The Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) brings together local agencies working with children and families. LSCB is responsible for policy, procedures and services to support children and families in need to prevent significant harm. 

Child Protection

If you are concerned that a child is at risk of harm and want to talk to someone about this please follow this link Child Protection

Children in need handbook: web edition

From this page you can access the full Bath and North East Somerset. LSCB Children in need handbook. From 31st January 2007 we are launching new shared South West child protection procedures. The first section to be launched is on ‘Managing Individual Cases’ and is available by following the Full contents link below.

Please see Full contents 

Please also see Forms

If you have any comments, questions or feedback about this web edition of the handbook just email children_family@bathnes.gov.uk

Annual Report & Business Plan

• LSCB Annual Report and Business Plan 2006/07
• LSCB Annual Report and Business Plan 2007/08
• LSCB Annual Report and Business Plan 2008/09

3 Year Strategic Plan 2008 – 2011    

• 3 Year Strategic Plan 2008 – 2011

LSCB Training Brochure

• LSCB Training Brochure 2008/09

LSCB Newsletter

• LSCB Newsletter April 2008 (pdf 140kb)

Childsafe Newsletter

• Childsafe Newsletter (pdf 52kb)

Guidance

• Guidance for Safer Working Practice for Adults who Work with Children and Young People (pdf.279kb)

Briefing Papers

• Changes to Child Protection Processes
• Managing Allegations against Professionals
• Child Death overview Panel and Rapid Response Team

Practitioners and Staff

Practitioners and Staff page