Safeguarding Seminar

Monday 9 November 2009, The Hawth, Crawley

Presentation slides from Liz Morrison — Download here

Useful Resources Handouts — Download here
 
Transcript of the speakers and the Question and Answer session — To follow
 
Latest Guidance from ISA on Vetting and Barring — View here

Vetting and Barring FAQ — Download here

The Local Safeguarding Children’s Board

The multi-agency LSCB committee is responsible for establishing and maintaining policies and procedures about keeping children and young people safe in West Sussex. It is also responsible for co-ordinating agreed protocols to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect in the County. WSCVYS represents the voluntary sector on the LSCB – Hanna Moore is your representative. WSCVYS also sits on the LSCB sub-group supporting the development of multi-agency training in Safe Recruitment and Safe Working Practice. This group is responsible for ensuring that each sector’s Child Protection training is delivered to the correct standards – Isabelle King is your representative

Link to the LSCB web page here.

The West Sussex VCS Safeguarding Forum

Terms of Reference

• To ensure that VCS organisations/projects in West Sussex gain a clear understanding of the role of Safeguarding Practice and Safer Recruitment practices  in their everyday working environment
• To both raise awareness as to the role of the VCS in terms of early intervention work and to campaign for sharing information in an appropriate and timely manner, whilst maintaining confidentiality. 
  
• To advocate on behalf of the VCS sector members when accessing specialist support for children, young people and families
  
• To ensure that ALL staff in the VCS sector have an understanding of their individual role and responsibility in terms of helping to keep children and young people safe by safeguarding and promoting children and young people’s welfare
  

To register your interest please contact Isabelle King

Child Protection Training for the voluntary sector

Basic Safeguarding Training  This training is designed for people from the voluntary sector who do not receive basic child protection training in-house.  Currently this training is free of charge. Booking is essential. View the "What to do if you are worried a child is being abused" information sheet. Download the application form here.

Further What If Training…… is available through the CVS directories which can be viewed at The Working Together Project

If you are interested in learning more please contact Isabelle King

Safer Working Practice

West Sussex Guidance on Safer Working Practice for all staff and Volunteers working with Children and Young People — See Safer Working Practice

West Sussex Child Protection Procedures and referral Form — View here

Sound Systems

WSCVYS has been working with the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) to develop assessors and mentors to support the VCS in West Sussex accessing and obtaining the Sound Systems accreditation. This is a peer-accreditation scheme through which organisations can critically assess their policies, procedures and practices, and work towards gaining a kite mark which recognises the good work undertaken to keep young people in organisations as safe as possible. Organisations will strive to achieve standards which are outlined in the NCVYS publication Keeping it Safe