Learning from one another seminar 2
Following last year’s popular series of child sexual abuse seminars, the London Board agreed to host a similar series of sessions throughout 2009, this time focussing on safeguarding children across culture and faith in partnership with the Victoria Climbie Foundation.
The second of these sessions will be held on Tuesday 14th July 2009, 2pm –5pm (central London venue tbc), and is now open for bookings. The seminar will be led by Southall Black Sisters and focuses on what works when engaging with BME communities around safeguarding children abused through domestic violence.
If you would like to attend this seminar, please complete follow the links below to download a programme and booking form, and return your form to nilam.taheem@londoncouncils.gov.uk by Thursday July 9th 2009.
Seminar 2 - Domestic Violence - Programme
Seminar 2 - Domestic Violence - Booking Form
Additional seminars will be held on Sept 8th 2009 (9.30 - 12.30) and Nov 12th 2009 (9.30 - 12.30), and bookings will open approximately one month in advance of each session.
Child death review processes - amended procedures, notification form and information for families
Please follow the links below to download the London Child Death Overview Panel Procedure (February 2009), Rapid Response Procedure (May 2009) and Initial Notification Form (May 2009). These documents have been amended following extensive consultation and overview by an expert editorial group of CDOP Chairs, CDOP Managers and Designated Doctors for Child Death, and have been signed off by the London CDOP Chairs Network. These documents replace those originally published in March 2008.
London child death overview panel procedure (updated February 2009)
London rapid response procedure (updated May 2009)
London initial notification form (updated May 2009)
The CDOP Chairs group have also issued amended versions of the model leaflet and letter for families, which are available to download below. Please note that the use of these documents is not compulsory, but they are available for any CDOP which wishes to use them.
Model leaflet for families (updated March 2009)
Model letter for families (updated March 2009)
London Board April update
Follow the link below to download the latest quarterly update on the work of the London Board:
London Board update - April 2009
Working with faith communities seminar (30 April 2009) - papers now online
Please follow the link below to download the presentation from our April seminar on working with faith communities, which focussed on CCPAS's work to help develop safeguarding policies and good working practice with children in faith communities. This presentation includes links to the CCPAS resources highlighted at the seminar.
Safeguarding children whose parents have mental health problems or misuse substances - papers online
All presentations and related papers from the London Board's annual safeguarding London's children conference (held on Friday December 12th 2008) are now available online at http://www.londonscb.gov.uk/diary/conference/.
