Everyone is responsible for helping to keep children safe.
When anyone becomes aware that a child might be at risk or suffering from abuse or neglect, they have a duty to do something about it.
- If you think a child might be in danger, call the central duty team on 01482 448 879.
- If you know the child is already receiving a service from children's social care, you can call the family resource centre where the child lives.
- If there is an emergency outside normal office hours, please contact our emergency duty team on 01482 788 080.
- If a child is suffering abuse and requires urgent attention because of immediate danger, call the police on 0845 606 0222 or the emergency services.
How to report abuse and what happens after it is reported
Hull Safeguarding Children Board
The safeguarding children board brings together representatives from different agencies who work with children, so that everyone can work together to keep children safe from harm.
More information about the Hull Safeguarding Children Board
More information about what is meant by harm
Safeguarding children policies and procedures
We develop policies and procedures that help to safeguard children. People who work with children use our policies to know -
- what to do when they are concerned about a child
- what training people should have if they work with children
- how to recruit and supervise people who work with children
- how to investigate any allegations against people who work with children
- how to make sure children who are privately fostered are kept safe and well
- how to work with other children's services authorities and their board partners
Child protection policy and procedures template
To create a comprehensive child protection policy and procedure for your organisation, download the following document and complete with relevant, specific information for your organisation. By using this template as a starting point you can feel confident that you will have covered the relevant areas for consideration when safeguarding children.
