New expert child protection units across the country

A report investigating the deaths of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson is calling for every local area to have an expert child protection unit. The national child safeguarding practice review into the murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, 6, and Star Hobson, 16-months, has recommended that experts in police, health and social work should form dedicated multi-agency teams to…

Statement issued on behalf of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Partnership

Today, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Children Partnership will publish a Child Safeguarding Practice Review into the tragic death of a young baby aged 12 weeks who was the victim of significant physical abuse and died from his injuries. The child has been referred to as Stephen throughout this review at the family’s request. Stephen’s mother’s…

Better Together – Building system resilience to tackle Child Criminal Exploitation

Eastern Region Virtual Conference 13th January 2022 The conference aims to share good practice and build on existing skills in Children’s Services across the Eastern Region to learn more about what is working and (for whom) in reducing the impact of Child Crimiinal Exploitation and to create workforce resilience capable of effective and collaborative relationship…

Annual Report 2020/21

We have just published our annual reports for 2020/21. The reports summarises the work that both the Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board and Safeguarding Children Partnership Board have undertaken during what has been an extraordinary year for everyone. The publication of the annual report is a statutory requirement under both the Care Act and Children and…