I am a professional looking for support

No matter what your role is you play an important part in protecting children and young people.

You have the following responsibilities:  

1) To be aware of your organisations child protection policy / procedures

2) To be alert to indicators of concern for children and young people you come into contact with

3) To respond to concerns you have about a child

Further details of professional responsibilities in relation to Child Protection can be found in the National Guidance for Child Protection In Scotland.

South Ayrshire's Child Protection learning and developlment training can be found on our Public Protection training page.

Further training on core skills for practitioners can be found on South Ayrshire's Training and Development page.