1. www.safenetwork.org.uk Welcome To the Launch of the National Safeguarding Unit for the Third Sector Friday 5 th June 2009

2. www.safenetwork.org.uk Chair Andrew Flanagan NSPCC chief executive

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4. Baroness Delyth Morgan Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families

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6. John Brownlow Safe Network director

7. www.safenetwork.org.uk Safe Network A Model of Engagement

8. www.safenetwork.org.uk Third Sector Core Team WEBSITE Helpline Key Stakeholders (ISA/CWDC) Local Networks Regional Development Managers Key Stakeholders E.g. Grant Makers National Membership Groups Delivery Partners Key Audiences Umbrella / infrastructure bodies Community & Voluntary groups LSCB’s Charities Faith Groups Black, Minority & Ethnic groups Parents & carers Children & young people Volunteers Paid staff Trustees Social enterprises Arts, Culture & Leisure

9. www.safenetwork.org.uk Safeguarding policies and procedures Raising awareness Safer recruitment Anti-bullying policies Reducing avoidable accidents Information for parents

10. www.safenetwork.org.uk Information Standards Training materials

11. www.safenetwork.org.uk Addressing diversity Reaching disadvantaged groups Being a voice for the sector Integrated working

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13. Kellie Ann Fitzgerald Barking & Dagenham LSCB business manager

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15. Roundtable discussion

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18. www.safenetwork.org.uk Lunch

19. www.safenetwork.org.uk Professor Tanya Byron

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21. Sally Mehta Parentline Plus Quality Assurance Director sallym@parentlineplus.org.uk www.parentlineplus.org.uk sallym@parentlineplus.org.uk

22. www.safenetwork.org.uk How it all began The tragic death of Maria Colwell in 1974 affected the public at large. Led to numerous self help groups emerging in 1970’s for three main reasons: 1.Community concern for child abuse 2.Self Awareness for parents under stress 3.Publicity about parent self-help movements in UK

23. www.safenetwork.org.uk Select Committee Report on Violence in the Family 1977 Key Recommendation: “ We recommend that parents should be encouraged to form groups where parents who are at all anxious about the way in which they are bringing up their children can meet and preferably also provide some regular telephone support”.

24. www.safenetwork.org.uk What do parents ask us ? Parents contact us through various channels : a 24 hour helpline, SMS, websites and message boards and local authority referral. Parents’ safeguarding queries can be divided into three main types: 1.Fears and concerns about harming their own children 2.Concerns over a third party e.g. neighbour, friend, non- resident parent, step parent harming their children 3.General safeguarding issues e.g. age appropriate behaviour, baby sitting rules.

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26. www.safenetwork.org.uk Safeguarding issues for Parentline Plus Preserving the safe space Confidentiality Relationship to statutory providers and government guidance Balancing the needs of the parent and the child within the safeguarding network National vs local – where do we fit?

27. www.safenetwork.org.uk How can safe network help ? Offer clarity about the differences between voluntary and statutory roles in safeguarding children Recognise and support the crucial role the third sector fulfils for parents as a non-threatening place to explore concerns. Support third sector with robust procedures and training. And so, give confidence to balance threshold of confidentiality and safeguarding Independent quality assurance mark.

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29. Keith Bradbrook Deputy Director of NSPCC communications

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31. Safe Network Launch 5 th June 2009 The Challenge of Partnership Working Maggie Jones Chief Executive Children England

32. www.safenetwork.org.uk Safe Network Launch Key Messages 1.The challenges are many and varied; and mostly well known to us 2.The solutions are also known; they need to be put into practice 3.The potential rewards are huge 4.Children young people, parents and carers are right to demand the best from us all

33. www.safenetwork.org.uk Safe Network Launch Challenges We have different aims and motivations Context and environment History and “ the way we do things” Priorities and thresholds

34. www.safenetwork.org.uk Safe Network Launch Challenges 2 Resources Language Responsibilities and status Defensiveness Fear

35. www.safenetwork.org.uk Safe Network Launch ………………and not one of those, nor even all of them together, provides a good enough reason for us not to build the partnerships we need to keep children and young people safe and happy.

36. www.safenetwork.org.uk Safe Network Launch We are trying to model the solutions right from the start Respect for existing third sector networks, relationships and expertise Supporting local groups and communities to help themselves Acknowledgement of and resources to build on good practice, wherever it is found.

37. www.safenetwork.org.uk Safe Network Launch Leap the Barriers It is possible to: Respect and truly value the different roles we play in children and young people’s lives Be flexible and sensitive: one size wont fit all Change ; alongside the children and young people we serve Be consistent, with the young and with each other

38. www.safenetwork.org.uk Safe Network Launch More leaping! Make the absolute most of what we have and SHARE. Attitude is far more important than money Listen to each other as well as to children and young people. No one organisation can keep children and young people safe. They are all our children and we are in this together

39. www.safenetwork.org.uk Safe Network Launch The Home Straight… Its OK to be nervous and unsure to say you don’t know to ask for support and help Its NOT OK to use fear to erect new hurdles to use targets to keep people out to be secretive because you may need help

40. www.safenetwork.org.uk Safe Network Launch The Rewards Safer organisations working with others Better mutual understanding and respect Reaching new groups and offering new opportunities to children and young people Knowledgeable carers and communities able to demand the best for their young

41. www.safenetwork.org.uk Safe Network Launch More rewards! The harnessing of public awareness to make safeguarding everyone's business Watching the confident children and young people take control of their own safely and hearing them speak out when something’s wrong Parents and carers asking the right questions and making the right choices.

42. www.safenetwork.org.uk Safe Network Launch …and of course best of all safe, happy, children and young people able to take the risks they need to grow. No illusions: It will be tough and we will not always see eye to eye. But in the end…

43. www.safenetwork.org.uk Safe Network Launch …lets stick together……. for the sake of the children!

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45. Chair’s Summary

46. www.safenetwork.org.uk Thank you For attending the Launch Of Safe Network NSPCC registered charity numbers 216401 and SC037717. Children England charity registration number 1044239, company registration number 3011053.