The City & Hackney Safeguarding Children Partnership
Safeguarding Arrangements
The CHSCP Safeguarding Arrangements set out how safeguarding partners will work with relevant agencies to safeguard and protect the welfare of children in the City of London and Hackney.
Lead Safeguarding Partners
Strong, joined-up leadership and clear accountability is critical to effective multiagency safeguarding, bringing together the various organisations and agencies. It is therefore important that each Lead Safeguarding Partner (LSP) plays an active role in the CHSCP’s arrangements. LSPs formally meet as part of a defined ‘Safeguarding Assurance Groups’ in both the City of London and Hackney.
The CHSCP Executive
The CHSCP Executive comprises Delegated Safeguarding Partners (DSPs) who can speak with authority for the safeguarding partner they represent. DSPs can hold their organisation to account, take decisions and commit them on policy, resourcing and practice matters. The Executive also includes representatives from the education sector. Given the CHSCP’s dual footprint, the Executive group is chaired by the Independent Safeguarding Children Commissioner.
The CHSCP Executive Meetings
Published summaries of the CHSCP Executive meetings.
The Hackney SCP Board
The Hackney Safeguarding Children Partnership Board comprises representatives from safeguarding partners and a number of relevant agencies and named / designated professionals. Other relevant agencies will be invited to participate / engage in the Hackney Board as and when required. The Board meets quarterly and is independently chaired by the Independent Safeguarding Children Commissioner with a nominated safeguarding partner representative being Vice-Chair.
The City of London SCP Board
The City of London Safeguarding Children Partnership Board comprises representatives from safeguarding partners and a number of relevant agencies and named / designated professionals. Other relevant agencies will be invited to participate / engage in the City Board as and when required. The Board meets quarterly and is independently chaired by the Independent Safeguarding Children Commissioner with a nominated safeguarding partner representative being Vice-Chair.
The CHSCP Board Meetings
Published summaries of the CHSCP Board meetings in the City of London and Hackney.
CHSCP Sub Groups
The CHSCP operates a number of sub-groups and thematic or ‘task and finish’ groups to manage key pieces of development work. There are three core sub groups that cover case reviews, quality assurance and training, learning & development.
City of London
Inter-Board Protocol
How the CHSCP works with other strategic boards in the City responsible for the safety, health and wellbeing of children, young people and adults.
Hackney
Inter-Board Protocol
How the CHSCP works with other strategic boards in Hackney responsible for the safety, health and wellbeing of children, young people and adults.
Geographic Area
The geographic footprint covered by the CHSCP is defined by the boundaries of the City of London Corporation and the London Borough of Hackney. On occasions, it may be necessary for partners to work with another area’s arrangements, for example during a Child Safeguarding Practice Review commissioned by another area. Operationally, the London Child Protection Procedures include guidance for circumstances where a child and / or their family is living in another area or moving between areas.
Freedom of Information Requests
The City & Hackney Safeguarding Children Partnership (CHSCP) is a statutory partnership in its own right set up under the Children Act 2004 and is not a public authority for the purposes of the FOI. It is therefore exempt from the duty to provide information under the FOI.
The General Data Protection Regulation
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Website Privacy Statement
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