County lines: protecting children and vulnerable people from exploitation County lines is the police term for urban gangs supplying drugs to suburban areas and market and coastal towns. This is a major safeguarding issue, and is happening in Wiltshire so … Continued
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The new Case Resolution Protocol replaces the WSCB Escalation Policy. This is intended to move us towards a position where case disagreement and discussion is considered business as usual in our work with children, young people and their families. Download the … Continued
The new 2018 ‘Working Together for Safeguarding Children’ guidelines were realised on 4th July. Download your copy here.
About the campaign Together, we can tackle child abuse is a Government campaign, led by the Department for Education. It encourages members of the public to help protect children and young people by reporting any concerns of abuse or neglect … Continued
On Wednesday 21 March 2018, practitioners across Wiltshire gathered for the WSCB Full Board event which focused on recognising and responding to child sexual abuse. Presenters included Dr Debbie Allnock, Senior Research Fellow, University of Bedfordshire, who talked about research … Continued