Resources for Professionals - Child Protection
Getting it Right for every child in Dumfries and Galloway
National Information
Guidance and Materials
National guidance for child protection in Scotland 2021 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
Local Information
DG CP Guidance 2023 V1 (PDF, 518 KB)
DG CP Guidance 7MinuteBriefing (PDF, 115 KB)
Download - Getting Our Priorities Right (GOPR) 7 Minute Briefing 11Apr2023 V1 (PDF, 176 KB)
Download - Getting Our Priorities Right (GOPR) Practitioners Guide March2023 (PDF, 3 MB)
Download - Injuries to Non Mobile Children 7 Minute Briefing Feb24 (PDF, 155 KB)
Download - Injuries to Non Mobile Children Protocol 2023 v2 (PDF, 1 MB)
Download - Injury to Non Mobile Children Flow Chart (PDF, 221 KB)
Child Protection Biennial Report 2020-2022 (PDF, 5 MB)
DG Child Protection Process Flowchart (PDF, 127 KB)
Assessment of Care : Toolkit (PDF, 2 MB)
7-Minute Briefing - Child Protection Process (PDF, 156 KB)
Multi Agency Non Disclosure Protocol v0.2 (PDF, 389 KB)
Multiagency Non-Disclosure Protocol - 7 Minute Briefing (PDF, 106 KB)
Multi Agency Guidance: Single Agency and Integrated Chronologies (PDF, 458 KB)
7-Minute Briefing: Public Protection Committee Multi Agency Chronologies Guidance (PDF, 100 KB)
Neglect in Childhood 7-Minute Briefing - D&G NHS 7MB (PDF, 86 KB)
Professional Curiosity 7-Minute Briefing - D&G NHS (PDF, 374 KB)
Neglect 7-Minute Briefing - D&G NHS (PDF, 126 KB)
Missing Person Protocol - 7MB (PDF, 629 KB)
Protocol for Professionals Meeting (PDF, 189 KB)
7-Minute Briefing Updated multi-agency 'Injury to Non-Mobile Child' Protocol (PDF, 155 KB)
Equal Protection Act (PDF, 308 KB)
7MinuteBriefing Equal Protection Act V0.2 (PDF, 153 KB)
Pre-Birth Guidance and Process Jan 2024 (PDF, 347 KB)
Guidance on Medical Examinations and Health Assessments v1.1 (PDF, 258 KB)
Injuries in Mobile Children Flowchart Appendix 1 (PDF, 85 KB)
Medical Examinations Guidance 7MB (PDF, 108 KB)
Online Safety
NEW - Online Safety Act (2023) Harmful Sexual Behaviours Online (PDF, 164 KB)