Medway Safeguarding Children Board

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
New Kent and Medway Safeguarding Children Procedures will be available early 2012

*** NEW - Kent and Medway Interagency Threshold criteria for children in need ***

Working Together 2010 (pdf, 3mb)

*Practice guidance on Serious Case Reviews

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

*Child death information templates

The MSCB Annual Report

2011 Annual report (pdf, 1mb)

Safer Babies in Medway

As a recommendation from the Child Death Overview Panel the Medway Safeguarding Children Board has launched the "Safer Babies in Medway" campaign to help educate parents and professionals on the safest sleeping position for babies and promote the message "Back to sleep, front to play".

MSCB is urging parents of children under the age of one to follow these simple guidelines:

never lie babies on their side or front - always their back, with their feet to the bottom of the cot
have baby in a cot in your room for the first 6 months, but not in your bed
give baby sheets and blankets, never duvets which can make them too hot
keep their room temperature between 16c and 20c
don't sleep with your baby on the sofa or armchair
avoid exposing baby to cigarette smoke

Professionals Safer Sleeping Prompt Card (pdf, 71kb)

Parent's Temparature Advice (pdf, 217kb)

Visit www.fsid.org.uk for professional and parents advice, including bereavement support.

Young mums and dads can find information and advice at www.bubbalicious.co.uk

Breastfeeding can reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome. Call Medway's Infant feeding Coordinator on 01634 331054 for support.

Get help to stop smoking. Call Medway Stop Smoking Service on 0800 234 6805 or visit www.smokefreemedway.co.uk

Keep them Safe this winter

Fire safety advice
Fire safety and the law

Fireworks often play a big part in celebrations – like Bonfire Night, Diwali and Chinese New Year. However, fireworks are explosives and burn at high temperatures, so they need careful handling and storage. Figures have shown that more children than adults get hurt by fireworks.

Find out about firework safety and the law about their use by clicking on the above title. You will find information and advice on firework safety and first aid links, fireworks and the law, organising firework displays and animal safety.

Child at Risk?

MSCB Worried about a child in Medway poster (pdf, 462kb)

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

What is abuse?

You'll find everything you need to know about abuse in young people's (or anyone's) relationships at the newly launched "This is abuse" website. The site aims to educate young people about recognising abuse and where to go for help.

Most parents don't think that abuse can take place in teen relationships, but it happens all the time. And it can happen to anybody.

http://spotteenabuse.direct.gov.uk/index.html

Review of the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Children Procedures

Medway Safeguarding Children Board are currently reviewing our Safeguarding Children Procedures. We would welcome any feedback you may have and so please complete the following questionnaire.