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Child protection is the responsibility of everyone

 

 

The Highland Child Protection Committee provides further information, support, guidance and training on all aspects child protection in Highland.

The Scottish Government requires that every area in Scotland has a Child Protection Committee, bringing together key agencies that work with children and their families “To work together collectively to identify and commission inter-agency activity with respect to protecting children and young people”. This work is undertaken within the wider ethos of Getting It Right For Every Child.

Highland Child Protection Committeee is a multi-agency partnership responsible for:

  • Raising public awareness of child protection issues
  • Co-ordinating prevention activities with children and their families
  • Providing child protection guidance and training
  • Implementing national child protection initiatives
  • Assuring the quality of responses to child protection issues

 

All information taken from Highland Child Protection Committee website.