Regardless of your role, you play an important part in protecting children and young people in North Ayrshire.
You have the following responsibilities:
1) To be aware of your organisations child protection policy / procedure
2) To be alert to indicators of concern in children and young people you come into contact with
3) To respond to concerns you have about a child by acting in accordance with your organisations procedure
The downloads below will support you in fulfilling these responsibilities. They can be downloaded and printed off for your convienence.
West of Scotland Interagency Child Protection Procedures
Child protection policies and procedures in North Ayrshire are informed by West of Scotland Interagency Child Protection Procedures. You can access these procedures using the following link: WOS Inter-Agency Child Protection Procedures
Key Contacts
Social Services - Reception Services
Kilbirnie: 01505 684551
Irvine: 01294 324800
Saltcoats: 01294 605261
Arran: 01770 600742
Strathclyde Police - Any Police Office or the Ayrshire Public Protection Unit 01563 505092
Standby Social Work (Out of Hours): 0800 811 505
Download - NA CPC Annual Report 10/11 & Business Plan 11/12 (1096kb) |
Download - NA CPC Social Media: Personal & Professional Conduct (273kb) |
Download - Code of Practice Therapuetic Support for Child Witnesses (1369kb) |
Download - National Guidance - Allegations Against Residential Carers (222kb) |
Download - National Guidance - Allegations Against Foster Carers (498kb) |
Download - Multi Agency Briefing - Local Implementation of National Guidance (78kb) |
Download - Multi-Agency Self Evaluation - Staff Newsletter (148kb) |
Download - National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland Newsletter (129kb) |
Download - Do the Right Thing! Action Plan on Children's Rights (5367kb) |
Download - Working with Young People who are Sexually Active (138kb) |
Download - Stop It Now - Understanding Child Sexual Abuse (268kb) |
Download - Getting Our Priorities Right - Practitioner Summary (481kb) |
Download - Getting Our Priorities Right - Full Guidance (649kb) |
Download - Practitioner Guidance - Understanding when it is Child Protection (2019kb) |
Download - Practitioner Guidance - When Parents or Carers are Arrested (1295kb) |
Download - Practitioner Guidance - Working with Uncooperative Families (1708kb) |

