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The LSCB is an inter-agency forum which
brings together representatives
of each of the main agencies
responsible for helping to
protect children from abuse
and neglect within Cambridgeshire.
It aims to ensure that arrangements
work effectively to bring about
good outcomes for children.
The tasks of
the LSCB are to:
- develop, agree and review
local policies and procedures
for inter-agency work to
safeguard and protect children,
consistent with the government
guidance outlined in the
document "Working Together
to Safeguard Children"
- audit and evaluate how well
local services work together
to protect children
- put in place objectives
and performance indicators
to measure the quality of child
protection work
- encourage and help develop
good working relationships
between different services
and professional groups, based
on trust and mutual understanding
- ensure that there is a level
of agreement and understanding
across agencies about operational
definitions and thresholds
for intervention
- improve local ways of working
in the light of knowledge gained
through national and local
experience and research, and
to make sure that any lessons
learned are shared, understood
and acted upon
- improve the quality of child
protection work and inter-agency
working through the identification
of training and professional
development needs and ensuring
its delivery
- raise awareness in the community
about the need to protect children,
the work of the LSCB in this
area and explain how the community
can help
- conduct Case Reviews as
required by "Working Together"
- establish and maintain a
realistic budget to underpin
the work of the LSCB.
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