Report Child Abuse or Neglect
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Please report any concern you may
have about a child's welfare, or feel that they may
be being abused,
Alternatively, in an emergency, phone the police on 0845 458
0000.
Please be assured that your referral will be treated in the
strictest confidence.
Remember, your call could mean the start of getting the right
help to a family and may even save a child's life.
How to recognise the signs of child
abuse or neglect and what we'll do next.
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Report a concern about a child - If
you have any concerns about the welfare or safety of a child,
please tell us.
Children's Centres - one stop
shops for young children and their families offering childcare,
health and family support services
Local Safeguarding Children's
Board - Learn more about the safeguarding of child welfare in
Cheshire West.
Children's Trust - engages with local
partnerships and understands and shares key challenges for the
area.
Children in Care Council - a group
of young people who are all cared for by Cheshire West and Chester
Council who help shape the and influence care in the area.
Youth Offending Service - information
for parents and young people
Information for Practioners - child
protection, early intervention and the common assessment
framework.
Complaints about Children's Services - complaining about
children's services
Our Aim
The aim of Children and Young People's Services is to support
and protect those children and young people who need care and
support, to enable them to develop their abilities to live as
independent and fulfilled lives as possible.
Cheshire West and Chester Children and Young People's
Services support:
- Children and young people under 18 and their families.
- Young people who are in our care or who have left our
care.
- Carers, that is, family and friends who look after other
people's children through Private Fostering
arrangements.
Independent Improvement Board
An Independent Improvement
Board monitors all of the work being done to raise the
standards achieved by the professional agencies involved in
safeguarding children and young people. The board monitors
and challenges the way all partners are responding to the concerns
noted by Ofsted about children’s safeguarding procedures in the
borough.