The Dorset Safeguarding Children Board

Safeguarding Week 2011

From Monday 5th December 2011 the Dorset Safeguarding Children Board is running a Safeguarding Week in order to raise awareness about the abuse and neglect of children.

The campaign is key to the work of the Dorset Safeguarding Children Board which has a responsibility to ensure that all agencies, including councils, the police and the NHS, work together to do the best they can to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children around the county. 

A key aspect of this year’s campaign is to encourage the public to share any concerns they may have about children or young people in their communities.   This is because we can never be truly effective without the support of members of the public.

A large number of posters and leaflets will therefore be distributed across Dorset which give details on how to share any concerns you may have.  These are also available for download below.

If you would like to order some printed copies of the poster and leaflets, these can be purchased at a cost from East Dorset District Council.  For more information please contact the DSCB on 01305 221196.

We will also be sharing information about safeguarding children with over 200,000 households in Dorset through the Your Dorset magazine and will also be publicising Safeguarding Week through the local media.

Look out for what’s happening in your area.

Please do all you can to share these messages and to consider your role in safeguarding and protecting children in Dorset.

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“Welcome to the Dorset Safeguarding Children Board website!  Our vision is to make sure that children and young people feel safe and cared for so this site brings together information for children, young people and their families and information for anyone who works with them.  It also provides an overview of the responsibilities, structure and work of the Board. We are always keen to have feedback on the work we do, so if you would like to send us a comment, please click on the feedback link at the top of this page.”

- Richard Stowe, Independent Chair of the Dorset Safeguarding Children Board

 

A bit about us….

 In 2006, the Children Act 2004 placed a requirement on the Local Authority, along with its statutory partners, to set up a Local Safeguarding Children Board.

The Dorset Safeguarding Children Board (DSCB) was therefore set up in order to make sure that key agencies work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in Dorset.

As a statutory Board, the DSCB has a strong membership of key partner agencies who all come together to ensure that we:

  • protect children from maltreatment
  • prevent impairment of children’s health or development
  • ensure that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
  • undertake that role so as to enable those children to have optimum life chances and enter adulthood successfully
  • promote a safe environment free from violence.

For more information please contact Nina Coakley, DSCB Business Manager at n.coakley@dorsetcc.gov.uk or on 01305 221192.

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Using our website

Please use the coloured tabs at the top of this page to access the section of the site most relevant to your needs. You may, of course, also explore other areas of the site if you wish to.

If you would like to leave us some feedback about your experience using this website or any other issues relating to children and young people, please click the feedback link in the top right-hand corner of this page.

The Dorset Safeguarding Children Board work closely with the Bournemouth and Poole Local Safeguarding Children Board in order to better safeguard children across Dorset.  To access the website for Bournemouth and Poole LSCB please visit:  www.bournemouth-poole-lscb.org.uk

Equality and Diversity

The DSCB expect all staff to be proactive and ensure they respond appropriately with regard to the safeguarding of children and young people. Staff should recognise and support equality and diversity issues and understand the additional vulnerabilities faced by children and young people, including:

  • those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds;
  • children who are disabled;
  • refugees or asylum seekers;
  • those who are transgender;
  • children who have a particular sexual orientation;
  • children from all faiths and beliefs;
  • those who have diverse communication needs;
  • those living in rural settings.

The DSCB does not tolerate any lower standard of care or welfare on the part of any child or young person as a result of them belonging to these groups.

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Safeguarding is Everybody’s Business


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