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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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