Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Local Safeguarding Children's Board

LSCB Board Meeting March 2009

Minutes of the LSCB board meeting held on 12th March 2009 are now available

Safer Recruitment Guidance

All organisations that employ adults or volunteers to work with children should adopt a consistent and thorough process of safer recruitment in order to ensure those recruited are suitable

Safer Recruitment Guidance

E-Safety

Emerging Digital and Mobile Technologies is available to view in Practice Guidance

Chapter 12

Emerging Digital and Mobile Technologies and Child Abuse has been updated and now has linked guidance. See Chapter 12 in Procedures

Serious Case Review Executive Summary

Executive Summary on child 'W' is now available under Publications

ContactPoint

ContactPoint is a contacts list for professionals who work with children and young people. It will provide them with a quick way to find out who else is working with the same child.

Shielding

Some children and their parents may have address details hidden on ContactPoint to prevent their location being identified.

If your organisation works in areas with a potential need to shield children e.g. Abuse, Domestic Violence, Police protection, Adoption, please access further information in the ContactPoint section on our website.

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to the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Local Safeguarding Children Board website. The board is an inter-agency forum for agreeing how different services and professional groups should co-operate to safeguard children in their local area, and for making sure that arrangements work effectively for bringing about good outcomes for children.

The Autumn 2008 Newsletter is now available and can be accessed on this website. Copies have been distributed and can be sent to you if you contact the LSCB office on 0116 260 0004.

Agencies and individuals can be kept up to date with, for example, recent changes in key personnel and with new developments.

Articles in this edition include:

Leicester City has an anti-bullying strategy which seeks to make Leicester an anti-bullying city.

Dealing with Child Deaths

Emotional Abuse - The pain that no one sees.

An interview with Jackie Wilkinson - Designated Nurse for Looked After Children based at Children's Community Health Service at Bridge Park Plaza in Thurmaston and St Peter's Health Centre Leicester City.