New Safeguarding Arrangements for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

The Safeguarding Partners (Cambridgeshire County Council, Peterborough City Council, Cambridgeshire Constabulary and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group) have agreed the new safeguarding arrangements set out in the Children and Social Work Act 2017 and can be found here. The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Children Partnership Board (CPSCPB) will continue the work of the previous Local Safeguarding…

Hoarding

Are you, or is one of your colleagues, struggling to work with someone who hoards or self-neglects? Hoarding disorders are challenging to treat, because many people who hoard frequently don’t see it as a problem, or have little awareness of how it’s impacting their life or the lives of others. Many others do realise they…

Safeguarding children and protecting professionals in early years settings: online safety considerations

To support early years settings, the UKCIS Education Working Group has developed two documents to help early years settings managers and staff consider their practice and to take steps to safeguard both children and adults online. Safeguarding Children and Protecting Professionals in Early Years Settings: Online Safety Considerations for Managers – This guide will help managers…

Today is Safer Internet Day!

5th February 2019 is Safer Internet Day 2019 and will be celebrated globally with the theme: Together for a better internet. This Safer Internet Day is bigger than ever! With more than 2000 organisations and schools across the UK getting involved to help inspire a national conversation about using technology responsibly, respectfully, critically and creatively.…

Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill: easy read

The government has published an easy read guide to the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill. Click here for the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill easy read guide. The Bill amends the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (SCIE at a glance guide), which provides a statutory framework for people who lack capacity to make decisions for themselves (it would do this by…

CQC | New learning resource on hypothermia

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have published the latest in their Learning from safety incidents series which looks at the risk of people developing hypothermia and what providers can do to keep people safe. Introducing the latest post, Debbie Westhead, interim Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, said: “Everyone using health and social care services should expect care and…