Swindon Local Safeguarding Children Board

Swindon LSCB News Headlines (November 2008)

Many managers still need to sign up for Safer Recrutment training!

A key focus for Swindon LSCB during 2007/8 has been to develop safe practices in relation to recruitment and allegations against staff. The good news is that 117 people have been trained in Safer Recruitment so far this year. But, if we are to meet our target, there are still many managers across agencies who need to sign up for training urgently. Read full article.

Swindon LSCB Serious Case Review Event 'Improving Safeguarding Practice'

We are organising a one-day conference in February 2009 to disseminate and increase awareness of the learning from serious case reviews and to explore effective ways to ensure that this learning makes a difference for children and families in Swindon. Book now - places are filling up fast! Event details

National Safeguarding Stocktake

In a written ministerial statement of 22 October 2008, the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families Ed Balls and Baroness Morgan announced the terms of reference for the planned stocktake of Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs). Read full article

Impact of Parental Issues on Children

Two new research reports have recently been published focusing on the impact of parental issues on children. Read full article

Information Sharing: Guidance for Practitioners and Managers

In October 2008 a new version of this guidance was published to reflect current policy, and was extended to cover practitioners working with adults and families as well as those working with children and young people. Read full article

South West Child Protection Procedures

Please Note: Nobody should now have the old ‘Purple Book’! This has been replaced by the South West Child Protection Procedures.

You can access them at:
www.swcpp.org.uk

The old 'Purple Book' is now obsolete and should be destroyed.