Child Impact Assessments: The Toolkit

The work on Child Impact Assessments is laid out within Prison Reform Trust's toolkit (opens new window).  Initially developed to support children with a mother in the justice system, all the information within the toolkit also applies to children whose fathers are in the justice system, and the resources have been adapted accordingly. The toolkit contains an array of case studies and resources. The following documents from the toolkit are particularly helpful:

Guiding principles

The  CIA Guiding Principles (PDF) [137KB]  document provides a summary of guiding principles for supporting for children with a parent in the criminal justice system, which place their best interests at heart. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Our  Child Impact Assessment Framework FAQs.pdf (PDF) [90KB]  provide a list of questions that organisations and individuals may have about using the Child Impact Assessment framework. 

Child Impact Assessment framework

The Child Impact Assessment framework is available for children with a mother, father or brother who is in contact with the justice system:

Dads

• Child Impact Assessment for children with a dad in the justice system
• Accompanying notes for anyone supporting a child with a father in the justice system

Mums

• Child Impact Assessment for children with a mum in the justice system
• Accompanying notes for anyone supporting a child with a mother in the justice system

Brother

• Child Impact Assessment for children with a brother in the justice system
• Accompanying notes for anyone supporting a child with a brother in the justice system

Tools and resources to support the This is Me, Child Impact Assessment

Tools and Resources for This Is Me; Child Impact Assessments (PDF) [82KB]  provides tips and resources which could support practitioners to carry out a Child Impact Assessment with a child or young person.

Evaluation form

We want to make sure we are getting it right for children in Perth and Kinross who have a parent in the justice system.  If you have used any part of the Child Impact Assessment,  we would like to hear your feedback.

The evaluation form for the toolkit is currently in development.

For more information about any aspect of the use of Child Impact Assessments for children with a parent in contact with the justice system, please email ChildImpactAssess@pkc.gov.uk.