Multi agency safeguarding arrangements

Background

The Children and Social Work Act 2017 (opens new window) replaced LSCBs with new local safeguarding arrangements led by the three named statutory safeguarding partners; local authorities, chief officers of police, and clinical commissioning groups (health).

Changes

The three safeguarding partners have assumed the responsibilities for safeguarding arrangements that previously sat with LSCBs and have a shared and equal duty for new safeguarding arrangements and for working together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in Gateshead.

The safeguarding partners in Gateshead are:

Gateshead Council
North East North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB)
Northumbria Police

Working together to safeguard children (opens new window) requires that as local safeguarding partners the council, the police and the ICB (previously CCG) publish arrangements to work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of local children.

Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements

This document (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window) sets out how we will work together and with other agencies who have a duty to co-operate with the new arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children in Gateshead.