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Safeguarding Children Forum
10 Jun 2010
8th annual event. Held at the Bloomsbury Hotel, London

This event brought together representatives from local and central government, LCSBs, police, education and child protection organisations to discuss the latest policy and guidance, share good practice and encourage effective multi-disciplinary working.

Programme
10:00
John Brownlow, Head of Partnerships and Representation, NSPCC
Welcome from Conference Chair

10:10
Sir Paul Ennals, Chief Executive, National Children's Bureau (NCB)
Children's safeguarding policy: where are we now?

10:25
Question and discussion: Paul Ennals, Chief Executive, NCB
10:30
Marion Ingram, Acting Deputy Director Social Care, London Borough of Barnet
Safer Recruitment

10:50
Anne Orton HMI, Divisional Manager, Cross-Remit Safeguarding, Ofsted
Improving Inspection – improving safeguarding?

11:10
Questions and discussion; Session 1
11:20
Refreshments and exhibition
11:50
Cheryl Coppell, Chair, London Safeguarding Children Board and Chief Executive, London Borough of Havering
The role of local boards and partnerships

12:10
Sam Wilkinson, Children's Workforce Development, Portsmouth City Council
Developing an integrated workforce that keeps children safe

12:30
Panel session: Effective multi-agency working
Cheryl Coppell, Chair, London Safeguarding Children Board Dr Sue Wald, Joint Director of Strategy and Commissioning, Children’s Services, Swindon Borough Council and Swindon PCT, and Chair, Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) Research Group DCS Gordon Briggs, Head of Child Abuse Investigation, Metropolitan Police

13:10
Buffet lunch and exhibition
14:05
Andrew Flanagan, Chief Executive, NSPCC
Afternoon keynote address: Improving prevention and protection for vulnerable children

14:25
Dr Roger Morgan, Children’s Rights Director for England
Safeguarding - perspectives from children in care and living away from home

14:45
Questions and discussion: Session 3
14:50
Interactive seminar S1: Safeguarding children across culture and faith - the way forward
Mor Dioum, Director, Victoria Climbié Foundation UK

14:50
Interactive seminar S2: Understanding serious case reviews and their impact
Marian Brandon, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of East Anglia

14:50
Interactive seminar S3: Safeguarding children abused through domestic violence
Shelia Brookes, Co-ordinator, West Cheshire Domestic Abuse Family Safety Unit Maddie Bell, Domestic Violence Consultant, Barnardo’s Northern Ireland

14:50
Ineractive seminar S4: Identifying and safeguarding victims of child trafficking
Philip Ishola, Service Manager, Children’s Services, London Borough of Harrow, and a member of Harrow Local Safeguarding Children Board Aarti Kapoor, Chief Policy Advisor - Child Trafficking, Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre

14:50
Interactive seminar S5: Safeguarding disabled children
Moira Murray, Safeguarding Programme Manager for SHA East of England and ISA Board Member

15:35
Refreshment and exhibition
16:00
Repeat of interactive seminars