Our 4 strategic aims…

1. Child's Voice

Work collaboratively with children and young people to ensure that their views shape local service delivery and their voice is heard through assessment and case planning.

2. Engage and Influence Local Communities

Engage and influence the work of the multi-agency workforce and the local community to support activity to keep children and young people safe.

3. Reduce the Harm to Children in Vulnerable Groups

Improve the Board’s effectiveness in reducing the harm to children in vulnerable groups, with particular focus on children and young people living with neglect, domestic abuse, those at risk of sexual or criminal exploitation, and those in need of emotional health and wellbeing provision.

4. Safeguard and Promote the Welfare of Children and Young People

Review and evaluate the effectiveness of the partnership to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in Wakefield and District, and respond to any areas for change and development, while maintaining all statutory functions through the transition to the new arrangements.

Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership

If you have a concern regarding a child/young person, Freephone Social Care Direct on 0345 8 503 503

The Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSCP) is a partnership of all of the relevant statutory, voluntary and community agencies involved in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people in Wakefield.

The WSCP is the key statutory mechanism for agreeing how the relevant children’s organisations in Wakefield co-operate to safeguard and promote the well-being of children and young people and for ensuring the effectiveness of what they do.

Professionals please note the WSCP inbox is not a secure inbox/network therefore it is imperative that you password protect all your documents prior to sending them to us.

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Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership
If your call is regarding a Child or Young Person who you are worried about please call Social Care Direct with the number provided below. If you are calling the WSCP Business Unit please look under about us for our contact details.