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Publications

All reports published pre-September 2019 publications were done as the Lambeth Safeguarding Children Board

Lambeth Multi-Agency
Pre-Birth Protocol

Overview:

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

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 

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. 

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Key themes: 

  • Partnership Working Together protocols

  • Response to school exclusion​

Child L
Serious Case Review

Case summary:

Baby ingested Class A Drug

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Key themes: 

  • Domestic abuse

  • Parental drug use

  • Parental mental health

  • Supporting highly mobile families

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LSCP Annual Report
2019-2020

Overview:

The new partnership arrangements in action; a review of 2019-2020

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Key themes: 

  • Neglect audit

  • View from the Independent Scrutineer

  • Priorities for 2020-21​

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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.

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 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

  • The need to fully understand a family's complex context

  • Family Group Conferences as an opportunity â€‹â€‹

LSCP Annual Report
2021-2022

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

LSCB Annual Report
2018-19

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

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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.  

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Key themes: 

  • Child Sexual Abuse

  • Neglect & Domestic Abuse

  • 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). 

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Key themes: 

  • Signposting to local specialist support

  • Mandatory reporting duty

  • Embed multiagency communication​

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

  • The voice of the child â€‹â€‹

LSCP Annual Report
2020-2021

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​​

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