hould be included. A child protection plan being transferred from another local authority should be recorded as a new plan, even if the child had previously received services in the local authority they are transferring to. This module is repeatable. 5.1 Child protection plan start date If a child is the subject of a child protection plan, enter the start date of that plan, using the format specified in date fields of the general notes section. Otherwise, leave blank. 5.2 Initial and latest category of abuse Using the code set in the table below record the initial category of abuse as assessed when the child protection plan commenced and the most recent (latest) category of abuse assigned to the child protection plan. The latest category of abuse may be the same as the initial category of abuse. Both initial and latest category of abuse variables use the following codes: Code Description NEG Neglect PHY Physical abuse SAB Sexual abuse EMO Emotional abuse MUL Multiple/not recommended 53 The multiple category is for when more than one category of abuse is relevant to the child’s current protection plan. It is not intended to record information for children who have been the subject of more than one child protection plan during the year. The category of abuse under which a child is made the subject of a child protection plan will have been decided upon at the child protection conference. However, if the category of abuse applicable to the current child protection plan has changed as a result of subsequent child protection conferences, then enter the latest category of abuse. Overall, the initial category of abuse is that decided upon at the conference; any amended category is to be recorded as the latest category of abuse. The categories are defined for the purpose of this