For professionals
Regardless of your role, you play an important part in protecting children and young people in West Lothian.
You have the following responsibilities:
- To be aware of Edinburgh and Lothians Child Protection Procedures and your organisation's child protection policy / procedure
- To be alert to indicators of concern in children and young people you come into contact with
- To respond to concerns you have about a child by acting in accordance with your organisation's procedure.
The downloads below will support you in fulfilling these responsibilities:
- Edinburgh and the Lothians Multi-agency Child Protection Procedures 2023 (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
- National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2021 - Update 2023 (PDF) [4MB] (opens new window)
- National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2021 – updated 2023: Practice Insights (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
- Child Sexual Exploitation Guidance 2024 (PDF) [411KB] (opens new window)
- Organised/large scale Child Sexual Exploitation Procedure 2024 (PDF) [401KB] (opens new window)
- West Lothian Care and Risk Management (CaRM) Procedure (PDF) [168KB] (opens new window)
- Information sharing 2019 (PDF) [115KB] (opens new window)
- Human Trafficking Procedure (PDF) [347KB] (opens new window)
- Children Missing from Local Authority Care (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
- West Lothian Child Protection Committee Escalation/Dispute Resolution Procedure (PDF) [87KB] (opens new window)
- Professional Curiosity - A Practitioner's Guide (PDF) [308KB] (opens new window)
- NHSL Guideline Baby Bruising 2020 (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
- Interagency FGM Procedures 2017 (PDF) [5MB] (opens new window)
- Parental Mental Ill Health and the Impact on Parenting (PDF) [126KB] (opens new window)
- Professional Referrals to Children & Families Social Work (PDF) [49KB] (opens new window)
- National Guidance For Child Protection Committees Undertaking Learning Reviews (PDF) [1005KB] (opens new window)
- West Lothian Child Protection Committee Learning Review Procedure (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
- Forced Marriage Guidance 2022 (PDF) [99KB] (opens new window)
- 2024 Core Group Supervision (PDF) [94KB] (opens new window)
- West Lothian Child Protection Committee Quality Assurance Framework (PDF) [104KB] (opens new window)
- West Lothian Child Protection Committee - Transition Guidance (PDF) [171KB] (opens new window)
- Challenging Conversations - A Guide For Practitioners (PDF) [390KB] (opens new window)
- Working with Children and Young People who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour 2024 (PDF) [443KB] (opens new window)
7 Minute Briefings
- 7 Minute briefing Child A (PDF) [441KB] (opens new window)
- 7 Minute briefing - Professional Curiosity (PDF) [209KB] (opens new window)
- 7 Minute briefing - Neglect Themed SCR (PDF) [633KB] (opens new window)
- 7 minute Forced Marriage Briefing (PDF) [201KB] (opens new window)
- 7 minute briefing ACRA (Age of Criminal Responsibility Act 2019) (PDF) [157KB] (opens new window)
- 7 minute briefing - Learning Reviews (PDF) [142KB] (opens new window)
- 7-Minute Briefing – The Scottish Child Interviewing Model (SCIM) (PDF) [146KB] (opens new window)
- 7 minute briefings - Infants Learning Reviews (PDF) [227KB] (opens new window)
- 7 - minute briefing - Unseen men (PDF) [221KB] (opens new window)
- 7-minute briefing Child Sexual Exploitation 2024 (PDF) [220KB] (opens new window)
- 7-minute briefing UNCRC (PDF) [191KB] (opens new window)
Case Reviews
- SCR Child A (PDF) [570KB] (opens new window)
- Neglect Themed SCR (PDF) [207KB] (opens new window)
- Learning review: Taking forward findings from Initial and Significant Case Reviews (PDF) [424KB] (opens new window)
- Executive Summary - Child F (PDF) [190KB] (opens new window)
- Executive Summary - Significant Case Review for Child B (PDF) [234KB] (opens new window)
I have been asked to attend a Child Protection Planning Meeting. What does that involve?
Everyone invited to a Child Protection Planning Meeting is expected to provide a report and attend the meeting. If at all possible you should ensure that parents/carers/children attending the meetings are aware of the content of your report. More detailed information about Child Protection Planning Meetings is on page 32 of the Edinburgh and Lothians Multi-agency Child Protection Procedures 2023.
Further information on your role is in the leaflet:
You should receive a copy of this with your invitation. Please take time to consider it, especially if you have not attended a Child Protection Case Conference very often.