Child Protection Committees (CPC) are the key local bodies for developing, implementing and improving child protection strategy across and between agencies, bodies and the local community.
A CPC is expected to perform a number of crucial functions in order to jointly identify and manage risk to children and young people, monitor and improve performance and promote the ethos that "It's everyone's job to make sure I'm alright".
West Dunbartonshire Child Protection Committee is made up of senior officers from a range of different agencies, services and organisations. These include:
- Health and Social Care Partnership
- West Dunbartonshire Council
- Education
- Scottish Children's Reporters Administration
- Police Scotland
- Third Sector
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
The CPC ensures that agencies, services and organisations work together to protect children and provide support to parents, carers, children and young people.
Our collective vision statement, with its associated values and aims has been agreed by all of the services, agencies and organisations represented on the CPC, and demonstrates our commitment to ensuring that children and young people are respected, listened to and protected from harm.
Vision, Values and Aims
“It’s everyone’s job to make sure I’m alright”
| We believe that: | We aim to: |
| The Child's right to protection from harm is our primary and overriding concern | Improve the safety of children in West Dunbartonshire |
| Children and Young People should get the help they need when they need it | Provide an integrated approach to identifying, intervening and providing ongoing support to protect children and young people at risk of harm |
| Children and young people should be listened to and respected | Ensure we have a competent and confidence workforce |
| Information should be shared about children and young people where this is necessary to protect them | Listen to the views of children and families at all times and involve them in the delivery of services |
| Children, young people and their families have a right to be kept informed of all processes involving them | Support families and the community to safely care for children |
| Provide public information about child protection. Agencies individually and collectively should demonstrate leadership and accountablity for their work and its effectiveness | Support our children and young people to achieve their full potential |
| The promotion of cultural diversity and equality of opportunity in our communities is central to our work in improving the lives to children and young people | Offer our children and young people a safe place to live, work and play |