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Child Protection
Brighton & Hove's Local Safeguarding Children Board
The Children Act 2004 requires every local authority to establish a Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB). The role of the LSCB is to:
- coordinate what is done by each person or body represented on the Board for the purposes of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in the area of the authority
- ensure the effectiveness of what is done by each such person or body for that purpose
The Government's Statutory Guidance, Working Together to Safeguard Children (2006) defines safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children as:
- protecting children from maltreatment
- preventing impairment of children's health or development
Brighton & Hove's LSCB has an independent chair, Alan Bedford, and has senior representatives from statutory and voluntary sector agencies.
New pan-Sussex Child Protection and Safeguarding Procedures have been introduced. The procedures are used across Sussex and were drawn up by a working group made up of representatives from West and East Sussex and Brighton & Hove, using feedback from practioners.
The procedures are available here http://www.proceduresonline.com/brightonscb/
To obtain LSCB reports, please telephone (01273) 295055. The executive summary of a recent serious case review is now available.
Worried about a child?
If you are a member of the public and are concerned about a child's welfare, please contact one of our Area Duty and Assessment Teams.
The East team - tel (01273) 295920
Findon Road
Whitehawk
Brighton BN2 5NQ
This team covers Moulsecoomb, Whitehawk, Queens Park, Kemptown, Bevendean, Coldean, Woodingdean, Rottingdean, Saltdean and Ovingdean.
The Central team - tel (01273) 294470
Ground Floor
Bartholomew House
Bartholomew Square
Brighton BN1 1JP
This team covers central Brighton, Preston Park, Withdean, Fiveways, Hanover, Hollingdean, Hollingbury and Patcham.
The West team - tel (01273) 296527
6 Locks Hill
Portslade BN41 2LB
This team covers Hangleton, Knoll, Portslade, Stanford and Hove
or complete our online application for Social Care Services
The Clermont is a Joint Agency, Specialist Child Protection Unit with a multi-disciplinary team of experienced professionals. The team consists of Specialist Social Workers and Senior health professionals and includes a child and family Psychiatrist and Clincial Psychologist.
The Clermont Unit provides a service in all aspects of child protection work and in particular specialist risk assessments for the Courts and in Child Protection Procedures. Other work includes: individual, group and family therapy; treatment programmes and consultation and training for Professionals.
Access to the Clermont Unit is by professional referral only.
Library
The Clermont keeps a small library of books and Journals on child protection and related matters for professionals and a range of resources for direct work with children that can be borrowed.
Seminars and Conferences
Clermont also organises local seminars and National Conferences in conjunction with the British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN).