LSCB definition
Examples of LSCB in a sentence
If during the course of your appointment as a Lay Member to the Board you become aware of information about a child, young person or family, or service which causes you concern, you must discuss your concerns with the person nominated to support you in this role or in their absence the Senior Manager - LSCB or LSCB Chair.
The LSCB sits outside the formal BFP structure as it must be independent to scrutinise and challenge, and guidance says that it must not be subordinate to or subsumed in another partnership.
The LSCB is made up of representatives from a broad range of services that work with children and young people, or with their parents/carers.
At a strategic level schools should be part of the Local Safeguarding Children Board arrangements and it may be appropriate for a there to be maintained school headteacher representatives on the LSCB.
At a strategic level an Academy Trust should be part of the Local Safeguarding Children Board arrangements and it may be appropriate for a Principal of an Academy school to be a headteacher representative on the LSCB.
Members of an LSCB should be people with a strategic role in relation to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children within their organisation.
The full range of local LSCB training will be made available to all staff subject to their existing skills and experience as well as training requirements identified as part of staff supervision.
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To achieve these aims, Alamiyah has a safeguarding policy in place, which includes guidance provided by the London Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB).
They have a number of statutory functions under the 1989 and 2004 Children Acts which make this clear, and the ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ 2015 guidance sets these out in detail The provider must have clear safeguarding policies and procedures in place that are in line with LSCB guidance and procedures for responding to and reporting suspected or actual abuse and neglect.