Integrated Children's System (ICS): Phasing out the child protection register

In Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 the Government announced that the maintainance of a separate child protection register would be phased out by 1 April 2008. The functionality of the register will be replaced by the Integrated Children's System (ICS) and, more specifically, through the existence of a child protection plan.

By the time that these changes come in effect, each child whose name is on the register will be the subject of a child protection plan (see paragraphs 5.93 5.100 in Working Together). New cases which would have been added to the register will still become the subject of a child protection plan. When cases are de-registered, their child protection plans will come to an end.

LAs will need to ensure that their local ICS is able to use data from the ICS child protection plans. A series of documents are available below which will help local authorities to make the necessary changes to their ICS systems.

The technical report explains how the child protection register can be replaced by the ICS, while the set of changes is listed in the accompanying spreadsheet. Below the spreadsheet we have listed the core information requirements and exemplars requiring changes.

ICS technical report Phasing out the child protection register: Using data from the ICS child protection plans

Phasing out the Child Protection Register - Changes Spreadsheet
This is a detailed list of all changes made (except those in the version CPR3) and references to the notes on the modified documents themselves.

Documents which need modification for the child protection register

Please note: these documents have not been updated, but for ease of reference each document contains highlighted areas where changes are required.

Core Information Requirements

Process model
Process hierarchy
Process flow diagram 1.03 (Child Protection Operations)
Logical data model
Glossary
Entity relationship diagram

Access the full set of core information requirements.

Please note these versions have not been highlighted for the child protection register.

Exemplars

Contact record.
Referral and information record Note: Erratum to Referral and Information Record. Amendment B4.3 on page 4, which inserts a second question under the Child Protection section, should read 'The child or young person referred has been registered previously by any CSSR - Yes or No' and NOT "The child or young person referred has previously been on the child protection register or the subject of a Child Protection Plan in another CSSR - Yes or No" as indicated.
Initial child protection conference report.
Core assessment record (prebirth to 12 months).
Chronology.
Child's Plan.
Child In need review,
Child protection review.
Child's looked-after review.