This month the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel have published their third national review, which provides important learning and recommendations regarding non-accidental injury of babies under 1 year old.
The eight SABs are running a series of webinars in 2021/22 to share learning on a range of themes emerging from SARs undertaken and lessons learned during COVID-19 . The themes have been identified as ones which will have relevance…
We are pleased to share the new Peterborough and Cambridgeshire Safeguarding Children Partnership Board’s – Child Sexual Abuse resources with you. The information and training materials have been developed in partnership with young people, parents / carers and professionals from across…
We have been made aware of some essential maintenance being carried out on the Local Authorities' online referral form system.This work is due to happen overnight, starting at 10pm on Tuesday 22nd June until 6am on Wednesday 23rd June. During…
If you've been feeling bored, you're not alone. Pandemic-related restrictions have made it hard for us to get out and do many of the things we enjoy doing and it's not surprising that this can make us feel flat and…
The number of children in care placed in unregulated settings has increased from 2,900 in 2009 to 6,490 in 2020. The Department for Education wants to ensure these placements are of good quality. The Department for Education are seeking views…
Today, the Internet Watch Foundation launched their new self-generated child sexual abuse prevention campaign. Data shows 11-13 year old girls are increasingly at risk of grooming and coercion at the hands of online predators. In 2020, the IWF confirmed 68,000 cases of…
This guidance, published in March 2021, provides best practice advice for paediatricians in the medical management of PP and FII cases to obtain better outcomes for children. Below provides a background and summary of what’s covered in the guidance. You…
As previously advised, on the 12th April 2021 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Childrens Services will be launching their online referral form. This online referral form should be used by professionals to submit safeguarding concerns to Children’s Services. This is a much…
From the 12th April, the Safeguarding Children referral form for Children Social Care will be replaced with an online form. Links to the new form will be found on the Reporting a concern page and our procedures will be updated…