The Kent Safeguarding Children Board

The Children Act 2004 makes it clear that safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility and that Local Councils with their partners must establish a Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) by April 2006. In Kent this is called the Kent Safeguarding Children Board (KSCB). 

The Kent Safeguarding Children Board brings together representatives of each of the main agencies and professionals responsible for helping to protect children from abuse and neglect. It is an inter-agency forum for agreeing how the different services and professional groups should co-operate to safeguard children throughout Kent and, for making sure that arrangements work effectively in bringing about better outcomes for children.

Download the KSCB Annual Report for further information.