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Publication - Advice and guidance

Coronavirus (COVID-19): supplementary national child protection guidance

Last updated 24 December 2021 - see all updates
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Part of
Children and families, Coronavirus in Scotland

Guidance for Chief Officers, Chief Social Work Officers and Child Protection Committees on the continuity of services.

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Guidance for Chief Officers, Chief Social Work Officers and Child Protection Committees on the continuity of services, updated on 24 December 2021.

It supplements the existing National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland, and should be read alongside other COVID-19 guidance. It will be kept under review and updated as the pandemic develops.

This version replaces the COVID-19 supplementary guidance last updated on 22 December 2020.

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Coronavirus COVID-19 - letter from Minister for Children and Young People on supplementary national child protection guidance

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Coronavirus COVID-19: supplementary national child protection guidance

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First published
31 March 2020
Last updated
24 December 2021 - show all updates

  1. Supplementary national child protection guidance document updated and letter from Minister for Children and Young People added.

  2. Reviewed and still current.

  3. Reviewed and still current.

  4. Guidance updated to reflect National Strategic Framework (November 2020) and effective practices during COVID-19 in relation to Child Protection Registration through virtual Child Protection Planning/Case Conferences.

  5. Supplementary national child protection guidance document updated.

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