Child Protection Conference

Area Child Protection Committee in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of Area Child Protection Committee. This legal term is related to the United Kingom and/or the English Legal System.

Resources

See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police Officer
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• Area Child Protection Committee in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• Area Child Protection Committee in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

English Legal System: Child Protection Conference

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Child Protection Conference : A conference that decides what action should be taken by the local authority in respect of a child believed to be at risk of suffering harm. The conference comprises representatives of those bodies concerned with the child’s welfare, including the NSPCC, social services, the police, the health and education authorities, and the probation service. Parents have no absolute right to attend the Child Protection Conference but are usually excluded only in exceptional circumstances.