Medway Council and Medway Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (MSCP) use the Signs of Safety framework to enhance the aims of the conference or meeting. Conferences that are undertaken using Signs of Safety should be, child focused, family orientated, working in partnership with families whilst maintaining a clear focus upon the safety and welfare of the child.

The conference is convened as a ‘hybrid’ meeting.  This is where parents are invited to attend the conference in person, along with the child(ren)’s Social Worker and the Child Protection Conference Chair, with the wider professional network continuing to attend 'virtually'.

Further information about Signs of Safety.

Help completing a Conference Report

From 24 January 2022, a revised multi agency template for professionals to complete for Child Protection Conferences has been introduced.

The Child Protection Conference Report template should be completed by professionals based on your professionals knowledge and understanding of the child and family.

Core Group guidance

Core Group meetings are an essential part of the multi-agency child protection planning process. They are also requirements of Working Together 2023.

This guidance will support effective multi-agency participation in Core Groups.

Read our Core Group guidance

Family Group Conferencing

Read our Family Group Conference process.

Feedback

We welcome your views on your experience of your conference and would invite you to complete the Child Protection Conference Feedback Survey For Professionals. The information you provide which will be used to inform our practice and how we deliver our service. Whilst we may publish reports about this evaluation it will not be possible to identify any individuals from any information we release.