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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Partnership Board
Safeguarding children and adults at risk from Abuse and Neglect
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Partnership Board
  • About the Partnership
    • Board Priorities, Structure & Subgroups
    • Annual Reports
    • Quality Assurance and Learning Improvement
    • Newsletters
  • Abuse and Neglect
    • Child abuse
      • Child Sexual Abuse
      • Emotional Abuse
      • Neglect
      • Physical Abuse
      • Child Online Abuse and Exploitation
      • Children Missing Education and Elective Home Education
      • Children Missing from Home or Care
      • Domestic Violence and Abuse
      • Child trafficking and modern slavery
    • Adult Abuse and Neglect
      • Physical abuse
      • Psychological abuse
      • Sexual abuse
      • Adult Online Abuse and Exploitation
      • Self neglect
      • Hoarding
      • Domestic Abuse
      • Organisational abuse
      • Stalking
      • Discriminatory abuse
      • Financial abuse
      • Modern slavery and human trafficking
    • Harmful Practices
      • Female Genital Mutilation
      • Child Abuse linked to Faith or Belief
      • Honour Based Abuse and Forced Marriage
    • Exploitation
      • Child Sexual Exploitation
      • Adult Sexual exploitation
      • Prevent
      • Radicalisation and extremism
      • County Lines
      • Cuckooing
      • Mate crime
      • Scamming
      • Blackmail
      • Fraud
      • Modern slavery and human trafficking
    • Mental Capacity
      • Mental Capacity Act
      • Emotional Health and Wellbeing in Children
      • Liberty Protection Safeguards / Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
      • Advocacy
      • Office of the Public Guardian
      • Mental Health Crisis
  • Resources and Tools
    • Safeguarding for GPs and Independent Contractors
    • Safeguarding and community inclusion
    • Resources For Safeguarding Children
    • Resources for Safeguarding Adults
    • Resources for working with Mental Capacity
    • Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA)
    • Pre-birth and Babies
      • Safer Sleeping
      • Consanguinity – The health of children with parents related by blood
    • Constipation and people with a learning disability
    • No Recourse to Public Funds
    • Private Fostering
    • Water Safety
    • Authoritative Practice
    • Safeguarding in Sports Clubs
    • Allegations against professionals and volunteers who work with Children
  • Policies and Procedures
    • Safeguarding Children Policies, Procedures and Practice Guidance
      • Cambridgeshire Threshold Document: Continuum of Help and Support
      • Peterborough Threshold Document: Continuum of Help and Support
      • Information Sharing
      • Overarching Tier 1 Children Safeguarding Data Sharing Agreement (DSA)
      • Resolving Professionals Differences (Escalation) Policy
      • Managing Allegations or Serious Concerns in Respect of any Adult who Works or Volunteers with Children
      • Lived Experience of the Child Practice Guidance
    • Safeguarding Adults Policies, Procedures and Practice Guidance
      • Safeguarding Adults Procedures
      • Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Multi-Agency Safeguarding Policy
      • Guidance for the “Provider Enquiry Supporting Information” form
      • Multi-Agency Risk Management Guidance
      • Multi-agency Protocol for Working with People with Hoarding Behaviours
      • Multi-Agency Policy and Procedures to Support People who Self-Neglect
      • Safeguarding Adults Resolving Professional Differences (Escalation Policy)
      • Lived Experience of the Adult
      • Procedure for Managing Allegations against People in Positions of Trust (PiPoT)
      • Making Safeguarding Personal
      • No Recourse to Public Funds
  • Case Reviews
    • Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews
    • Safeguarding Adults Reviews
    • Child Deaths and the Child Death Overview Panel
    • Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDeR) Programme
    • Domestic Homicide Reviews
  • Multi-Agency Safeguarding Training
    • Terms and Conditions of Booking Virtual Training
    • Endorsement of Single Agency Safeguarding Training
    • Virtual Briefings (Sways)
  • Making a Referral
    • Professionals – Making a Referral
    • Members of Public – Making a Referral
