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Welcome to the website of the Bradford Safeguarding Children Board (BSCB). Click here to find out more about us and our responsibilities and objectives.

News - a new section on BSCB's commitment to Safeguarding Disabled Children and Young People has been added to the website. See more here.

News - Lynne White, who dedicated her life to supporting and protecting children and young people across the UK has been honoured by a national Safeguarding Children organisation she helped in its formative years. See more here.

News - Bradford's Child Accident Prevention Strategy has been launched - see more here.

News - The 2008 updated version of the Interagency Safeguarding Procedures are now available.

News - The BSCB Strategic Plan for 2007-2010 has now been approved. See more here.

Kath Tunstall BSCB Chair		Introduction The Bradford Safeguarding Children Board (BSCB) came into existence on 14th March 2006 as a requirement of the Children Act, 2004. It is made up of statutory and voluntary sector agencies that work together to protect children and young people from abuse and neglect, and to promote their welfare. For a full list of the agencies on the BSCB, click here. The Chair of BSCB is Kath Tunstall, the Strategic Director of Children's Services for the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. The Board members are senior managers in their agencies, and they are responsible for ensuring that their agencies co-operate to safeguard children and young people. They also aim to make sure that children and young people who use their services not only stay safe, but also achieve better outcomes so that they can enter adulthood successfully. Partnership working is the key principle that underpins the work of the BSCB and its member organisations. This means not only that agencies work in partnership with each other, but also that agencies develop good partnerships with families.
The BSCB works though a structure of sub groups that ensure that staff in all agencies have access to up-to-date procedures and good quality training. The BSCB also undertakes serious case reviews where there is a need for professionals to learn lessons from situations of abuse or neglect that have resulted in the death or serious injury of a child or young person. The functions, role and responsibilities of the BSCB are set out in Chapter 3 of “Working Together to Safeguard Children”, published in December 2005 by the Department for Education and Skills.

The Bradford Safe Parenting Handbook is an extensive information resource designed for use by parents, carers and professionals alike. It contains advice and guidelines on all the major issues affecting children and young people and includes many local and national contacts.