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The development and review of procedures, guidelines and protocols necessary to protect children and meet their needs;
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To monitor and review information about the identification of children and young people at risk and about the operation of the Child Protection Register;
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Agree, implement and review multi-agency quality assurance mechanisms for inter-agency work, including auditing against the Framework for Standards; and address the implications of these reports for services; and inform strategy;
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Contribute to the preparation for the integrated system of inspection of child protection services;
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Have in place mechanisms to identify and disseminate lessons from audits and inspections and past and current practice, including systematic reviews of significant cases;
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Ensure that these lessons directly inform training and staff development; and
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To identify training needs and to take a leading role in developing and promoting training programmes;
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To encourage and support effective working relationships between different services and professional groups based on effective communication and co-operation;
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To develop and promote a public information strategy;
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Identify opportunities to share knowledge, skills and learning with other Child Protection Committees;
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Clearly identify the key links that are required to be made with other bodies, and ensure that these links are made.