‘County lines’ is the police term for urban gangs supplying drugs to suburban areas and market and coastal towns using dedicated mobile phone lines or “deal lines”. It involves child criminal exploitation (CCE) as gangs use children and vulnerable people to move drugs and money. County lines…
Welcome to the latest Peterborough Safeguarding Children & Adults Board Multi-Agency Professional Development Programme. This brochure covers the period from September to December 2017. The Peterborough and Cambridgeshire Safeguarding Children Boards are working towards developing a single countywide training programme…
As part of their Safeguarding Week, the Peterborough City Hospital will be hosting three performances of Alter Ego Theatre Company's Chelsea's Choice, an innovative 45 minute long Applied Theatre play aimed at raising awareness around the very sensitive issue of Child…
As part of The UK Safer Internet Centre, the South West Grid for Learning are delivering three Online Safety Live sessions across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough on the 27th and 30th November 2017 aimed at teachers, police officers, social workers, adoption and foster…
Originally launched in August 2015, the Child Sexual Exploitation Risk Management Tool has been updated to reflect the changes in the risk posed to young people and to make it shorter and more user-friendly. The Risk Management Tool is being launched…
The Peterborough Safeguarding Children Board (PSCB) are currently recruiting for an Adult & Children Safeguarding Board Officer to facilitate and support the running of the Boards. The post holder will be involved in the management, work and administration of the PSCB on…
Following the success of last years Peterborough Children Film Awards, the Peterborough Safeguarding Children Board are once again sponsoring a category. This year the category will be on Children's Mental Health, "How do I look after my feelings when things…
The Home Office have updated the statutory definition for Child Sexual Exploitation following a consultation earlier this year. The Department for Education has also updated Working Together 2015 to reflect the changes to the statutory definition, and have issued a new guide…
The Peterborough Safeguarding Children Board have received over 1100 responses from children and young people in Peterborough to our Online Safety Survey. 1107 young people responded to the survey for those in mainstream education. The sample is 49% female, 51%…
The latest edition of the Peterborough Safeguarding Children Board's Online Safety Bulletin has been published and includes useful information on the safety features available on new technological gifts given at Christmas, tips to prevent 'oversharing' and spotting the signs of Online…