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Children’s Safeguarding Update Beverley Czyz Leicester Safeguarding Children Partnership board manager

LSCBs (Local Safeguarding Children Boards) have been abolished and in their place Local Safeguarding Partnerships have been developed Multi-agency Each area had to publish their plans for the Partnership arrangements safeguarding and move into them by September 29 th 2019 arrangements Across LLR the same approach and framework has been employed

Safeguarding partners as set out in the Children Act 2004 and amended by the Children and Social Work Act 2017 and with guidance from Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018 The accountable officer of a The chief officer of police for clinical commissioning group The local authority chief an area, any part of which for and area, any part of executive falls within the local What is an which falls within the local authority authority area Safeguarding Children Partnership These 3 safeguarding partners have a shared and equal duty to agree and make arrangements to work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children in a local area. The partnership also includes relevant agencies as agreed by the safeguarding partners

One form for all Local Authorities (Leicester City Council, Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council). One form for both Early Help and Social Care. Multi-Agency Signs of Safety – common approach used by all 3 LAs Referral Form (MARF) One form per family. Creates an evidence trail of what information was shared (when, where, how much & by whom) Can be used to support any assessment of the child

Thresholds for Access to Services: For Children and Families in Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland  New document  Published and launched on 1 st November 2019  Much more concise than previously  3 tiers have moved to 4 tiers  Accessible language  Links to appropriate information and/or further information

Levels of need and intervention

Procedure Updates  The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Multi-Agency Safeguarding procedure manual has been updated and is available at: https://llrscb.proceduresonline.com/  Please see below the key documents that have been updated.   To receive the Signis Newsletter and Policy Briefs, please opt in by using the button on the right hand side of the screen found on the tri.x website: http://www.trixonline.co.uk/ 

Amendments November 2019 Chapter Name Details Referrals to Children's Social Care This chapter has been updated. In Section 7, Making a Referral the referral process for each area is set out in detail. Concealed Pregnancies This chapter has been updated throughout and should be re-read. Safeguarding Disabled Children This chapter has been updated throughout and should be re-read. Children Living Away from Home with Other This chapter has been updated throughout and should be Families (including Private Fostering) re-read. Pre-Trial Therapy This chapter has been updated throughout. Gangs, Group Activity, Youth Violence and The procedure has been updated and a link has been Criminal Exploitation Affecting Children added to the LLR Children and Young People at Risk of Criminal Exploitation Risk Assessment Tool.

Other developments  Voice Resource – to be launched at LLR Voice Conference on 28.11.19  ‘The words we don’t say’ – health relationships and coercive control resources  Leicester Learning from Multiagency Case Reviews – 18.12.19  See the LLRSCPs Training Pages for more information