Dorset Safeguarding Children Partnership

In July 2024, the decision was made to separate the Pan-Dorset Safeguarding Children’s Partnership into two partnerships; one covering the Dorset Council area and the other covering the Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole (BCP) area.

Each Safeguarding Children Partnership has a statutory responsibility as set out in the Working Together to Safeguard Children guidance (2023) for leadership and multi-agency co-ordination of “arrangements to work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children”.

The website has been re-structured into sections for each Safeguarding Children Partnership. For information from the Dorset Safeguarding Children Partnership please click here. For information from the BCP Safeguarding Children Partnership please click here.

There is some activity that will remain as Pan-Dorset and this includes the multi-agency child safeguarding training offer, our core safeguarding policies and procedures based on national guidance and our child death review process. For information on the Pan-Dorset activity please click here.

‘Report Remove’ – Under 18s can now confidentially report sexualimages or videos of themselves and remove them from theinternet via Childline

‘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 images
and videos of themselves and remove them from the internet.

Having your nudes shared can feel scary, and it can leave you feeling worried or even ashamed. But it’s
not your fault.

It’s against the law for anyone to share a sexual image or video of someone who’s under 18, and we’re
working with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) and Yoti to help you remove any sexual image or video
of you that’s online.

Report Remove is safe, easy and free – all you need to do is follow these steps:

  • choose your age range
  • create a Childline account so we can send you updates on your report
  • report your image or video to the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)
  • talk to a Childline counsellor if you want any extra support, or access support on the Childline
    website
  • check your Childline locker a few days after your report to see if you need to add any more
    information and to see updates on your report
  • report any issues with this process by sending an email from your Childline locker with the subject
    ‘Report Remove’ and as much information about the problem as you can.

For more information on how to report an image or video, see here.