If at any time a child/young person is/may be at risk of significant harm, existing child protection processes and guidance should be followed without delay.
You don't need a referral form for any child or young person who has an allocated social worker or family support worker. Contact the allocated worker directly to discuss the concerns, risks and agree the necessary action
For children and young people who do not have an allocated worker, Social Work Contact Centre should notify the named person of the concern and action taken as soon as possible so that they can maintain an overview of the child’s situation.
Sharing of information and assessment at a TAC Meeting should also consider whether wellbeing needs have increased and now constitute a risk of harm. In this case it may be necessary to raise an Inter-Agency Referral Discussion (IRD).
The responsibility to raise an IRD lies with Police, Health, or Social Work.
The decision to raise an IRD must:
If an IRD is not an appropriate response and there is no requirement for ongoing Social Work involvement the named person must consider if convening a TAC meeting would be helpful to both share information and coordinate support.
Where a child protection concern is identified by someone other than the named person, that individual retains the responsibility to share their concern by phone and to complete a referral directly to the Social Work Contact Centre sw.contactctr@fife.gov.uk.
