IN plans or child protection plans) should be linked to the case in your return. The case should be closed on the same date as the assessment ends or, if this is not practical, as soon as possible afterwards. When new information is received on an already open case, it should not be counted and recorded as a new referral in the census. Any resultant activity (for example, assessments) should be recorded against the child’s open episode. 4.1.1 Information required for transfer in cases If a child who was the subject of a child protection plan in their previous local authority moves to your local authority, then all data modules need to be completed and the children in need details module should include: • a referral date (which should be the date your local authority received formal notification that the child had permanently moved to your local authority); • a source of referral; • a primary need code; • the referral no further action flag should equal 0 or false; • the date of initial child protection conference should be provided, but within the children in need details group, not as part of the section 47 enquiries sub group. The section 47 enquiries group should not be returned for these children, unless a subsequent section 47 enquiry is carried out at your local authority. 36 If the child’s case is closed in the year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, then the children in need closure date and the reason for closure code should be completed. 4.2 Referral date Enter the date that the child was referred to children’s social care services, using the format specified in date fields of the general notes section. This date can be a non- working day and should be the date the child was referred to children’s social care services, not the date the child was assessed to be in 