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Partnership Board
  • About the Partnership
    • Board Priorities, Structure & Subgroups
    • Annual Reports
    • Quality Assurance and Learning Improvement
    • Newsletters
  • Abuse and Neglect
    • Child abuse
      • Child Sexual Abuse
      • Emotional Abuse
      • Neglect
      • Physical Abuse
      • Child Online Abuse and Exploitation
      • Children Missing Education and Elective Home Education
      • Children Missing from Home or Care
      • Domestic Violence and Abuse
      • Child trafficking and modern slavery
    • Adult Abuse and Neglect
      • Physical abuse
      • Psychological abuse
      • Sexual abuse
      • Adult Online Abuse and Exploitation
      • Self neglect
      • Hoarding
      • Domestic Abuse
      • Organisational abuse
      • Stalking
      • Discriminatory abuse
      • Financial abuse
      • Modern slavery and human trafficking
    • Harmful Practices
      • Female Genital Mutilation
      • Child Abuse linked to Faith or Belief
      • Honour Based Abuse and Forced Marriage
    • Exploitation
      • Child Sexual Exploitation
      • Adult Sexual exploitation
      • Prevent
      • Radicalisation and extremism
      • County Lines
      • Cuckooing
      • Mate crime
      • Scamming
      • Blackmail
      • Fraud
      • Modern slavery and human trafficking
    • Mental Capacity
      • Mental Capacity Act
      • Emotional Health and Wellbeing in Children
      • Liberty Protection Safeguards / Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
      • Advocacy
      • Office of the Public Guardian
      • Mental Health Crisis
  • Resources and Tools
    • Safeguarding for GPs and Independent Contractors
    • Safeguarding and community inclusion
    • Resources For Safeguarding Children
    • Resources for Safeguarding Adults
    • Resources for working with Mental Capacity
    • Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA)
    • Pre-birth and Babies
      • Safer Sleeping
      • Consanguinity – The health of children with parents related by blood
    • Constipation and people with a learning disability
    • No Recourse to Public Funds
    • Private Fostering
    • Water Safety
    • Authoritative Practice
    • Safeguarding in Sports Clubs
    • Allegations against professionals and volunteers who work with Children
  • Policies and Procedures
    • Safeguarding Children Policies, Procedures and Practice Guidance
      • Cambridgeshire Threshold Document: Continuum of Help and Support
      • Peterborough Threshold Document: Continuum of Help and Support
      • Information Sharing
      • Overarching Tier 1 Children Safeguarding Data Sharing Agreement (DSA)
      • Resolving Professionals Differences (Escalation) Policy
      • Managing Allegations or Serious Concerns in Respect of any Adult who Works or Volunteers with Children
      • Lived Experience of the Child Practice Guidance
    • Safeguarding Adults Policies, Procedures and Practice Guidance
      • Safeguarding Adults Procedures
      • Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Multi-Agency Safeguarding Policy
      • Guidance for the “Provider Enquiry Supporting Information” form
      • Multi-Agency Risk Management Guidance
      • Multi-agency Protocol for Working with People with Hoarding Behaviours
      • Multi-Agency Policy and Procedures to Support People who Self-Neglect
      • Safeguarding Adults Resolving Professional Differences (Escalation Policy)
      • Lived Experience of the Adult
      • Procedure for Managing Allegations against People in Positions of Trust (PiPoT)
      • Making Safeguarding Personal
      • No Recourse to Public Funds
  • Case Reviews
    • Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews
    • Safeguarding Adults Reviews
    • Child Deaths and the Child Death Overview Panel
    • Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDeR) Programme
    • Domestic Homicide Reviews
  • Multi-Agency Safeguarding Training
    • Terms and Conditions of Booking Virtual Training
    • Endorsement of Single Agency Safeguarding Training
    • Virtual Briefings (Sways)
  • Making a Referral
    • Professionals – Making a Referral
    • Members of Public – Making a Referral
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The term used to describe all work to help adults with care and support needs stay safe from significant harm. It replaces ‘adult protection’.

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