced by Children’s Minister Adam Ingram at a Child Protection Conference in Edinburgh.
Measures include the revision of specific child protection guidance for health professionals – known as the ‘pink book’- to bring it in line with the new national guidance. Further guidance is to be developed for the protection of children with disabilities, who are at a higher risk of abuse.
The government has also included plans for research into the link between mental illness and child protection, to enable professionals to better identify concerns and risk factors and offer effective, early support for children and their families. A national risk assessment toolkit is also in development to promote common practices for professionals and consistency across local authorities and agencies.
A new scrutiny body, the Social Care Social Work Inspection Service (SCSWIS) is to be established and will become operational from April 2011. New inspection arrangements for child protection and children’s services are being developed alongside the creation of the SCSWIS, as part of the initiatives.
The Scottish Government is now planning to use the next few months to examine the training requirements of those who work in child protection services, with the eventual aim of developing a national competency framework. This will give professionals a common set of skills to ensure a consistently high standard of care and support to children across Scotland.
Children’s Minister Adam Ingram says: “The new national child protection guidance will improve the way all professionals and organisations work together to give children the protection they need, quickly and effectively. However, that guidance - indeed any guidance alone - is only part of the answer to improving child protection.
“That's why we conducted a comprehensive review of the child protection system in Scotland and have today announced a range of further initiatives which we are now taking forward as a result of that work.”
First Response Training offer a wide range of training for those who work with and care for children, including Child Protection Training.
Perry Leeks, Managing Director at First Response, says: “The protection of vulnerable children is an important and emotive subject. It is great to see that comprehensive reviews and reports are being made and that there are plans and initiatives for improvement.
"Child Protection can start with basic training. Our course will provide an understanding of responsibilities for safeguarding children and how to work safely as a team with the protection of young persons in mind. Course content also discusses how staff can protect themselves from unfound allegations.”
For more information, please call First Response on free phone 0800 310 2300 today.
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