The work of the child protection committee
We believe that all children and young people in North Lanarkshire have the right to be cared for and protected from abuse and harm in a safe environment in which their rights are respected. This is the North Lanarkshire Child Protection Committee Vision.
We have a lead responsibility for multi-agency child protection policy and practice in North Lanarkshire and we promote co-operation and joint working across organisations for the protection of children.
The functions of Child Protection Committees across Scotland are set out in the National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland updated 2023
These include working with partners to:
- undertake self-evaluation activity to help us understand how well we are doing and the best way to improve services
- have an oversight of multiagency procedures, protocols and guidance and develop and update these when required to improve our response to children and young people at risk
- develop and deliver training to help keep our workforce up to date with the skills and knowledge they need to help protect children
- raise awareness of child protection with everyone, including through the production of public information materials
Judith Tait is the independent Chair of North Lanarkshire Child Protection Committee and the committee includes representatives from a range of agencies including social work, education, the police, health and the third sector.
North Lanarkshire Child Protection Committee Annual Report (2023/2024) and Business Plan (2024/2025)
The report and business plan outlines the work we have done in the past year and our priorities and plans for the current year.
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Name |
Title |
Organisation |
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Judith Tait |
Independent Chair |
North Lanarkshire Child Protection Committee |
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Sarah Jane Ramsay |
Co-ordinator Child Protection |
North Lanarkshire Child Protection Committee |
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Martin McGhee |
Detective Superintendent |
Police Scotland |
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Ann Marie Sangster |
Chief Nurse Public Protection |
NHS Lanarkshire |
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Carrie McCulloch |
Associate Nurse Director |
NHS Lanarkshire |
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Alison Gordon |
Chief Social Work Officer – Vice Chair of CPC |
Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire |
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Lila Agrawal |
Lead Paediatrician Child Protection |
NHS Lanarkshire |
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Fiona Swift |
Senior Education & Families Manager |
North Lanarkshire Council, Education & Families |
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Andrew Gillies |
Senior Education & Families Manager |
North Lanarkshire Council, Education & Families |
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Sara Law |
Locality Reporter Manager North Lanarkshire |
Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration |
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James McParland |
Chief Officer (Education) |
North Lanarkshire Council, Education & Families |
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Michael Bradley |
Development Officer |
North Lanarkshire Council, Education & Families |
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Helen Sneddon |
Service Co-ordinator (Domestic Abuse) |
North Lanarkshire Council, Education & Families |
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Eleanor Hillcoat |
Service Manager for Public Protection for Housing and MAPPA |
North Lanarkshire Council, Enterprise & Housing Resources |
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John Holleran |
Strategic Lead ADP |
Lanarkshire Alcohol & Drug Partnership |
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Jane Kirkhope |
Legal Manager, Litigation |
North Lanarkshire Council, Corporate Services |
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Nancy Ferguson |
Principal Psychologist |
North Lanarkshire Council, Education & Families |
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Anshu Bhatria |
Consultant Psychiatrist/Clinical Director for Mental Health Services |
NHS Lanarkshire |
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David Wood |
Development Officer |
VANL |
| Julie Coyle | Senior Nurse Emergency Medicine | NHS Lanarkshire |
| Pauline Izat | General Manager for Specialist Children’s Health Services Unit, North Lanarkshire HSCP | NHS Lanarkshire |
