North Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership

In North Somerset, the three key partners are:

• North Somerset Council

• Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical  Commissioning Group

• Avon and Somerset Constabulary

Schools and educational settings, including early years (Section 40 of the  Childcare Act 2006), are vital safeguarding partners. The North Somerset  Safeguarding Children Partnership builds on the existing strong relationships  with schools, college and early years settings to ensure educational settings  contribute to making the voices of children and young people heard within an  educational safeguarding context.

The North Somerset Safeguarding Children partnership have agreed on key  principles:

• The voice of children, young people and families will be heard and  responded to in a meaningful way;

• Being cognisant of arrangements in neighbouring areas and ensuring  links are maintained to promote the safety of children and families who  move between new safeguarding arrangements and LA areas. This is  especially important in areas such as county lines and exploitation;

• The need to work more effectively and efficiently and ensure that  resources are used to their optimum to promote the safety and  wellbeing of children and families in North Somerset.

• Full published arrangements can be found here.

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