The Bradford Safeguarding Children Board was launched May 15 2006 where a Statement of Intent

was signed by representatives of all the partner organisations and the young people of Bradford

Kath TunstallChair of BSCB with the signed

Statement of Intent

Kath TunstallChair of BSCB with the signed

Statement of Intent

Statement of Intent

The Bradford Safeguarding Children Board will work towards keeping children in Bradford, under the age of 18 years, safe from harm. We will strive to make sure that every child in Bradford feels

secure, well cared for, and able to reach their full potential. We will support all staff to help families and carers achieve this.

The Bradford Safeguarding Children Board will make sure that all people who work with children, and their families and carers know how important it is to keep all children in Bradford safe.

The Bradford Safeguarding Board will help all staff and professionals to work together and know the rules about keeping children safe. They will understand the importance of listening to

children, especially when children are worried about themselves or others.

The Bradford Safeguarding Children Board will work to reduce all the kinds of harm that children can suffer, including abuse, bullying and discrimination and avoidable injuries and deaths.

The Bradford Safeguarding Children Board will seek the views of children and the people who care for them in order for Bradford to become a place where all children feel safe and valued.

Partner OrganisationsBradford Council: Department of Services to Children and Young People

Airedale NHS TrustBradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust

Bradford District Care TrustEducation Bradford

CONNEXIONSBradford District Voluntary Sector

Bradford & Airedale Primary Care TrustWest Yorkshire Probation Board, Bradford District

West Yorkshire PoliceNSPCC

ChairKath Tunstall: Strategic Director of Services for Children and Young People

The launch event featured performances by young people from Beckfoot School

• the number of children within the Bradford District who are maltreated, neglected, or experience violence or sexual exploitation will have reduced, and inter-agency arrangements for identifying, assessing, and supporting such children  will have improved.

• the number of child casualties resulting from: accidents within the home; in public spaces; and road traffic collisions have reduced.

• more children in the Bradford District will report that they feel safe, including safe from fear of bullying.

The 3 key outcomes that BSCB wishes to achieve by the end of this three-year plan for the children of the Bradford District are:

• the number of children within the Bradford District who are maltreated, neglected, or experience violence or sexual exploitation will have reduced, and inter-agency arrangements for identifying, assessing, and supporting such children  will have improved.

• the number of child casualties resulting from: accidents within the home; in public spaces; and road traffic collisions have reduced.

• more children in the Bradford District will report that they feel safe, including safe from fear of bullying.

The 3 key outcomes that BSCB wishes to achieve by the end of this three-year plan for the children of the Bradford District are:

The 3 key outcomes that BSCB wishes to achieve by the end of this three-year plan for the children of the Bradford District are:

• the number of children within the Bradford District who are maltreated, neglected, or experience violence or sexual exploitation will have reduced, and inter-agency arrangements for identifying, assessing, and supporting such children  will have improved.

• the number of child casualties resulting from: accidents within the home; in public spaces; and road traffic collisions have reduced.

• more children in the Bradford District will report that they feel safe, including safe from fear of bullying.

Paul Hill, Manager

Professional Practice

Bradford Safeguarding Children Board

Training

Child Sexual ExploitationChildhood Accident Prevention

Performance Management, Audit and Evaluation

Anti-Bullying

Safeguarding Children with Disabilities

The sub-groups

Child Death Overview Panel

Serious Case Review Hidden Harm

Mel John-RossPCM, Children’s Safeguarding & Reviewing Unit

Julie Evans BSCB Inter-Agency Training Coordinator

Davina HartleyBSCB Childhood Accident Prevention coordinator

Heathcliffe BowenBSCB Administrator

IRO AdminCPU AdminTraining Admin

Assistant CP CoordinatorsCSE Coordinator

Paul McLaughlinIRO Practice Manager

Natalie WainAnti-Bullying Coordinator

Debbie CordingleyVCS Safeguarding Development Worker (based at BYDP)

Louise ClarksonChild Death Review Administrator(Reporting to Janette Reynolds, Chair of CDOP)

Linda WrightChildren’s Safeguarding & Reviewing Unit Admin Manager

Bradford Safeguarding Children Board

Paul HillManager of BSCB

Independent Reviewing Officers

Debbie CordingleyVCS Safeguarding

Development Worker

Natalie WainAnti-Bullying Coordinator

Mel John-RossPCM, Children’s Safeguarding &

Reviewing Unit

Meet some of the staff…

Davina HartleyBSCB Childhood

Accident Prevention coordinator

Paul HillManager of BSCB

…and some more!

The BSCB website is a first point of contact for many professionals and members of the public for information on safeguarding issues in Bradford.

www.bradford-scb.org.uk

The website also includes the full Procedures Manual which is the key document for all professionals working with children and young people.

www.bradford-scb.org.uk

In addition the site is the entry point for The Safe Parenting Handbook, an invaluable source of information for parents in Bradford.

www.bradford-scb.org.uk

We deliver a wide range of training for staff across the district who work with children and young people, covering subjects such as:

•Basic Child Protection Law•Fabricated and Induced Illness•Domestic Abuse and Child Protection

•Disability and Safeguarding Children

•Safeguarding Sexually Exploited Children and Young People

•Human Rights, Data Protection and Child Protection

•Understanding the Effects of Child Sexual Abuse

•And much more…

Bradford Safeguarding Children Board are founders of the innovative on-line training initiative which delivers Basic Child Protection training on-line.