PSCB News

We are undertaking 3 surveys into the perceptions of Child Sexual Abuse so that we can gain an informed picture of perceptions of CSA across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. If you are a child under the age of 18 please complete…

This is non-statutory guidance from the Department for Education (DfE). It aims to: help providers of out-of-school settings (OOSS) understand best practice for creating a safe environment for children1 in their caregive parents and carers confidence that their child is in…

The Department for Education has published Keeping Children Safe in Education 2020 This guidance applies to all schools and colleges and is for: headteachers, teachers and staff governing bodies, proprietors and management committees It sets out the legal duties schools and colleges must follow to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people…

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…

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…