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Terminology in this area is complex, and changes as services are reshaped. This glossary sets out what is meant in the document by some key terms.

NOTE: terms in green are copied from Working Together; terms in blue are provided by tri.x childcare.


A

Abuse and Neglect

Approved Social Worker


B

 


C

Caldicott Guardian

CAF

Child

Child Assessment Order

Child Protection

Child Protection Conference

Child Protection Enquiry

Child Protection Review Conference

Child Safety Order

Children in Need

‘Children’s Social Care’or ‘Local Authority Children’s Social Care’

Chronology

Common Assessment Framework (CAF)

Confidential Reporting

Contact Order

Core Assessment

Core Group

Corporate Parenting

Criminal Records Bureau (CRB)

Criteria for Child Protection Plans


D

Designated Professional

Designated Senior Manager


E

Emergency Protection Order

Emotional Abuse


F

Fabricated or Induced Illnesses

Family Group Conference

Fraser Competent


G

Gillick Competent


H

 


I

In loco parentis

In Need

Independent Review Mechanism

Independent Reviewing Officer

Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA)

Initial Assessment

Initial Child Protection Conference

Interim Care Order

ISA


J

 


K

Keyworker


L

LAC

LADO

Lawfully Detained

Lead Member for Children's Services

Lead Professional

Lead Social Worker

Local Authorities

Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)

Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB)

Looked After

Looked After Child

Looked After Review

LSCB


M

MAPPA

Merton Compliant

Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA)


N

Named Professional

National Asylum Support Service (NASS)

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)

Neglect

NHS Direct

NSPCC


P

PALS

PCT

Parental Responsibility

Parenting Order

Patient Advice and Liaison Services (PALS)

Person Presenting a Risk to Children

Physical Abuse

Police Protection

Primary Care Trust (PCT)

Private Foster Carer

Private Fostering

Privately Fostered

Public Law Outline


R

Recovery Order

Referral

Referral Order

Registered Provider

Regulation 38 Placement

Review Child Protection Conference

Review Conference

Risk to Children Offender


S

Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children

Schedule One Offender

Section 17

Section 20

Section 47 Enquiry (and Sec or S 47)

Secure Accommodation Order

Secure Accommodation (Criteria) Review

Serious Case Review

Sexual Abuse

Significant Harm

Single Agency Working

Special Guardianship Order

Statutory Review

Strategy Discussion

Strategy Discussion/Meeting

Strategy Meeting

Stranger Abuse

Supervision Order

Sure Start


T

Threshold Criteria

Trafficking


U

Unaccompanied Asylum Seeker

Unauthorised Absence

Universal Services


V

 


W

Wellbeing

Welfare Checklist

Working Together to Safeguard Children

Whistleblowing


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