Wirral Safeguarding News

Seen and Heard – Child Sexual Abuse

23 July 2016

1 in 20 children in the UK has been sexually abused. Many of these young people wanted to disclose their abuse at the time – but didn’t feel like they could. Sadly, too often the signs that children and young people are being sexually abused or exploited are being missed...

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7 July 2016

WSCB Contact Us

7 July 2016

You can contact the Wirral Safeguarding Children Board by post, telephone or email. Our details are: Address: Wirral Safeguarding Children Board Hamilton Building Conway Street Birkenhead CH41   4FD Telephone: WSCB Business Manager (general enquiries) - 0151 6664314 Safeguarding Training Officer - 0151 664505 Local Authority Designated officer for Allegations - 0151 6664582...

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Together We Can Tackle Child Abuse Campaign

27 June 2016

The Wirral Safeguarding Children Board is supporting the government's new ‘Together, we can tackle child abuse’ from the Department for Education. The campaign which is being rolled out nationally aims to encourage the public to report any concerns they many have in order to get help to children more quickly, as research shows that up to...

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Register Now for the 2016 Safeguarding Audits!

24 May 2016

Registration for the Section 11 and Section 175 Safeguarding Audits is now open! What is Section 11/ 175? The WSCB is the key statutory body for co-ordinating and ensuring the effectiveness of arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children in Wirral. It is the duty of the...

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Safer Sleep for Baby Campaign

10 January 2016

The Merseyside safe sleep campaign launched on the 14th December 2015. Merseyside’s five Safeguarding Children Boards, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral, came together to create the safe sleeping campaign to help deliver safer sleep messages across Merseyside. Safer Sleep for Baby is based around six simple steps, designed...

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