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ContactsThe WCSBTo contact the WSCB, please use the following details:Linde Webber Tel. 020 8871 8610 Do you have concerns about a child? Need to talk to someone?If you wish to talk to someone about any concerns or worries about a child or young person, then please contact: Duty Team Outside of normal office hours (after 5pm weekdays or on weekends): 020 8871 6000 In an emergency call the Police on telephone number 999. Other contacts
Children and Young People's Information ServiceThe Children and Young People's Information Service (CYPIS) can provide you with full information about childcare and holiday activities for children and young people from birth to 20 years (up to the age of 25 for children and young people with special needs). For more information go to www.wandsworth.gov.uk/informationservice or contact CYPIS on 020 8871 7899. Site contactIf you have any problems using this site or wish to make a comment then please email us or complete the feedback form Contacts for e-Safety Working Group"Children and young people need to be empowered to keep themselves safe – 'At a public swimming pool we have gates, put up signs, have lifeguards and shallow ends, but we also teach children how to swim.'" (Byron Review – Children and New Technology, June 2008) Wandsworth Safeguarding Children Board (WSCB) believes that we must teach children to 'swim' in the online world not only to ensure their safety but also to enable them to improve their emotional health and their enjoyment of the world. E-safety is always about balancing opportunities with risks and we believe as firmly in maximizing opportunities as in minimizing risks. WSCB believes that in order to maximize the opportunities within this environment, whilst concurrently minimizing the risks, we must encourage children and young people to develop as responsible online citizens. Such citizens will recognise their responsibility to keep themselves and their peers safe online, but they will also recognise the responsibility they have to present themselves as positive role models. It is only through the development of a sense of online responsibility that we can ensure the safety and well being of today's children and young people. The e-Safety Strategy is supported by the e-Safety Policy. Please consult the e-Safety Policy, which outlines the practical aspects of the processes involved in dealing with e-safety issues.
Please see the list for the contact details of the e-Safety Working Group Contacts for Health Safeguarding TeamPlease see the list for the Health Safeguarding Team in the borough, comprising of the following:
Contacts for Lead Officer for SafeguardingPlease see the list for the contact details of the Lead Officers for Safeguarding for the various statutory and voluntary agencies represented on the WSCB. Allegations ManagerPlease see the list for the contact details for the Allegations Managers of the various partner agencies of WSCB. If you have a concern or need to report an allegation relating to a member of staff, contractor or volunteer, please contact the appropriate Allegations Manager for the agency that that member of staff or volunteer works for. If you do not know who the Allegations Manager is, you could contact the Council's Safeguarding Standards Unit and seek some advice or consultation from one of the Child Protection Co-ordinators. Click here for the Safeguarding Standards Unit's contact details. Rapid Response Arrangements & Child Death Overview PanelAs of 1st April 2008 all LSCBs will have arrangements in place to respond to and review child deaths in their borough, as outlined in Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006, Chapter 7. There arrangements include:
The overall principles are that in all cases enquiries should seek to understand the reasons for the child's death, address the possible needs of the other children in the household, the needs of all family members and, also, consider any lessons to be learnt about how best to safeguard and promote the children's welfare in the future. All families should be treated with sensitivity, discretion and respect at all times, and professionals should approach their enquiries with an open mind. Wandsworth will follow the Rapid Response & Child Death Overview Panel Procedures drawn up by the London Safeguarding Children Board . These guidelines will be used in the event of an unexpected child death, and respected and followed by every agency. Click here for more information and details of the Wandsworth's Guidelines to Rapid Response Arrangments & Child Death Overview Panel. Death Notification form for Child Death Overview Panel Single Point of Contact (SPOC) - Death NotificationsThe Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for notification of any death of a child in Wandsworth is: |
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