The Service sits within the Children and Family Services, in People, of Enfield Council.
The Service is responsible for the following statutory functions:
- Convening and chairing of child protection conferences
- Convening and chairing of reviews for children in care.
- Convening and chairing of reviews for children placed for adoption.
- Carrying out the LADO (Local Authority Designated Officer) functions in respect to allegations against staff and volunteers.
- Chairing disruption meetings
- Chairing Family Group Conferences (FGC)
- Facilitating parents to talk about their experiences of Social Care as part of the Enfield Talk Project.
- New Beginnings New Beginnings, a trauma-informed service supporting mothers at risk of repeat care proceedings.
The Service promotes continuous improvement in safeguarding performance and service delivery and is committed to achieving the best outcomes for all children and young people in Enfield, particularly the most vulnerable, such as those children who are in care and those supported by Child Protection Plans.
Read the annual report, attached below.