Everyone who works with children/young people – including Voluntary, Community & Faith Sector Workers – has a responsibility for keeping them safe.
Voluntary, Community, Faith and Private Sector organisations play an important role in delivering services to children/young people. They should have safeguarding arrangements in place to keep children and young people safe, and need to work effectively with the Harrow Safeguarding & Children Board (HSCB) to ensure this. Paid and volunteer staff need to be aware of their responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and attend safeguarding training. This should enable workers to identify child protection concerns and have the confidence to make referrals to local authority children’s services or the police.
How can we help?
We are supporting this work by offering *free certified training in:
- Level 2 Safeguarding (this is offered as multi agency or In House Training)
- Children & Young Peoples Forum (for the Safeguarding Leads (NSP/DSL) in organisations)
- Level 3 Nominated Safeguarding Person (NSP)(DSL) training
- Referrals for the Local Authority Designated Officer Training (LADO)
- Bi Monthly Safeguarding Newsletter
- One-to-one support clinics for organisations by looking at their existing child protection policies, updating existing policies, and giving advice, support and guidance with referrals to the Children’s Services.
An organisation check list is available to help organisations to identify any gaps in safeguarding that may need to addressed.
*free to not for profit organisations operating/working in Harrow
Updates:
Please note that all Nominated Safeguarding Leads/Deputies are expected to attend the safeguarding forum 3 times a year as part of their learning and CPD.
Event this Month:
National Child Exploitation Awareness Day
The National Child Exploitation Awareness Day aims to highlight the issues surrounding Child Exploitation (CE); encouraging everyone to think, spot and speak out against abuse and adopt a zero-tolerance to adults developing inappropriate relationships with children or children exploiting and abusing their peers.
Link to video on YouTube by Hampshire County Council. Health for Kids have information that you may find useful.
NSPCC guidance on Child Exploitation is here, Harrow information on Child Exploitation is here.
Further information resources:
- Link to the NSPCC Self Assessment Tool
- Harrow Safeguarding Children/Young People Board Website
- Harrow Safeguarding Adult Board
- Safeguarding Children/Young People – Green Book 2019 – 20 includes safeguarding children/young people policy/procedure document template
- Housing Domestic Abuse Options
- Safeguarding for Charities -Charity Commission Guidance