Welcome to the Suffolk Safeguarding Children Board’s website

This site provides information for everyone in Suffolk who is concerned about safeguarding children and meeting their needs. That particularly includes children, parents, and everyone in Suffolk whose work brings them into contact with children and families. All of the information on this website is available to everyone.

About our website

The website was launched in November 2006. It is still being developed, but soon it will provide up-to-date information about what the Safeguarding Board and its members are doing, and keep everyone up to date with the latest news and developments about working with children and families.

Suffolk SCB has completely revised all of its safeguarding procedures and practice guidance. These can be found by clicking on guidance and procedures in the Index on this page.

The Safeguarding Board’s guidance and procedures have been revised to ensure that they are completely compatible with the guidance provided by the Government in Working Together to Safeguard Children (2006). This guidance must be followed by all professionals in Suffolk. Everyone – including children and families – is entitled to expect that professionals will work in accordance with it – from October 2006.