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It is the role of the Safeguarding Board to set the strategic direction for safeguarding and to carry out core functions in relation to multi-agency safeguarding. 

Safeguarding children

Children could be at risk of abuse in a family, institutional or community setting, by those known to them or, more rarely, by a stranger.

Safeguarding adults

Adult abuse is wrong and can happen to anyone who is 18 years of age or over.

Latest news

  • URGENT: GLOBAL OUTAGE

    There is currently a global outage, as such, our safeguarding teams cannot currently receive referrals via email. Please use the telephone lines if there is an urgent matter and in the event of immediate danger call 999.

  • National Safeguarding Week 2026

    This year’s National Safeguarding Week will be held between the 9th – 13th November. This year’s programme has been developed around the theme of “Safeguarding Fundamentals” and brings together a diverse range of learning opportunities for professionals working across children and adult safeguarding. The programme includes sessions on child sexual abuse, child criminal exploitation, online harm, substance…

  • Annual Report 2025/26

    We have published our annual report for 2025/26. It can be found here.