Neglect of children and young people is perhaps the biggest challenge in Barking and Dagenham, and we want all practitioners working with children, young people and families to be able to identify, assess and intervene to tackle neglect at the earliest opportunity.

The Graded Care Profile 2

The Graded Care Profile 2 (GCP2) is a practical tool, licenced by NSPCC, which supports practitioners in objectively measuring the quality of care provided by a parent/carer in meeting their child’s needs. GCP2 gives an indication of the quality of care for a child on a graded descriptive scale. Practitioners are asked to score based on what they are observing in order to show ‘what life is like’ through the eyes of the child. GCP2 not only captures areas of concern but also identifies strengths in parenting, supporting parental engagement.

The GPC2 measures the quality of care delivered to an individual child over a short window of time (representative of the current level of care) and scales it between 1 (best) and 5 (worst). It can be used right across the continuum of need.

The GCP2 doesn’t explore reasons for a particular level of care but does encourage further interpretation of the reasons at the analysis stage, which can be captured in the report or accompanying recording sheets. It is important to record the dates during which the GCP2 is completed. It is widely recognised that care can fluctuate over time, so being able to set the results of the current level of care within a short window means that when the scoring is repeated, it can reflect the improvement or not in the level of care for that particular child.

Important documents

GCP2-Theory-Guidance-Booklet (PDF, 4.54 MB)

GCP2-Handbook (PDF, 3.81 MB)

GCP2 Information sheet for professionals (PDF, 627.54 KB)

Additional resources

200170728_GCP2_Leaflet_Info_For_Young_Adults-v4 (PDF, 2.18 MB)

20151094_GCP2_Leaflet_Arabic (PDF, 1.8 MB)

8046_GCP2_Parent_Leaflet_England_AW-No-Bleed (PDF, 1.68 MB)

41-GCP2-Parent-Guide-URDU--3- (PDF, 1.29 MB)

40-GCP2-Parent-Guide-POLISH (PDF, 1.14 MB)

GCP2 information for families – parent guide (PDF, 1.68 MB)

GCP2 information for young adults (PDF, 2.18 MB)

GCP2 information for parents and carers in easy read format (PDF, 2.96 MB)

GCP2 Promotional Poster – Infographic (PDF, 3.93 MB)

GCP2 Promotional Poster – Practitioners (PDF, 2.17 MB)

If you have not been trained in the use of the Graded Care Profile 2 and need to be as part of your role or if you have been trained but need a copy of the blank tool, please contact the GCP2 lead for your area on email Carolyn.Greenaway@lbbd.gov.uk or email Natasha.Barnor@lbbd.govuk

Non GCP2 trained professionals

The LBBD Neglect Screening Tool is intended for practitioners working with children and families in all partner agencies to quickly identify areas of concern which may indicate a child/young person is being neglected. If there is more than one child in the family, a screening tool should be completed for each child you have concerns about.

In completing the screening tool, professionals are asked to detail what they are worried about or to record what they have observed, providing clear examples in the evidence column to add context and detail to the findings.  This is a concise tool to be used by all agencies including education, health, community, voluntary and faith partners.  It is understood that depending on the professional’s involvement with the family they may not be able to comment on all sections, however every effort must be made to capture a true picture of what life is like for the child.

The Screening Tool should be used in all cases where neglect is suspected and will aid practitioners in deciding:

• how to apply the Barking and Dagenham Safeguarding Children Partnership’s Continuum of Need
• what referral pathway should be followed and what action should be taken by the practitioner
• whether a full Graded Care Profile 2 (GCP2) tool should be completed by a trained professional

LBBD Neglect Screening Tool (PDF, 163.75 KB)