Reporting concerns

If you are concerned about a child and would like to know who to contact visit:

This website also has a range of information on child protection issues for the public and children themselves, with useful links to other websites offering child protection advice.

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Child protection

Latest updates
Getting our priorities rightUpdated GOPR published

We've refreshed Getting Our Priorities Right, the good practice framework for child and adult service practitioners working with vulnerable children affected by problematic parental alcohol and/or drug use. The update fully reflects the GIRFEC approach and focuses on early intervention and 'whole family' recovery.
Read the refreshed GOPR framework

National Learning and Development Framework Scotland 2012National Framework for Child Protection learning and development

A common set of skills and standards for workers to ensure the delivery of a consistently high standard of support to our most vulnerable children and young people across the country - improving advice and tools available for assessing, managing and minimising risks.
Read the National Framework for Child Protection learning and development

National Child Protection Guidance

National guidance for child protection in Scotland

A national framework for agencies and practitioners at local level to understand and agree processes for working together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. It sets out expectations for strategic planning of services to protect children and young people and highlights key responsibilities for services and organisations, both individual and shared. It also includes guidance for practitioners on specific areas of practice and key issues in child protection. including Child Trafficking and Internet Safety.

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  • Internet safety

    Internet safety

    Find out what we're doing to make sure our children are not harmed by irresponsible or inappropriate use of the internet

  • Publications

    Publications

    Publications

Page updated: Friday, April 26, 2013