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Get a copy of a child abuse assessment or child protection plan

Letter to get evidence that social services think your child has been abused or is at risk, if you're applying for legal aid.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Published: 14 May 2014
• Last updated: 18 September 2018 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Sample letter to get evidence of a child abuse assessment or child protection plan

MS Word Document, 16.5 KB

Social Services response to request for evidence of child abuse assessment or child protection plan

MS Word Document, 18.7 KB

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Details

To get a copy of a child abuse assessment or child protection plan, you should:

• fill in the sample letter as best you can
• send it to the social services department at your local council

The assessment or plan must mention your child’s name and name your partner as the abuser.

You can use this as evidence if you’re applying for legal aid to stop an abusive partner seeing your child or to take away their parental responsibility.

If you work for a social services department and have been asked to provide this evidence for a legal aid application, please use the sample letter below as a template to confirm whether:

• a child abuse assessment has taken place
• a child protection plan is in place

Published 14 May 2014
Last updated 18 September 2018 + show all updates

1. 18 September 2018

   Social Services response to request for evidence of child abuse assessment or child protection plan added.

2. 25 April 2016

   Sample letter updated.

3. 14 May 2014

   First published.