Information for Parents and Carers

 

Information for Parents and Carers

You can find lots of information about services for children and families in need of support.  If you have any suggestions or feedback on our website please email childprotection@pkc.gov.uk


Child Protection Duty Team [pdf 453KB] - Child Protection Duty Team - Polish Translation [pdf 120KB] - We provide a duty service where advice and guidance can be given to the public in relation to any concerns they have about the care of children.

Child Protection Fieldwork Services [pdf 400KB] - Child Protection Fieldwork Services - Polish Translation [pdf 130KB] - We provide assessment and longer term support to help you meet your responsibilities in caring for your children.

Child Protection Investigations [pdf 379KB] - Child Protection Investigations - Polish Translation[pdf 152KB] - Information for families who have become involved in Child Protection Investigations.

Child Protection Conferences [pdf 190KB] - Child Protection Case Conferences - Polish Translation [pdf 150KB] - Information for families about Child Protection Conferences.

Child Protection Emergency Measures [pdf 486KB]  - Information for parents/carers whose child(ren) are subject to Emergency Protection or Child Protection Orders.

A colourful poster [pdf 477KB] and information card [pdf 502KB] have been distributed to all schools in Perth & Kinross as part of a drive to ensure that children know what to do and who to contact if they are worried about keeping safe.

There are also links to websites and resources if you need further information about child protection issues.

Links

• Parentline - ParentLine Scotland is the free, confidential, telephone helpline for anyone caring for a child in Scotland. You can call about any problem, however big or small.
  
  
• Domestic Abuse - Perth & Kinross Domestic Abuse Forum works in partnership at a local level to promote and coordinate a range of activity aimed at tackling domestic abuse/gender based violence within Perth & Kinross.
  
  
• Hands on Scotland - The HandsOnScotland Toolkit is an online resource for anybody working with children and young people designed to help you make a difference to children and young people's lives, by giving you tools to respond helpfully when they are troubled.
  
  
• Scottish Child Care Law Centre - Law Centre in Scotland that works exclusively for children and young people providing expert advice and information through their advice line, email and text services.
  
  
• Think U Know - Information brought to you by the team at the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre
  
  
• Tayside Police Family Protection Unit - The vision of Tayside Police is to keep Tayside children safe from harm. Our mission is to work closely with the local authorities of Angus, Dundee and Perth and Kinross and along with other agencies to protect children against abuse and neglect.