Contact:
  • Leo Dickens  -  Children's Integrated Safeguarding Training Manager
  • Address:

    Children’s Service, PO Box 25, Riverside, Keynsham, Bristol.BS31 1DN

  • E-mail:
    Nicola_Bennett@BATHNES.GOV.UK
  • Telephone:
    01225 396871
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  • Page Updated:
    09/07/2008
  • Author:
    Ted Head
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Bath and North East Somerset  Local Safeguarding Children Board 

Inter-agency Safeguarding Children Training Programme 2008 – 2009 

Single/Multi-Agency Training Protocol

The Bath and North East Somerset LSCB agree in principle that training to individual agencies can be provided by the Training Co-ordinator (by negotiation) on an ad-hoc basis. This training known as ad-hoc or sessional training will be provided at a charge, currently £250.00 per ½ day (or part thereof), or £450.00 per day.

This provision is distinct from training provided by individuals to staff within their own agencies, known as single agency training.

Single Agency training is defined as;

The provision of training by an individual employed by an LSCB agency to staff within the same agency. For example a health professional training a group of health visitors.

Any training provided within individual agencies without recourse to other LSCB trainers is single agency and as such does not require the involvement of the Training Co-ordinator. In this situation, the trainer must inform the nominated person in their agency who is a member of the Training Management Committee of the training to be provided, for their records.

For further information about single agency training, please contact the nominated person in your agency, outlined on page 16.

Multi-Agency training is defined as;

  • any training event  which is made up of participants from a number of agencies and/or;
  • any training event where the staff required for the delivery of training are from a different/number of agencies, or the training co-ordinator.

In these circumstances, any request must be referred to the Inter-agency Training Co-ordinator, who will liaise directly with the person/agency requesting the training and forward the sessional request form to them (or it can be obtained from this brochure).

Any training provided by the Children’s Services Training Manager and Training Team is required to meet the National PIAT Standards and the LSCB Training Strategy. Training provided by individuals within agencies should also reflect these standards and both national and local guidance on child protection matters.

Sessional training will usually contain elements of the Introduction to Child Protection course, tailored to meet the needs of your particular service and your client group. 

There is an application form for training requests, printed overleaf for photocopying, or for an e-version of this or to discuss details of required training, venues, dates of training etc, please contact; Erika Schluefter-Chapman, Interagency Training Administrator on 01225 396974 or via e-mail at Erika_Schluefter-Chapman@bathnes.gov.uk.