The London Safeguarding Children Board supported 11 London boroughs to deliver pilot projects aimed at improving the lives of BME children, young people and families across London.
Key project outputs:
- LSCB Guidance in relation to families across different cultures or faiths (to accompany London Child Protection Procedures)
- LSCB Model Engagement Strategy to assist minority ethnic communities and faith groups
- LSCB Training Toolkit to identify children across cultures and faiths in need of support or protection
Conference: Safeguarding Children across Culture & Faith; shared learning from local initiatives
VCF delivers pilot project in Brent
The Pan-London Culture and Faith project sponsored by London Councils funded a community partnership initiative between The Victoria Climbié Foundation and the Brent Local Safeguarding Children Board to engage community groups to address issues of safeguarding children across culture and faith.
Community Partnership Initiative with Brent LSCB
Keeping Children Safe in Brent – Consultation Seminar
See also:
Article: Professionals get specialist help to safeguard ethnic minority children
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[...] The safeguarding children community partnership model has been pioneered in London by the Victoria Climbié Foundation in collaboration with Harrow and Brent Safeguarding Children Boards. This is a model for community consultation, engagement and collaboration to achieve the LSCB’s community partnership objectives. It has been piloted in the Pan London project. [...]