LSCP Newsletters
This archive brings together previous editions of the LSCP newsletter, which aims to support practitioners to stay informed, reflect on learning, and strengthen safeguarding practice.
Each edition includes updates on local and national developments, learning from reviews, and opportunities to build knowledge and skills.
You can browse past editions below or subscribe to receive future updates directly.
16 June 2026
Featuring:
- DfE guidance on the implementation of the social care reset
- New 7 minute briefings on risk outside the home
- New training programme from July 2026 to March 2027
- Our workforce survey
- New safeguarding resources, including a new tool to remove child abuse images
11 May 2026
Featuring:
- Updates to our local escalation policy
- National thematic analysis of neglect
- Southport Inquiry briefing
- New safeguarding laws enacted by Parliament
- New safeguarding resources posters, apps and resources
13 April 2026
Featuring:
- A new 7-minute briefing to introduce key changes to Working Together to Safeguard Children
- Families First Partnership Programme updates
- Mental health crisis line transition to 111
- New LSCP guidance on cross-jurisdictional working
16 March 2026
Featuring:
- The outcome of the Inspection of Local Authority Children’s Services in Lambeth
- A summary of the National Review into the death of Baby Victoria Marten
- A new resource for teenagers impacted by the arrest of an adult they know from the Lucy Faithful Foundation
16 February 2026
Featuring new resources:
- LSCP factsheet – parental learning disability
- LSCP factsheet – Lambeth’s Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Panel
- A new resource for county lines prevention from the Brit School
21 January 2026
Featuring new LSCP Policy & Guidance:
- Anti-racist charter
- Online safety policy & guidance
- Young carers policy & guidance
- Minimum standards for safe commissioning