These sample resources have been selected where we believe they could help other safeguarding partners with challenges we know are present across the country. Locally developed tools and resources should support, not replace, statutory guidance and professional judgement.
You may wish to use this resource in your own practice, to support the development of something similar, or make updates and changes to existing resources and processes in your local area.
Trafford Strategic Safeguarding Partnership: Virtual School Child in Need Panel Terms of Reference
This document sets out the Terms of Reference for a Child in Need Panel organised by Trafford Virtual School. The Panel brings the Virtual School together with other teams across the safeguarding partnership to proactively share information about children who are currently subject to Child in Need (CiN) or Child Protection (CP) Plans, as well as those who are Previously Looked After or in kinship care with appropriate consent. Membership includes professionals from the Health Visiting service and senior practitioners from social care and youth justice.