
Child protection
Course
Statement and report writing – England/Wales (Level 3) – online
30 July 2021
This one-day course explores how to write statements and reports that document the valuable information needed for effective investigation in child protection cases.
Please note: this course is focused purely on English and Welsh law.
Course
Statement and report writing – England/Wales (Level 3) – online
25 May 2021
This one-day course explores how to write statements and reports that document the valuable information needed for effective investigation in child protection cases.
Please note: this course is focused purely on English and Welsh law.
Course
Statement and report writing – England/Wales (Level 3) – online
23 February 2021
This one-day course explores how to write statements and reports that document the valuable information needed for effective investigation in child protection cases.
Please note: this course is focused purely on English and Welsh law.
News
RCPCH responds to new Ofsted reports regarding the impact of COVID-19 on children
10 November 2020
The Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) has published the latest in a series of reports on the impact of the pandemic on children. The reports are based on their observations made during inspections of schools, early years settings and children's services durin...
Resource
Rights to access healthcare for migrant and/or undocumented children
This guidance highlights the barriers that currently exist for certain migrant and/or undocumented children with regards to access to healthcare and attainment of a healthy life. This is in the context of recent increase in efforts to charge certain migrant and/or undocumented groups using NHS servi...
Committee
Child Protection Systematic Reviews and Publications Subcommittee
This Subcommittee oversees the child protection systematic reviews (formally CORE-Info) programme of work.
News
Redeployment of health visitors has left vulnerable children at risk
29 July 2020
Health visitors fear the needs of vulnerable children have been missed due to staff redeployment to support the COVID-19 workforce, according to a new UCL survey.
News
We've updated our Companion on the timing of blood investigations for fractures
16 June 2020
Changes have been made to our Child Protection Companion's chapter 9, ''Recognition of physical abuse' to accommodate suggested amendments by the British Paediatric and Adolescent Bone Group on the timing of blood investigations for fractures.
Document
Looked After Children services in COVID-19 pandemic recovery plans - statement
The purpose of this joint statement from RCPCH and Royal College of Nursing is to outline the principles and standards for local service providers and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to aid the development of recovery plans for Looked After Children (LAC), raising awareness of vulnerable childr...
Document
COVID-19 - guiding principles for safeguarding partnerships during the pandemic
Evidence is emerging that social distancing measures implemented for COVID-19 have adverse effects on children. In these guiding principles, published on 15 May 2020, we outline how best to safeguard the welfare of children and young people during the COVID-19 pandemic.