Our local GIRFEC documents
The tools/templates and guidance below are the current, up-to-date versions in Dumfries and Galloway. If you have any old versions, please delete them.
Request for Assistance Form (RfA) (January 2026)
Child Plan Meeting template (January 2026)
GIRFEC Guidance Documents
Dumfries and Galloway GIRFEC Practice Guidance (November 2024)
Resolution and Escalation Protocol see briefing below for more information.
7-Minute Management Briefing on the Resolution and Escalation Protocol
Scottish Government information and guidance
Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) – gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
Revised Statutory and Non-Statutory Guidance, 2022
The links below are to the revised guidance produced by the Scottish Government in their ‘GIRFEC Refresh’ in 2022.
- Getting it right for every child: policy statement 2022
- Getting it right for every child: Practice Guidance 1 – Using the National Practice Model
- Getting it right for every child: Practice Guidance 2 – Role of the named person
- Getting it right for every child: Practice Guidance 3 – role of the lead professional
- Getting it right for every child: Practice Guidance 4 – information sharing
- Getting it right for every child: Child’s plan practice statement |
- Getting it right for every child: Assessment of Wellbeing 2022
- GIRFEC case studies
Other Guidance: Prevent
National Prevent Referral Form
Learning and Development Resources
See Learning and Development Page for NES GIRFEC Modules.
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