The Child and Social Work Act 2017 requires the Local Authority, Integrated Care Board and the police to make arrangements to work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
The Lancashire Children's Safeguarding Assurance Partnership was launched on 1st September 2023, moving from Pan-Lancashire arrangements to a place-based approach. We do not commission or deliver direct frontline services, but we make sure that the services that partners deliver or commission all work well together and that they are effective in keeping children and young people safe.
The CSAP governance structure consists of 6 groups:
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- CSAP Executive Board
- CSAP Board
- Performance Assurance and Impact Subgroup
- Neglect Subgroup
- Contextual Safeguarding Subgroup
- Domestic Abuse Subgroup
We will work in partnership to ensure that the multi-agency safeguarding arrangements in Lancashire:
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- Champion the rights of children and young people to be safe, healthy and achieve their full potential, focusing on multi-agency prevention, early help and intervention to keep families together.
- Make a positive difference to the lives and wellbeing of children and their families to be proactively safeguarded from harm, abuse and neglect.
- Actively listens and responds to the voices of children, young people and their families and the workforce who support them.
- Hold ourselves and each other to account for our combined responsibility, providing high challenge and high support.
- Embed a learning culture to implement system improvements, enhances practices.
Our core partners are Lancashire County Council, NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board and Lancashire Constabulary
Our Strategy and Business Plan
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Our Annual reports
We are expected to publish an annual report describing the work that has been undertaken by the partnership. These can be found here:
CSAP Annual Report 2023-24
CSAP Annual Report 2021-23
Below you will find a number of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the Children's Safeguarding Assurance Partnership. If you find your question is not covered, you can still contact us by using the enquiry form provided below.
FAQ #1: I am concerned about a child. Who should I contact?
Our dedicated Reporting a concern page is available from the Main Menu above and provides a range of options for reporting any concerns about a child according to locality.
FAQ #2: What organisations does CSAP work with?
CSAP works with a wide variety of organisations including local authority teams, health partners and police colleagues. Additionally, we also work with schools, colleges, charities and businesses to support and improve safeguarding outcomes for our children and young people.
FAQ #3: Who is CSAP accountable to?
CSAP is a partnership arrangement between the local lead partners; Lancashire County Council, NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board and Lancashire Constabulary. Collectively, these partners form the overarching CSAP Executive Board which oversees and directs CSAP activity.
FAQ #4: What agencies and organisations do the safeguarding partnership arrangements apply to?
Working Together 2023 outlines the need for local organisations and agencies to work together to safeguard children. Chapter 2 (Multi-agency safeguarding arrangements) of Working Together 2023 explains this aspect in further detail and includes a specific section on Relevant Agencies.
FAQ #5: I have a media enquiry about an aspect of CSAP activity. Who should I contact?
All media enquiries and requests can be made using the Contact Us Form provided below.
Please provide as much detail as possible so that we can ensure your query is handled in a timely manner and directed to colleagues best placed to answer your question.
FAQ #6: I have a compliment or complaint about CSAP. Who do I need to contact?
We aspire to provide the highest possible levels of service at all times to support our partners and related agencies in effectively safeguarding our children and young people. As such, we value feedback on our provision where you feel we have been successful in our aims or may need to improve.
If you have a compliment or complaint about any aspect of CSAP, please use the Contact Us Form below to get in touch and let us know.
FAQ #7: My organisation would like to discuss working with CSAP. Who should I contact?
In developing our partnership approach, we actively work with a variety of organisations, agencies and companies to promote and develop safeguarding opportunities. If this is something you believe your organisation may be able to support, please use the Contact Us Form to get in touch with us and we will be happy to discuss further.
CSAP Enquiries
Please use the CSAP Contact Us Form below to get in touch and we will respond to your query as soon as possible.