In response to the 'Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018' guidance we are pleased to publish our multi-agency local safeguarding children arrangements:

ERSCP Multi-agency Local Safeguarding Children Arrangements (pdf 817kb)

Welcome to the East Riding Safeguarding Children Partnership

The purpose of the ERSCP is to oversee and co-ordinate all of work undertaken within the East Riding to keep children safe. It is a partnership between the East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Humberside Police and the East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group working alongside other relevant agencies.

The aim is to create a system where:

children are safeguarded and their welfare promoted
partner organisations and agencies collaborate, share and co-own the vision for how to achieve improved outcomes for vulnerable children
organisations and agencies challenge appropriately and hold one another to account effectively
there is early identification and analysis of new safeguarding issues and emerging threats
learning is promoted and embedded in a way that local services for children and families can become more reflective and implement changes to practice
information is shared effectively to facilitate more accurate and timely decision making for children and families

(Source: Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018)

How to report concern Training Procedures and guidance

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How to report concerns

If a child is suffering abuse and requires urgent attention because of immediate danger, call the Police on 999.

If you are worried about a child/young person or think that they might be at risk of harm, abuse or neglect, you can contact the Early Help and Safeguarding Hub (EHaSH) to log your concern and receive advice.

During office hours

During office hours (Monday to Thursday 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-4.30pm), you can contact EHaSH on:

Outside office hours

Outside of office hours, please contact the emergency duty team:

You can find more information by visiting the EHaSH website.

Concerned about a vulnerable adult?

If you are concerned about adult safety or the welfare of a vulnerable adult, you should access the Safeguarding Adult Website.

For immediate concerns, telephone the Safeguarding Adults Team on 01482 396940.

Training

The ERSCP offers a range of training aimed at enhancing the skills and knowledge of professionals and volunteers working with children across East Riding. There are two parts to our training offer:

E-learning
Face-to-face multiagency safeguarding training

E-learning is provided via our partner the Virtual College and covers the following areas:

Multi-agency safeguarding training courses run at different venues across the local authority area throughout the year.

The current courses scheduled to run in this period cover:

Access to this training is free for agencies who provide a financial contribution to the ERSCP budget and for voluntary organisations serving the East Riding. Details of costs for other agencies, pre-requisites for training and booking details can be found on our training page.

Procedures and guidance

One of the responsibilities upon the ERSCP is that to develop policies and procedures which compliment national legislation, policy and guidance in regards to the safety and well-being of children and young people. Relevant local policy documents will be available here as they are updated to reflect the Partnership’s new structure. Historical policies, procedures and guidance can be found at the link below: