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It's everyone's job to make sure children in Renfrewshire are safe.
If you are worried about a child who could be at risk of abuse or neglect, you should contact one of the numbers below right away.
Your call will be treated in strictest confidence.
If you are worried about a child who could be at risk of abuse or neglect, you should contact one of the numbers below right away.
Your call will be treated in strictest confidence.
Social work services | |
Paisley area | 0141 842 5151 |
Renfrew area | 0141 886 5784 |
Johnstone area | 01505 342 300 |
Evenings and weekends | 0800 811 505 |
Strathclyde Police | |
0141 532 5900 | |
Child Protection line | |
0800 022 3222 | |
If you are involved in a community or voluntary organisation working with young people, you might like to download a copy of this poster with the numbers to call and display it in the place you meet:
Feel Safe poster (pdf - 132Kb)
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We've got lots more information here on this website if you want to know more about protecting children:
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We've got lots more information here on this website if you want to know more about protecting children:
- What to look out for and what to do
- The Renfrewshire Child Protection Committee
- A day in the life of a child care social worker
- Renfrewshire Child Protection Committee - our visions, values and aims
Renfrewshire Child Protection Committee have also made this short video about the importance of keeping our children safe.
Download Windows Media player.
On Tuesday 6 May 2008, Adam Ingram, Scottish Minister for Children and Early Years, launched a new Looked After Children and Young People website. This website is designed to bring about better outcomes for looked after children, young people and care leavers by providing useful information, resources and networking opportunities for all those who support them, from parents and carers to those with a professional interest.
If you are a child protection professional, you can also download a copy of these working documents:
West of Scotland Child Protection Interagency Guidance (pdf - 234Kb)
Information Sharing Protocol (pdf - 108Kb)
RCPC interagency self-evaluation overview (pdf - 798Kb)You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these documents. Download Acrobat Reader here.
