Spoken versionLocal Safeguarding Children Board
Reading’s Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) was set up in April 2006. The purpose of the LSCB is to ensure joined-up working between multiple agencies and effectively co-ordinate safeguarding for all children and young people in Reading.
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is a shared responsibility and a high priority for Reading agencies. It is the process of protecting children from abuse or neglect, preventing impairment of their health and development and ensuring they grow up with safe and effective care that enables them to have the best life chances and enter adulthood successfully. Reading’s LSCB has assumed responsibility for co-ordinating activity and ensuring the effectiveness of local work to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.
On this page you will find links to a variety of documents that will give you information about the LSCB and its work. This page will be updated on a regular basis. You can also find the Berkshire Local Safeguarding Children Board’s Child Protection Procedures linked below. These procedures should be used with immediate effect and replace all previous child protection procedures currently in use across Berkshire.
The Reading LSCB meets every two months and the terms of reference can be found at the link below. The LSCB business plan will be added to this page when available.
The following agencies are represented on the Reading LSCB:
- Reading Borough Council Education and Children’s Services
- West of Berkshire Primary Care Trust
- Royal Berkshire and Battle Hospital
- Thames Valley Police
- National Offender Management
- Children and Families Court Advisory Support Service
- Connexions
- Youth Offending Team
- Berkshire Women’s Aid
- Thames Valley Probation
Please note that this website gives information only. If you are worried that a child or young person is at risk of being abused, you should contact Reading’s Referral and Assessment Team. Please use the contact link on this page to access details.
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Local Safeguarding Children Board - Minutes and Key Documents | The Local Safeguarding Children Board replaces the non statutory Area Child Protection Committee and is responsible for the co-ordination of safeguarding for children and young people in Reading |
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Child Protection Procedures | These are the Berkshire Local Safeguarding Children Board's Child Protection Procedures which replace all previous child protection procedures in Reading |
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Keeping Children Safe: Realities in Working with Domestic Violence | Details of a one-day conference on Tuesday 16 December 2008 |
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Safeguarding Training | Information about child safeguarding training for DECS and HCC staff |
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Serious Case Review in the Matter of the Death of Child T | Executive Summary: Serious Case Review in the Matter of the Death of Child T |
Downloads
Some of the following documents are in pdf format. You can download and install a free PDF reader to enable you to read and print them. Click here to download Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Reader from the Adobe website.
| File | Type | Size | Download Time |
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| Keep Reading Safe Newsletter | 133 KB | 56Kbps Modem: 34 Seconds Broadband : 2 Seconds |
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| What To Do If You Are Worried A Child Is Being Abused - Full Document | 549 KB | 56Kbps Modem: 2 Minutes Broadband : 11 Seconds |
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| What To Do If You Are Worried A Child Is Being Abused - Summary | 200 KB | 56Kbps Modem: 51 Seconds Broadband : 4 Seconds |
External Links
Reading Borough Council does not necessarily endorse or recommend any of the links or services below. Please note: when you follow these links you will leave this site.
| Link | Description |
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| Shadow CS | Shadow CS is a fun, interactive website aimed at young people aged 11 – 16+ all about crime. |
| What to do if you think a child is being abused | Best practice guidance for those who work with children in order to safeguard their welfare. |
