Bryan Slater Director of Education	Distribution
	To All Headteachers

This document needs your action as detailed below:

ACTION	Title	Preparing Report and Attendance at Child Protection Conferences (Summer School Holidays) July - September 2004
	Summary of contents
	Associated documents	Education Act 2002 Section 175 DfES Circular 10/95
	Date	7 July 2004
	Summary of action required	Complete and return contact form.
	To be completed by	End of term 19^th July 2004.
	LEA Contact	Grace Cheese	(	01603 223473
	E-mail address	Grace.cheese@norfolk.gov.uk
	Norfolk Self Review reference	2. How effective is the school in developing pupils’ attitudes, values and personal development?
	Document reference	MI 144-04

Re: Education Act 2002 Section 175

Attendance and Reports to Child Protection Conferences

You will be aware from previous MI information that the above legislation become law on 1^st June 2004.

This section requires schools and Education establishments to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State.

The present Guidance is circular 10/95 which now stands as legislation.

The DfES issued draft guidance for consultation in February 2004. This will replace circular 10/95 when completed. Both circular 10/95 and the draft guidance "Safeguard Children" require schools to prepare reports and attend Child Protection Conferences throughout the year. This includes making arrangements for cover/contact during school holidays.

It would be helpful therefore if you could complete the attached contact sheet to identify who would be available during the school holidays. In exceptional circumstances, where a school in unable to be represented at a Child Protection Conference arrangements are being made by Grace Cheese, Education Officer for Child Protection (or her cover) to attend and liase with the Independent Chairs of the Child Protection Conferences.

Yours sincerely

Bryan Slater

Director of Education

Education Act 2002 Section 175

Preparing Reports and Attendance at Child Protection Conferences

School Holidays July-September 2004

Name of School: __________________________________________

The following staff will be available to be contacted in respect to the above:

Dates Available

Name

Designation

Telephone Number

The above information will only be used in respect of Child Protection Matters (Education Act 2002, Section 175)

Please return to:

Grace Cheese

Education Officer - Child Protection

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norfolk

NR1 2DL

Fax: 01603 222900

Telephone: 01603 223473

Email: grace.cheese@norfolk.gov.uk