Safeguarding resources

It is the expectation that all providers have a sound understanding of safeguarding children and child protection.

To support you in meeting your statutory duties, Leicester Safeguarding Children Partnership Board (LSCBP) and HM Government provide the following information, advice and publications:

• Online procedures
• Safeguarding Competency Framework
• Safeguarding training
• Threshold for access to services
• Report a concern
• Early help - Leicester City Council's offer 
• Multi-Agency Referral Form - MARF (online form)
• Allegations against adults that work with children (LADO)
• Safeguarding Matters - OView the previously recorded briefing 
• Children's Advice Support and Prevention team (CASP) 0116 454 1004. The service is open 24 hours, 7 days a week, all year. CASP-team@leicester.gov.uk 

Should you have concerns about a child in your care that lives outside of the city boundaries, view Leicestershire County Council's reporting guidance

• Working together to safeguard children
• What to do if you are worried about a child
• Information sharing: advice for practitioners
• Keeping children safe in education
• UKCIS Safeguarding Children and Protecting Professionals in Early
  Years Settings (Online safety guidance for managers)
• Inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills settings - This document has been removed from the gov.uk website, however the content has been embedded within the Early years inspection handbook 
• DBS Update Service

• Prevent duty guidance: England and Wales (2023)
• Prevent duty guidance update: a briefing for schools and early years providers
• Prevent duty online training: learn how to support people susceptible to radicalisation
• Educate against hate resources
• Educate against hate Facebook page
• Refer someone to the Prevent team (leics.police.co.uk)
• Making a referral to Prevent
• Prevent Leicestershire Police
• Police Prevent team phone number: dial 101

Leicester City Prevent Education Officer - Ailsa Coull Telephone: 0116 4546923 or 07962703743 Email: ailsa.coull@leicester.gov.uk

• Safeguarding Q cards
• NSPCC 
• tri.x National Contacts - contact details for national support agencies and services
• Professional and personnel relationships - Safer recruitment guidance.