ICS - phasing out the child protection register
In Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 the government announced that the maintainance of a separate child protection register would be phased out by 1 April 2008. The functionality of the register will be replaced by the Integrated Children's System (ICS) and, more specifically, through the existence of a child protection plan.
By the time that these changes come in effect, each child whose name is on the register will be the subject of a child protection plan [see paragraphs 5.93 5.100 in Working Together]. New cases which would have been added to the register will still become the subject of a child protection plan. When cases are de-registered, their child protection plans will come to an end.
Local authorities will need to ensure that their local ICS is able to use data from the ICS child protection plans. A series of documents are available below which will help local authorities to make the necessary changes to their ICS systems.
The technical report explains how the child protection register can be replaced by the ICS, while the set of changes is listed in the accompanying spreadsheet. Below the spreadsheet we have listed the core information requirements and exemplars requiring changes.
ICS
Technical report - Phasing out the Child Protection Register: using data from
the Integrated Children's System Child Protection Plans
Phasing
out the Child Protection Register - Changes Spreadsheet
This is a detailed list of all changes made (except those in the version
CPR3) and references to the notes on the modified documents themselves.
Documents which need modification for the child protection register
Please note: these documents have not been updated, but for ease of reference each document contains highlighted areas where changes are required.
Core Information Requirements
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Process
Model
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Process
Hierarchy
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Process
Flow Diagram 1.03 (Child Protection Operations)
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Logical
Data Model
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Glossary
- Entity Relationship Diagram
Click to access the full set of Core Information Requirements. Please note these versions have not been highlighted for the child protection register.
Exemplars
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Contact
Record
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Referral
and Information Record
NB Erratum to Referral and Information Record. Amendment B4.3 on page 4, which inserts a second question under the Child Protection section, should read "The child/young person referred has been registered previously by any CSSR - Yes/No" and NOT "The child/young person referred has previously been on the child protection register or the subject of a Child Protection Plan in another CSSR - Yes/No" as indicated.
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Initial
Child Protection Conference Report
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Core
Assessment Record (prebirth to 12 months)
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Chronology
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Child's
Plan
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Child
In Need Review
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Child
Protection Review
- Child's Looked After Review
Click to access the full set of exemplars. Please note these versions have not been highlighted for the child protection register.
You can access further technical resources related to the Integrated Children's System on this website.
This page was last updated on 25 February 2008
