Welcome to Medway Safeguarding Children Board website

SAFEGUARDING IS EVERYBODY'S RESPONSIBILITY

The Medway Safeguarding Children Board (MSCB) is a statutory multi-agency organisation which brings together a range of agencies who work to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people up to the age of eighteen years in Medway. The Board meets regularly throughout the year to discuss a wide range of issues.

The MSCB is designed to help ensure that children are safeguarded properly by agencies working effectively together and our membership includes senior representatives from Medway Council, all Medway health bodies, Kent Police, Medway schools, voluntary organisations and many others. For details of the Board structure and membership please click here.

This site provides information for everyone in Medway who is concerned about safeguarding children and meeting their needs. That particularly includes children, parents, and everyone in Medway whose work brings them into contact with children and families. You will therefore find the following here:

* Kent and Medway Safeguarding Children procedures

* The MSCB programme of multi-agency safeguarding training

* Practice Guidance on how to write your own CP policies and procedures if you are a small or voluntary organisation

*Practice guidance on Serious Case Reviews

*Guidance for parents about e-safety

*the MSCB's Annual Report

*Information about CP Conferences, Core Groups and Child Protection Plans

CHILD AT RISK?

If you have a concern about a child or children being at risk of abuse or neglect, please report this to Medway Customer first team by

Email : ss.access&info@medway.gov.uk

Tel: 01634 334466

Please report broken links to mscb@medway.gov.uk

Safety in the Summer Sun

The summer season is now upon us, the weather is getting warmer and children will soon be out of school for the summer holidays. Below is some advice on how to make sure children are kept safe during this time of year.

For advice on how to keep children safe whilst on holiday please visit the NHS child safety page.

It is very important to protect yourself and your children from the summer sun. For advice on how to protect your eyes and skin from the sun please visit the NHS sun protection and skin pages.

To teach your children how to cover up in the sun you could let them watch the video that is available at the NHS Children first pages.

Upcoming Training Events

Introduction to Domestic Abuse and Child Protection
Thursday 11th June 09 Room 2, Gun Wharf

Intermediate Child Protection
Tuesday 16th June 09 Room 2, Gun Wharf

Practitioner Forum
Wednesday 17th June 09 Room 8, Gun Wharf

Annual Conference
Tuesday 30th June 09, Kings School

Introduction to Parental Substance Misuse and Child Protection
Thursday 9th July 09 Room 2, Gun Wharf

Basic Child Protection
Friday 17th July 09 Room 9, Gun Wharf

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Some of the documents on this site are available in Adobe Systems' Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF).

For details go to our Adobe Acrobat information page.

Child protection conferences - Parents leaflet

Polish Language version

Medway Safeguarding Children Board
Level 4
Gun Wharf
Chatham
Kent, ME4 4TU

Tel: 01634 336329
Fax: 01634 332848
Email: mscb@medway.gov.uk


If your email is of a confidential nature please direct to:

mscb@medway.gov.uk
.cjsm.net


Note:
This website gives information only. If you have concerns that a child in Medway may be suffering from harm please contact:

Customer First
Medway Council
Level 4, Gun Wharf
Chatham
Kent. ME4 4TR.
Tel: 01634 334466
Fax: 01634 333188


Alternatively call:

NSPCC 0808 800 5000
Child Line 0800 1111
Medway Police 01634 891055