Child Protection in East Ayrshire

Who is on the Child Protection Committee?

• Executive Head of Social Work East Ayrshire Council (CHAIR)
• Lead Director (Child Protection) NHS Ayrshire and Arran (VICE CHAIR)
• Head of Service (Housing), East Ayrshire Council
• Senior Manager Children & Families, East Ayrshire Council
• Head of Service, Community Support, East Ayrshire Council
• Senior Procurator Fiscal
• Authority Reporter SCRA
• East Ayrshire Children's Panel Chair
• Lecturer in Social Work Paisley University
• Designated Doctor (Child Protection) NHS Ayrshire and Arran
• Nurse Consultant for Vulnerable Children NHS Ayrshire and Arran
• Superintendent Strathclyde Police
• Detective Inspector, Family Protection Unit Strathclyde Police
• General Manager East Ayrshire Community Health Partnership

What do they do

The Child Protection Committee is made up of senior representatives from across a range of local agencies in East Ayrshire.

Through strategic planning and partnership working East Ayrshire Child Protection Committee shall seek to continuously improve child protection work and secure better outcomes for children, and in particular vulnerable children, at a local and national level

A copy of Committee Minutes can be found here.

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