Local child protection guidance and practitioner toolkits

This Practitioner's Guide has been produced by Perth and Kinross Child Protection Committee (CPC). It provides clear practice guidance for all practitioners and managers working to support and protect children and families; particularly those who may be invited to attend at and to participate in a Child Protection Planning Meeting (CPPM).

Professional Curiosity is one of the most important approaches that practitioners can use to help them protect unborn babies, babies, children, young people and adults. In this CPC guide, the concept of professional curiosity is explained, barriers to being professionally curious are explored and advice is provided about how practitioners can use this approach to improve their practice with those at risk of harm.

These guiding principles have been created by the CPC to support services to ensure that they are working inclusively with fathers, male carers and social fathers. They set out how including fathers, male carers and social fathers from the outset of involvement with children and young people can be beneficial.

This Practitioner's Guide sets out the responsibilities of practitioners and managers when there is disagreement between members of the team around an unborn baby, baby, child or young person. This Guide has been developed in partnership with practitioners across Perth and Kinross from Health, Education, Social Work, Police and the third sector who provided feedback on live issues in practice at a CPC Community of Practice event in February 2025.