Child Protection - Information Sharing (CP-IS) service roadmap

NHS England has a statutory duty under the Children Act 2004 to have due regard for safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children in the discharge of its functions. 

The sharing of child protection information and health data using the CP-IS enables Local Authorities, health bodies and NHS England to meet their statutory duties under the Children Act. 

In response to this, CP-IS is being made available to the following care settings that have been prioritised for system access, as attendance here is most likely to indicate an increased risk of harm to a child: 

• general practice in hours
• child and adolescent mental health services (all four tiers)
• sexual health: sexual assault referral centres
• sexual health: termination of pregnancy services
• 0-19 services: school nursing and health visitors 
• community paediatrics 
• dentistry (appointment-based dentistry including emergency dental care) 

The project roadmap outlines crucial project stages, objectives and timelines.

Its aim is to make it easier to understand and encourage teams to work together to improve patient care and service delivery.

This roadmap was last reviewed by the team on 25 June 2026.

In this section you can find project milestones that the service reached in previous years.

To discuss and provide input to our strategy and roadmap, contact us.