… identify and assess the risks to children to ensure their protection. Key elements for considering children’s … with other agencies. Risk assessment should therefore be child competent in that it routinely and robustly takes into … accordance with Article 26 on protection and support for child witnesses of the Istanbul Convention. …
… groups that may pose barriers to accessing support and protection, including: lack of social support and isolation; … the perpetrator, case files and other agencies, including childprotection and specialist women’s services, should be taken …