5.5 Child Protection Review Conference
Last reviewed in July 2020
Date of next review July 2022
Contents
- Purpose of the Review Child Protection Conference(Jump to)
- Timing of the Review Child Protection Conference(Jump to)
Purpose of the Review Child Protection Conference
5.5.1 | The purpose of the Review Conference is to:
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5.5.2 | Consider whether the Child Protection Plan should continue in place or should be changed. The Child Protection Review Conference should consider and decide whether a child continues to be at risk of Significant Harm and in need of a Child Protection Plan. The same threshold should be used to reach a judgment as is used at an Initial Child Protection Conference. Decisions on continuing a Child Protection Plan should be based on risk and not as a means of securing a particular level of support. If the Child Protection Plan continues, the relevance of the category of Significant Harm should be reviewed.
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Timing of the Review Child Protection Conference
5.5.3 | If a child becomes the subject of a Child Protection Plan, the first Review Conference must be held within 3 months of the Initial Conference. |
5.5.4 | Further reviews must be held at intervals of not more than 6 months, for as long as the child remains the subject of a Child Protection Plan. |
5.5.5 | Consideration should always be given to bringing the date of a Conference forward:
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