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Local Safeguarding Children Board

It is a requirement of the Children Act 2004 that each Children's Service authority in England establishes a Local Safeguarding Children Board by the 1st April 2006. Local Safeguarding Children's Boards (LSCB) are the key statutory mechanism for agreeing how organisations working with and providing services for children in each local area will co-operate to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and to ensure the effectiveness of the work done for that purpose. The Core function of the Local Safeguarding Children Board Regulations 2006 set out in the LSCB Regulations 2006.

North East Lincolnshire (A Division) Local Safeguarding Children Board

(http://www.nelincs.gov.uk/socialcare/childprotection/) 

The North East Lincolnshire Area Child Protection Committee commenced work towards the preparation of a Local Safeguarding Children Board in June 2005.  The North East Lincolnshire Area Child Protection Committee transformed to a Local Safeguarding Children Board on the 3rd February 2006. The Children Act 2004 specifies statutory core members that should be represented on the Board and other relevant additional members of organisations who work with and provide services for children and young people. 

North Lincolnshire (B Division) Local Safeguarding Children Board

(http://www.everynorthlincschildmatters.org.uk/safeguarding-children/) 

The North Lincolnshire Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) was set up in April 2006. It was established in compliance with The Children Act 2004. 

Its purpose is to co-ordinate what is done by agencies who work together to safeguard children, protect them from harm and promote their welfare. 

North Lincolnshire’s LSCB is made up of representatives from: 

  • North Lincolnshire Council
  • North Lincolnshire Primary Care Trust
  • The Strategic Health Authority (area under review)
  • North Lincolnshire and Goole Acute Hospital Trust
  • Humberside Police
  • The National Probation Service, Humberside
  • CAFCASS
  • Connexions Humber
  • Schools
  • Further Education Colleges
  • Humberside Fire and Rescue Service  

 East Riding of Yorkshire (C Division) Local Safeguarding Children Board

(http://www.erscb.org.uk/redirect/?oid=%5Bcom.arsdigita.categorization.Category%3A%7Bid%3D20950%7D%5D) 

Introduction to LSCB 

The East Riding Safeguarding Children Board (ERSCB) was established on 1st April 2006 and replaced the Joint Hull and East Riding Area Child Protection Committee (ACPC). Its main role is to improve outcomes for children by co-ordinating the safeguarding of children in East Riding and promoting children's welfare. It is the key statutory mechanism for agreeing how the relevant organisations within the community will co-operate and for ensuring the effectiveness of what they do 

Kingston upon Hull (D Division) Local Safeguarding Children Board

(http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/portal/page?_pageid=221,75119&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL) 

Hull Safeguarding Children Board 

The safeguarding children board brings together representatives from different agencies who work with children, so that everyone can work together to keep children safe from harm.

What do we mean by harm? 

  • Physical harm, such as physical assaults like kicking, punching or burning.
  • Neglect, such as leaving children on their own, not feeding or looking after them properly.
  • Sexual harm, which is usually inappropriate sexual behaviour by an adult towards a child.
  • Emotional harm, which is when adults do or say things to children that make them feel frightened or unloved.  
     

Hull Safeguarding Children Board works hard to keep children safe.

We do this by: 

  • working to make sure that children grow up in a safe, nurturing environment
  • targeting certain groups of people who might be more vulnerable
  • protecting children who are suffering or are at risk of suffering harm 

Our work involves helping people to recognise the signs of abuse and neglect, among many other things. One of the main aims we work for is getting the message across that keeping children safe is everyone's responsibility.