Schools are on the front-line when it comes to safeguarding our children. With government guidance currently being overhauled after the Children and Social Work Act, Suzanne O’Connell looks at what schools should be aware of

Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs) are on their way out. Following the Wood Review in May 2016 it was recommended that LSCBs be replaced along with serious case reviews. There will be a transition period and it is likely that the new arrangements will start in September 2019.

It is the Children and Social Work Act 2017 that has created new duties for police, health and the local authority to make local arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. The three partners do not include education – schools are now classed as “relevant agencies”, a turn of events that has caused some concerns among unions and schools themselves.

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