Please follow the links below to download the programme and booking form for the London Safeguarding Children Board’s summer conference (18th June 2008 at the British Library), which will focus on child sexual abuse.

  Safeguarding children at risk of sexual abuse - conference programme
  Safeguarding children at risk of sexual abuse - booking form

The London Board is keen to promote innovation and a renewed sense of urgency and efficacy in our response to child sexual abuse. Accordingly, this conference offers more than the tried and tested responses ranging from immediate protection to longer term therapy and rehabilitation.

Instead, the London Board is flying over three internationally renowned speakers, to present approaches and perspectives to child sexual abuse which are new in London.

Two speakers from the USA will focus on the responsibilities and responses from communities and organisations; and a Swedish speaker will present her research findings in relation to children with sexually coercive / harmful behaviours.

Other speakers at the conference will offer new toolkits and initiatives for London on education, prevention, assessment and treatment for sexually exploited children and children with sexualised behaviours, for example in universal services settings.

To book a place on this conference, please return the attached booking form to ian.dean@londoncouncils.gov.uk by Friday June 6th 2008. Please feel free to contact Ian on 020 7934 9714 if you have any queries about the event.

London domestic violence pilots seminar - papers now available

All papers from the London Board's domestic violence seminar, which took place on Tuesday May 6th 2008, are now available to download via the link below.

• London pilot of Barnardos Northern Ireland domestic violence risk assessment training: update on initial findings   

Child death review toolkits and contacts now available 

The London Safeguarding Children Board and NHS London have produced toolkits for each borough to draw on in implementing the new child death review processes, and are working on a complete list of contacts for child death arrangements in each area.  

• To download the toolkits, please see the child death pages of this website.
• To contact your local Single Point of Contact, Designated Paediatrician or Panel Chalr, please see the list of local contacts for the child death review process.

Child sexual abuse - free quarterly seminars

Stop it Now! UK & Ireland, in conjunction with the London Safeguarding Children Board, will be holding quarterly seminars on child sexual abuse prevention and management throughout 2008. Each seminar will feature a presentation and discussion on different aspects of child sexual abuse - please download the flyer below for more information:

  Child sexual abuse - free seminars for London

The seminars will take place in the conference suite at London Councils (59 1/2 Southwark Street) as follows:

• Thurs July 10th 2008, 3pm – 5.30pm
• Mon Sept 1st 2008, 10am - 12.30pm
• Wed October 15th 2008, 10am – 12.30pm  

Agenda details will be posted around one month prior to each seminar.  Please see the child sexual abuse pages of this website for more information about the London Board's work in this area.