Safeguarding children

The 2004 Children Act made local authorities responsible for ensuring and overseeing the effective delivery of services for children, working closely with others. They must also promote children's welfare and well-being as defined by the five outcomes.

The LGA works with local authorities, including lead members for children's services, to deliver better outcomes for children and young people.

Sector-led plan for increasing adopter recruitment

There is currently shortfall of adopters compared to the number of children that are waiting for adoptive homes. The LGA has worked with the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE) and the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) to produce a sector-led plan to support councils to recruit more adoptive families.

Safeguarding children in the reformed NHS system

The accountability and assurance framework was commissioned by the NHS Commissioning Board in order to set out clearly the responsibilities of each of the key players for safeguarding in the future NHS.

Working together to safeguard children: revised guidance

The revised statutory guidance 'Working together to safeguard children' will come into effect from 15 April 2013. The LGA welcomes the publication of a significantly streamlined 'Working together to safeguard children statutory guidance' which will reduce bureaucracy and prescription to help allow councils alongside their local partners to act together to protect children in their area.

Starting a national conversation: raising awareness of CSE

The LGA has launched an eight-week national conversation to gather views, ideas and existing practice. Your input will help shape a set of resources to be published in the summer. Deadline extension: 24 April 2013

The longer-term impact of safeguarding children peer reviews

NFER is currently undertaking an evaluation of the longer-term impacts of the LGA's Safeguarding Children Peer Review programme. This first interim report presents the findings from the early phases of the research.

Child sexual exploitation resource

The LGA believes that councils can play a key role in preventing child sexual exploitation (CSE). We are launching an eight-week National Conversation to gather views, ideas and existing practice. Your input will help shape a set of resources to be published in the summer. Deadline extension: 24 April 2013 .

Supporting care leavers: local case studies

These case studies produced by NfER for the LGA to coincide with Care Leavers Week (24-30 October 2102) show how four councils are working in a range of ways to support care leavers.

Police and crime commissioners safeguarding children and adults

As ministers, councillors, officers, and directors of public health gather this week at the National Children and Adult Services conference, Cllr Mehboob Khan, Chair of the LGA Safer and Stronger Communities Board, highlights the important role of police and crime commissioners in safeguarding children and adults.

LGA position statement on residential children's homes

This paper sets out the LGA position on residential children's homes.

Safeguarding children peer review

The Safeguarding children peer review is free. The programme is part of a sector-led approach in which local government takes responsibility for its own improvement.

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Last updated: 10 April 2013