BSCB roles and responsibilites
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- Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children requires effective co-ordination in every local area. For this reason, the Children Act 2004 requires each Local Authority to establish a Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB)
- The LSCB is the key statutory mechansim for agreeing how the relevant organisations in each local area will co-operate to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in that locality, and for ensuring the effectiveness of what they do.
- The work of LSCB's is part of the wider context of children's trust arrangements that aim to improve the overall wellbeing ( i.e the five Every Child Matters outcomes ) of all children in the local area.
- Whilst the work of LSCB's contributes to the wider goals of improving the wellbeing of all children, it has a particular focus on aspects of the "staying safe" outcome.
Staying Safe involves keeping children:
- Safe from maltreatment, neglect, violence and sexual exploitation.
- Safe from accidental injury and death.
- Safe from bullying and discrimination.
- Safe from crime and anti-social behaviour in and out of school.
- Have security, stability and are cared for.
This page was last updated on the 12th of December 2011 and is scheduled for review on or before the 16th of May 2012
