Making Enquiries into Alleged Child Abuse and Neglect: Partnership with Families

THE BACKGROUND TO THE ENQUIRY PROCESS.

Enquiries and Investigations: The Policy Context (D. Platt).

Enquiries into Allegations: A Black Perspective (M. Phillips &J. Butt).

Children with Disabilities and Special Needs: Current Issues andConcerns for Child Protection Procedures (P. Russell).

TOWARDS PARTNERSHIP WITH FAMILIES.

Building Trust with Families when Making Enquiries (D. Shemmings& Y. Shemmings).

Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect: Are Parents' Views Important?(H. Cleaver & P. Freeman).

Partnership from the Child's Perspective (M. Davies, et al.).

THE ENQUIRY IN PROGRESS.

Child Abuse Referrals: What? Why? and How? (D. Cooper).

Categorising Referrals about Children: Child Protection or ChildWelfare? (D. Thorpe).

Planning an Enquiry into Allegations of Child Abuse and Neglect (L.Burns & T. Young).

The Potential for Recorded Agreements (D. Platt & T.Burns).

Interviewing Children (W. Rogers).

Medical Examinations (J. Welbury).

Evaluating the Evidence (C. Wattam).

Conclusion: Does It Ever End? (D. Platt).

Appendix.

Index.