A number of groups are involved in the planning for CYP services in Aberdeen. These are listed below.

• The Aberdeen City Alliance (TACA)
  More Information on TACA

• CYP Strategic Planning Group
  Aberdeen’s Children and Young People’s Strategic Planning Group ( CYPSPG) is the high level, multi-agency planning group which has the responsibility for the strategic planning and monitoring of services for children and young people, on behalf of the Community Planning Partnership.
  More Information on the CYP Strategic Planning Group

• CYP Management Group

• Early Years
  Information on Aberdeen Early Years Childcare Partnership
  Early Years Training PLACES STILL AVAILABLE (as of 8-9-08)
  Early Years and Childcare Training Programme – September 08 - March 09 
  Early Years & Childcare Training Programme - April to September 2008
  Early Years and Early Intervention: Scottish Government & COSLA policy statement
  

• Learning Reference Group
  Aberdeen City NEET Profile
  Aberdeen City School Leavers Destination Report (SLDR) 2007

• Inclusion Reference Group

• Youth Justice
  Preventing Offending By Young People - A Framework For Action 
  Scottish Government Letter on new Youth Justice Good Practice Document
  Youth Justice Strategy Group 2nd May - Voluntary Sector Representative's Notes
  
  

• JADAT
  JADAT Consultation Response - 'Changing Scotland's Relationship to Alcohol' 
  

• Looked After Children
  More Information on Looked After Children

Click below to see a diagram showing how the above groups link together to plan CYP services in Aberdeen - Aberdeen's Planning Framework for Services for Children & Young People.

Click the following link to view details of the 'portfolio' of local authority strategists who support Children and Young People's service's - Remit of Aberdeen City Council CYP Strategists.

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NESCPC (North East of Scotland Child Protection Committee) Voluntary Sector Forum

In partnership with our colleagues from all areas of the voluntary sector, we are in the process of establishing a forum to enable greater awareness of child protection needs and a joint voluntary sector voice throughout the North East of Scotland.

Anyone wishing more information please contact us. Your voice counts! Find out more at www.nescpc.org.uk. 

Download the minutes of the latest NESCPC meeting. Minute of NESCPC Meeting 24/06/08

Download Aberdeen City Council's child protection policy and guidance for 2007-2011. Aberdeen City Council - Corporate Child Protection Policy and Guidance

Download the NESCPC's training calendar for the second half of 2008. NESCPC Training Calendar 2008 (June-December).

NESCPC Check List for Reviewing Child Protection Policies

Download the latest issue of the NESCPC newsletter NESCPC Newsletter Issue 3 August 2008 

NESCPC Risk Assessment Framework - FEEDBACK WANTED! 

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Whats Happening in Integrated Children's Services?

Joint planning

• Integrated Childrens Service Plan 2008-09 
• Integrated Children's Service Plan - 2007 Update
• Integrated Childrens Services Plan - 2006 Update

Joint training

• GIRFEC Training Programme Context
• GIRFEC Training Programme Apr-July 08
• GIRFEC Training Programme September 08 - June 09 
  

Joint assessment

• GIRFEC - Guidance Letter - Letter regarding the guidance on the Dec 07 target for child's or young persons plan. 
• GIRFEC Joint Guidance - Joint guidance on the difference between an Initial Enquiry report, an Initial Assessment report and a Social Background report.
  girfec guidance letter & document

Joint inspection

• Inspection Letter - February 08
• Pre-Inspection Return

For more details, please contact Pauline Gerrard, ACVO, Whitemyres Business Centre (Ground Floor), Whitemyres Avenue, Aberdeen, AB16 6HQ, phone (01224) 686053 or e-mail children@acvo.org.uk