Meeting prep · Afterwards

Write it down while it's fresh.

The half hour after a meeting is when your memory is strongest — and when nobody feels like writing. Answer six short questions now, and one dated, factual line goes straight into your chronology. Same day beats perfect.

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Saved only in this browser, on this device — the same place your chronology lives.

If your disagreement wasn’t noted

Send a short, calm email the same day: “At today’s meeting I said I disagreed with X, for these reasons. Please attach this to the minutes.” Now it is on the record.

When the minutes arrive

Check them against this note. Correct any errors in writing and keep a copy — your same-day record is the strongest evidence of what was actually said.

If a child is in immediate danger, call 999. For non-emergency concerns, call the NSPCC on 0808 800 5000 or the Samaritans on 116 123.

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