“The development of a shared sense of responsibility across all agencies and communities for safeguarding children and young people and protecting them from harm”
At the heart of the establishment of our Safeguarding Children Board is the desire to develop a shared sense of responsibility across all agencies working with children and their families and communities to keep children safe from harm. In order to achieve this, we recognise the need to develop a more preventative and community-based approach to safeguarding children and young people. This will require a strong emphasis on partnership, integration, information sharing, participation and accountability at all levels.
The Board will aim to ensure that all agencies working with children, young people and their families take all reasonable measures to ensure that the risks of harm to children’s welfare are minimised, and where risks are identified, agencies take all appropriate actions to address those concerns, working to locally agreed policies and procedures in partnership with other agencies.
The Board we will work tirelessly to improve the well-being of children and young people in our community, with particular regard to their:
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Physical and mental health and emotional well-being (‘be healthy’);
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Protection from harm and neglect (‘stay safe’);
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Education, training and recreation (‘enjoy & achieve’);
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The contribution made by them to society (‘make a positive contribution’);
- Social and economic well-being (‘achieve economic well-being’).
