Publications
Early Years & Safeguarding Model Policies
These model policies have been formulated in accordance with the Statutory Guidance for Early Years, with national and local safeguarding procedural guidelines.
Model policies have been formulated in accordance with the Statutory Guidance for Early Years and with national and local safeguarding procedural guidelines.
You can access them using the links below –
Lambeth's Multi-Agency Arrangements to Safeguard Children
The Lambeth Safeguarding Children Partnership (LSCP) brings together a range of statutory and voluntary organisations working with and for children and young people in Lambeth.
We are all united in a common goal: for every child to realise their talents, achieve their full potential, have healthy lives and be safe.
Our approach to the way we work and the related partnership arrangements can be downloaded using the button below.
Lambeth Multi-Agency Pre-Birth Protocol
This guidance provides a framework for multi-agency working, to ensure a clear system is in place to respond to concerns for the welfare of an unborn child and/or where there may be post-birth concerns.
To make a referral – download and complete the Brighter Beginnings Referral Form.
Key themes:
- Safeguarding unborn children
- Agency roles and responsibilities
- Pre-birth assessments
Summary: Baby N Local Learning Review
Case Summary:
This review highlights, pre-birth and post natal safeguarding; neglect and risk assessments.
Key themes:
- Balancing relationship-building with boundaries
- Professional challenge
- Roles for Partner agencies when a child is under Police Protection.
Child Angela Safeguarding Practice Review Report
Overview:
The “Angela” review makes important recommendations to improve our ability to safeguard children who are sexually abused and/or neglected.
Key themes:
- Child Sexual Abuse
- Neglect & Domestic Abuse
- Professional difference
Child Dawit Safeguarding Practice Review Report
Overview:
In May 2021, 16-year-old “Dawit” was found by his younger brother hanged in the building in which he resided – suspended by a rope. There was no suspicion of 3rd party involvement.
Key themes:
- Suicide
- Unaccompanied children arriving in the UK and parental responsibility
University of Bedfordshire - Building Safety Report
Overview:
A snapshot of the consequences of risk can be seen just in the 10 months where two boys were tragically killed, eighteen children and young people were seriously injured with a weapon.
Key themes:
- Contextual safeguarding
- Safeguarding black boys & young men
- Professional difference
Multi-agency Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Audit
Overview:
A multiagency audit of six cases of girls and young women who had experienced, or were considered at risk, of experiencing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
Key themes:
- Signposting to local specialist support
- Mandatory reporting duty
- Embed multiagency communication
Case Study of "Jack" following a Serious Case Review
Overview:
“Jack” was seriously injured by a member of his household after telling professionals he felt under threat.
Key themes:
- Partnership Working Together protocols
- Response to school exclusion
Multi-agency audit Childhood and Adolescent Neglect
Overview:
An audit of the multi-agency response to child and adolescents at risk of neglect
Key themes:
- The importance of relationships
- Understanding a family’s complex context
- Family Group Conferences opportunity
Child K: Serious Case Review
Case summary:
Child fatally assaulted by mother’s partner
Key themes:
- Monitoring of offenders on Probation
- Improved information sharing between professionals
- Parental mental health
- The voice of the child
Child L: Serious Case Review
Case summary:
Baby ingested Class A Drug
Key themes:
- Domestic abuse
- Parental drug use
- Parental mental health
- Supporting highly mobile families
LSCP Annual Report
Overview:
This annual report summarises what went well, organisational progress, challenges and next steps, training and workforce development.
Key themes / Reflections :
- Partnership Working Arrangements
- New governance structure
- QA and Workforce Development
- ‘Come To Notice’ (CTN) dashboard
- Lambeth Early Action Partnership
LSCP Annual Report
Overview:
This annual report summarises the work of the LSCP over 2021-2022.
Key themes / Reflections:
- Workforce development
- Contextual Safeguarding
- Multi-agency levels of need document
- Neglect Strategy & Toolkit
- Making Lambeth Trauma Informed
LSCP Annual Report
Overview:
A review of 2020-2021 – the successes, the challenges and the plans for the future.
Key themes / Reflections:
- COVID-19 Pandemic
- Structural Inequality & Racism
- Gender-based Violence
- Priorities for and beyond 2020-21
LSCP Annual Report
Overview:
The new partnership arrangements in action; a review of 2019-2020
Key themes:
- Neglect audit
- View from the Independent Scrutineer
- Priorities for 2020-21
LSCB Annual Report
Overview:
The last Annual Report of the outgoing Lambeth Safeguarding Children Board
Key themes:
- The view from the Chair
- Progress against the Business Plan
- The new arrangements