Circumstances Joint Enquiries

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Services sets the standards for health and social care agencies ‘work to prevent children
Suffering harm and to promote their welfare. Police and social work colleagues. All forces have child abuse investigation units (CAIU) and take responsibility for investigating such cases, safeguarding children. The police are committed to share Information and with other organizations and should be notified as soon as possible where a criminal offence has been made, or is suspected.LSCBs should work between the LA and the police, to guide both organizations in deciding how child protection enquiries should be conducted, and in which circumstances joint enquiries are appropriate.

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