Welcome to the Thurrock Local Safeguarding Children Partnership
Thurrock Local Safeguarding Children Partnership (LSCP) was set up in May 2019, following changes in legislation which required a transition of arrangements from the previous Thurrock Local Safeguarding Children Board.
As a Statutory Partnership, the LSCP has a strong membership of key partner agencies who support each other working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in Thurrock. Key areas include:
- Protecting children from maltreatment.
- Preventing impairment of children's health or development.
- Ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care.
- Support children to have the best life chances and enter adulthood succesfully.
- Promoting a safe environment free from violence.
The Partnership structure incorporates a number of groups looking at specific safeguarding areas through a joint delivery plan. LSCP groups meet regularly to agree and oversee the effectiveness of those agencies working to safeguarding and promote the welfare of children and young people in Thurrock.
Multi-agency safeguarding training and development events are provided to support partner agencies as well as providing safeguarding events and information for parents, carers, children and young people.
What do we do?
The LSCP has two main functions:
- To oversee the work that agencies workign with children are doing to ensure that children and young people are kept safe.
- To ensure that all those agencies that employ people to work with children have effective safeguarding policies in place to keep chidlren safe.
Some of the areas include how organisations recruit, train and oversee their staff in the work they do with children; how effective they are at using Child Protection proceedures and what more they can do to make Thurrock safer for children.
The LSCP also looks at the work of other Partnerships in Thurrock and nationally to ensure that keeping chlidren safe remains a priority for all who work with children and families. We also commission local child safeguarding practice reviews where necessary where agencies have the opportunity to learn lessons to improve the way in which they work both individually and collectively to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
Who is involved?
Thurrock LSCP includes representatives from statutory, voluntary and community organisations and services. The three main agencies, known as the Safeguarding Partners, are:
- Essex Police
- Thurrock Council
- Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB)
Other relevant agencies include education, North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT), Basildon Hospital, Probation and other voluntary, charitable and independent agencies.