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Emergency Legislation Relaxes Council’s Statutory Duties to Vulnerable Children

SCP NewsBy Safeguarding Board 24 April 2020

The government has introduced emergency legislation to relax local authorities’ statutory duties to vulnerable children in England until at least September. The new rules, which will come into force today (24 April), will see amendments made to 10 regulations regarding children’s social care including care proceedings, foster care and adoption arrangements. Regulations surrounding residential care including children’s homes, residential special…

Safeguarding for Community Volunteers

Virtual BriefingBy Safeguarding Board 24 April 2020 Leave a comment

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Safeguarding Adults from Online Abuse

Virtual BriefingBy Safeguarding Board 24 April 2020 Leave a comment

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SCIE Safeguarding Adults Webinar Series 6th May – 10th June

SAB News, SCP NewsBy Safeguarding Board 23 April 2020

Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) have been asked by the Department of Health and Social Care to develop a series of Safeguarding Adults webinars, designed for anyone working in or recently joining the health, social care or voluntary workforce. Weekly from 6th May to 10th June – 1 hour sessions 1300-1400hrs You can use a one-off…

What you need to do if you call 999 in an emergency and are unable to talk

SAB News, SCP NewsBy Safeguarding Board 22 April 2020

There may come a time in everyone’s life when you need to call the emergency services, but it might put you or those around you in even more danger by talking. When you call 999, an operator asks which service you require. If you remain silent and it’s an emergency, you’ll be asked to cough…

COVID-19: SCIE publishes guidance on supporting autistic people & people with learning disabilities

SAB NewsBy Safeguarding Board 20 April 2020

The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has published guides for families and professionals supporting autistic adults and adults with learning disabilities during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Click here for SCIE Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for social care. Also see: Supporting people who are isolated or vulnerable during the COVID-19 crisis. This summary shares information, resources and ideas that you can…

Be careful what you share: Things aren’t always what they seem online

UncategorizedBy Safeguarding Board 15 April 2020

In the era of fake news, and at a time of real concerns around COVID-19, it is understood that the government will respond to the daily spread of unauthorised health claims around Coronavirus by e-launching its “Don’t Feed the Beast” campaign. This is to encourage us all to question what we are reading, and sharing, online. It has…

Article of interest: Here is why you might be feeling tired while on lockdown

SAB NewsBy Safeguarding Board 10 April 2020

A lot of people have been posting on social media saying they have been feeling tired earlier than usual while on lockdown. Normally able to stay up into the small hours, they are hitting the pillow at 10 o’clock now. Many are wondering how this can be when we are all doing less. The feelings of…

Changes to Children Services due to Covid-19

SCP NewsBy Safeguarding Board 30 March 2020

During these unprecedented times it has been necessary for Childrens Services to make some immediate changes to the way in which services will be delivered. We need to reduce the volume of work coming into the Front Door so that we can ensure that our reduced resource is absolutely able to focus on the children…

Multi-Agency Safeguarding Training Update

SAB News, SCP News, UncategorizedBy Safeguarding Board 20 March 2020

Please be advised that the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Adults and Children Partnership Board has made the decision to cancel all Multi-agency training courses until the end of May due to the Covid-19 outbreak. We will assess the situation as it progresses and advise accordingly.

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