Article: What is Barnsley Safeguarding Children Board

Barnsley Safeguarding Children Board is the statutory organisation responsible for agreeing how services and agencies work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in the borough, and for ensuring that they do so effectively.   Like all local authorities, we are required to have a Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) to comply with Section 13 of the Children Act 2004. 

The Board, which was established in 2006 has an Independent Chair and brings together senior representatives from the key statutory, voluntary, and community sectors with a responsibility for delivering services to children and young people.  The Board also has two lay members who are representative of the local community in Barnsley

Members of the Board work to keep children and young people in Barnsley safe from harm, particularly those who are most vulnerable, and to make sure that they feel secure, well cared for, and able to reach their full potential.  They also provide support and training for those who work with children and young people, in whatever capacity, to make sure that they are fully aware of their roles and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding, and that they are appropriately qualified.

The work of the Board falls into the wider context of our Children's Trust arrangements, which focus on improving the overall wellbeing of all Barnsley children and young people through the five outcomes - be healthy; stay safe; enjoy and achieve; make a positive contribution; secure economic wellbeing.  However, the Board focuses primarily on the aspect of 'staying safe', which ensures that children and young people are cared for, have security and stability and are kept safe from:

  • maltreatment, neglect, violence and sexual exploitation
  • accidental injury and death
  • bullying and discrimination
  • crime and anti-social behaviour in and out of school.
The Chair of the Board is accountable to the Local Authority through the Chief Executive and Director of Children's Services. Each agency representative involved in the work of the Board is accountable to the governing body of their own agency.

 Safeguarding Children Board partners

Neighbouring Safeguarding Children Boards

Working in partnership with other local authorities is an essential aspect of the safeguarding process.  If you need information about neighbouring Local Safeguarding Boards, please select the appropriate link below

This link provides a list of and links to Safeguarding Board websites around Britain

The detailed roles and responsibilities of Safeguarding Children Boards are set out in the statutory guidance  Working Together to Safeguard Children (Department for Education 2013).

How to contact the Safeguarding Children Team

Write to: Safeguarding Children Team, PO Box 634,Barnsley S70 9GG
Telephone: 01226 772400
Email: [email protected]

Barnsley Safeguarding Children Board Policies and Procedures are available here