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Child Protection Enquiry
Introduction

The 1989 Children Act places a duty on the CYPSC to make enquiries following concerns and/or allegations being raised regarding children and young people in their area.
 
The Leeds Safeguarding Children Board is a formal multi agency body responsible for monitoring child protection in the city. Different agencies such as Health, Education, Police and Social Services work together in order to protect children but the enquiry about your child/children will be led by staff from CYPSC.
 
When does a Child Protection Enquiry begin?
A Child Protection enquiry starts because someone has concerns that a child may be:
  • being physically injured

  • being neglected

  • being emotionally harmed

  • being sexually harmed
This concern may come from:
  • The Police, CYPSC or National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC).

  • A parent who has injured a child; it could be a neighbour, or a teacher at a child’s school or nursery; a health visitor or another health worker.

  • From hospitals when a child has been taken to the casualty department or admitted to hospital.

  • Some concerns are made anonymously. Some turn out to be malicious. However, some turn out to be correct and because of this every concern is treated seriously.


 
     
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