The City & Hackney Safeguarding Children Partnership
Safeguarding Arrangements
City of London & Hackney
The CHSCP Safeguarding Arrangements set out how safeguarding partners will work with relevant agencies to safeguard and protect the welfare of children in the City of London and Hackney.
Lead Safeguarding Partners
Lead Safeguarding Partners (LSPs) in both Hackney and the City of London meet separately with the Independent Safeguarding Children Commissioner (ISCC) and relevant Delegated Safeguarding Partners (DSPs) to collectively consider the sufficiency of the local safeguarding arrangements and to fulfil their defined functions as set out on page 27 of Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023. These meetings are called Safeguarding Assurance Groups.
Safeguarding Assurance Group
Hackney
Safeguarding Assurance Group
City of London
Delegated Safeguarding Partners
Delegated Safeguarding Partners (DSPs) form the CHSCP Executive. DSPs can speak with authority for the safeguarding partner they represent, hold their organisation to account, take decisions and commit them on policy, resourcing and practice matters. The Executive also includes representatives from the education sector. Given the CHSCP’s dual footprint, the Executive group is chaired by the Independent Safeguarding Children Commissioner.
The CHSCP Executive Meeting
The CHSCP Executive comprises the Delegated Safeguarding Partners (DSPs) from both the City of London and Hackney and includes representation from the education sector. It is established for the purposes of DSPs discharging their functions as set out on page 29 of Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023.
Executive Meeting Summaries
Published summaries of the CHSCP Executive meetings.
Partnership Chair
Locally, we have decided against appointing a partnership chair role. Our arrangements remain with the Independent Safeguarding Children Commissioner (ISCC) continuing to facilitate and coordinate the meetings of DSPs – delivering independent leadership, scrutiny and advocacy. This decision was made because the partnership chair role wouldn’t work effectively in our complex, dual-area situation. The CHSCP has defined this as an exceptional circumstance that justifies the divergence from statutory guidance. This decision does not weaken the partnership and allows all partners to continue to fulfil their duties.
The Hackney SCP Board
The Hackney Safeguarding Children Partnership Board comprises representatives from safeguarding partners and a number of relevant agencies and named / designated professionals. Other relevant agencies will be invited to participate / engage in the Hackney Board as and when required. The Board meets quarterly and is independently chaired by the Independent Safeguarding Children Commissioner with a nominated safeguarding partner representative being Vice-Chair.
The City of London SCP Board
The City of London Safeguarding Children Partnership Board comprises representatives from safeguarding partners and a number of relevant agencies and named / designated professionals. Other relevant agencies will be invited to participate / engage in the City Board as and when required. The Board meets quarterly and is independently chaired by the Independent Safeguarding Children Commissioner with a nominated safeguarding partner representative being Vice-Chair.
Board Meeting Summaries
Published summaries of the CHSCP Board meetings in the City of London and Hackney.
CHSCP Sub Groups
The CHSCP operates a number of sub-groups and thematic or ‘task and finish’ groups to manage key pieces of development work. There are three core sub groups that cover case reviews, quality assurance and training, learning & development.
City of London
Inter-Board Protocol
How the CHSCP works with other strategic boards in the City responsible for the safety, health and wellbeing of children, young people and adults.
Hackney
Inter-Board Protocol
How the CHSCP works with other strategic boards in Hackney responsible for the safety, health and wellbeing of children, young people and adults.
Geographic Area
The geographic footprint covered by the CHSCP is defined by the boundaries of the City of London Corporation and the London Borough of Hackney. On occasions, it may be necessary for partners to work with another area’s arrangements, for example during a Child Safeguarding Practice Review commissioned by another area. Operationally, the London Child Protection Procedures include guidance for circumstances where a child and / or their family is living in another area or moving between areas.
Privacy Notice
This notice explains how the CHSCP team collects, uses and shares your information and how we keep it and how we keep it secure.
Freedom of Information Requests
The City & Hackney Safeguarding Children Partnership (CHSCP) is a statutory partnership in its own right set up under the Children Act 2004 and is not a public authority for the purposes of the FOI. It is therefore exempt from the duty to provide information under the FOI.