Care and Risk Management (CARM)

The CARM risk management process in Aberdeenshire will assist with the early identification, assessment and management of children and young people who display harmful behaviours. This process will ensure a transparent, proportionate and rights-based approach which places the child or young person at the centre of decision-making and considers risks and needs holistically. The process does not stand alone from GIRFEC and the child’s Single Plan – rather, the care and risk management process ensures that decisions about risk inform the Single Plan in a meaningful way.