Dorset Safeguarding Children Partnership

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Working Together Guidance (2026) 

The Department for Education (DfE) have now published updated Working Together guidance (2026) which replaces the previous version issued in 2023. They have also published a summary of changes to the guidance. Please review these changes to ensure you are adhering to these and take the opportunity to refresh yourself on the statutory guidance …
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Protocol for the Protection of the Unborn Child

The Dorset Safeguarding Children Partnership and the BCP Safeguarding Children Partnership have published their revised protection for the unborn child protocol, which includes the following updates: Please take some time to review the protocol and ensure you are adhering to …
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BCP Safeguarding Children Partnership Annual Report 2024 – 2025

The BCP Safeguarding Children Partnership has now published their first annual report for March 2024-April 2025, please click here to view. The report sets out the Partnership’s activity against the strategic priority areas, partner information and data, as well as …
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Pan-Dorset Child Death Overview Panel Annual Report 2023 – 2024 – now published

The CDOP annual report 23/24 has now been published on the DSCP website. This sets out the work of the Panel during this reporting period and sets out at the end of the report the further developments planned for the …
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New Course! PDSCP – Online Safety (Partnership Working)

Equip yourself with the skills to guide young people and families on online safety! Join our interactive Online Safety Train the Trainer session designed for professionals working with children and young people across the Dorset and BCP areas. Course Highlights: …
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Updated Pan-Dorset Safeguarding Children core procedures (available on Tri.x)

Tri.x are the provider for the Pan-Dorset Safeguarding Children core procedures and despite the dissolution of the Pan-Dorset Safeguarding Children Partnership into two separate partnerships – the Dorset Safeguarding Children Partnership & the BCP Safeguarding Children Partnership – the core …
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‘Report Remove’ – Under 18s can now confidentially report sexualimages or videos of themselves and remove them from theinternet via Childline

Report Remove is here to help young people under 18 in the UK to confidentially report sexual imagesand videos of themselves and remove them from the internet. Having your nudes shared can feel scary, and it can leave you feeling …
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BCP Multi-Agency Extra-Familial Harm Strategy now published

BCP Safeguarding Children Partnership have developed their multi-agency strategy in relation to extra-familial harm of children and young people.  Please click here to learn more
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