Child Protection Committee

child protection logoClackmannanshire and Stirling Child Protection Committee (CPC) is a multi-agency forum responsible for the development, co-ordination and review of child protection inter-agency policy and practice across Clackmannanshire and Stirling.

Who are we?

Our Child Protection Committee includes representatives from Stirling Council, Clackmannanshire Council, NHS Forth Valley, Central Scotland Police and the Voluntary and Independent sector.

What do we do?

The CPC is responsible for ensuring that child protection activity complies with national and local standards and aims to promote better outcomes for children and young people.

The CPC arrangements in Clackmannanshire and Stirling have been set up in accordance with the 2005 Scottish Executive Guidance - Protecting Children and Young People: Child Protection Committees - which aims to ensure the delivery of integrated, high quality child protection services supported by the commitment and leadership of Chief Officers.

Key areas of Responsibility

Our key areas of responsibility from the National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2010 are:

  1. Policies, procedures and protocols
  2. Self-evaluation, performance management and quality assurance
  3. Promoting good practice
  4. Training and staff development
  5. Strategic planning
  6. Public information and communication

Child Protection Committee newsletter

Read our Child Protection newsletters for more information about what we do:

Winter 2013

 

Autumn 2012

 

Summer 2012

CPC newsletter summer 2011

Summer 2011 

CPC newsletter winter 2011

Winter 2011

CPC Spring 2012 newsletter 

Spring 2012

Stirling Child Protection Committee resources

View our annual report, or find out more about protocols relating to Child Protection - read more

Further information…