It is a plan to improve your care and safety. The plan will decide what should be done and who can do this best - your family, your school, social services (your social worker).

It is important for everyone to work together to complete the plan. This will include an assessment that looks at what is needed and who does what.

Usually your Social Worker, a Teacher from school, your parents or carers, YOU and sometimes another adult who knows you like a School Nurse or Youth Worker.

The first meeting is held within 10 working days of the Child Protection Conference. After that, the Group will meet not less than every six weeks.

At your school, at the local social services offices or maybe at your home.

YOU can come to the meeting yourself or you could:

• Write a letter
• Make a tape recoding of what you want to say or how you feel
• Draw a picture
• Talk to an adult YOU TRUST, who can speak for you (like a teacher)

Within 3 months of your Child Protection Conference, a Review Conference will be held. This is to check if the Child Protection Plan has worked and whether your name still needs to be on the Child Protection Register.

People at the Review Conference will decide if your name should be removed from the Register.

Sometimes this will happen at the first Review Conference but not always. If not, the Core Groups will continue and another Review Conference will be set for 6 months later.

Your social worker, parents and/or carers, your Head of Year at school (your Teacher & Head Teacher), School Nurse and Health Visitor (for younger children), maybe the school's Education Welfare Officer, your Doctor, police and the Northamptonshire Review and Conference Service (NRCS) who arranged the conference.

• Conference Chairperson, Tel. (01604) 654040
• NSPCC National Helpline (24 hours)Tel: 0808 800 5000
• Childline (24 hours) Tel: 0800 1111
• UR Voice Tel: 01604 237136, text: 0781 807 6245
  This independent advocacy service offers support to young people who want to have their say in the meeting. They can help you to prepare what you want to say and answer your questions about why the meeting is being held and what will be discussed.