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Child Protection Enquiry
Introduction
The 1989 Children Act places a duty on the Social Services
Department to make enquiries following concerns and/or allegations
being raised regarding children and young people in their area.
The Leeds Area Child Protection Committee 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
the Social Services Department.
When does a Child Protection Enquiry begin?
A Child Protection enquiry starts because someone has
concerns that a child may be:
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being physically injured
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being neglected
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being emotionally harmed
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being sexually harmed
This concern may come from:
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The Police, Social Services Department or National Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC).
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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.
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From hospitals when a child has been taken to the casualty
department or admitted to hospital.
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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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