Free resources, leaflets and posters, providing advice and information to professionals about support services. We encourage you to share the resources below with your colleagues and staff, please download, print or display as appropriate.
If you would like to suggest a publication or website please contact us (please see foot of the page for contact information).
Child Sexual Exploitation Presentation (PPT)
Cumbria Police - Child Sexual Exploitation
Video - Same Risk, Different Gender
A 30 minute video highlighting the grooming and sexual exploitation of boys and young men. This resource is aimed at professionals and encouraging them to make their practice more inclusive of, and more accessible to boys and young men. This resource also encourages professionals to make judgements and decisions based on risk indicators and warning signs, NOT gender.
Please see Cumbria Local Safeguarding Children Board Procedures Manual for the Multi-agency Threshold Guidance and Local Protocol for Assessment.
Assisting LSCBs to support children of offenders - i-Hop poster and briefing (PDF)
For schools staff:
Assisting schools to support children of offenders - i-HOP poster and briefing (PDF)
For prisons staff:
Assisting prisons to support children of offenders - i-HOP poster and briefing (PDF)
Online Safety – Protecting our children from Radicalisation and Extremism Bulletin for LSCBs (PDF)
You can refer content of concern directly to social media platforms - Safety features on social networks
The resources below can be used by professionals to help with a child or parent/carers understanding of Private Fostering:
Private Fostering Posters (PDF) - Please display where appropriate
Private Fostering Leaflet for Carers (PDF)
The NSPCC have created 6 short films showing how to safeguard children within religious or faith settings:
We welcome any comments, if you have information or an article you would like to see in the next edition please send to:
Cumbria LSCB
Cumbria House
117 Botchergate
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 1RD
Email LSCB@Cumbria.gov.uk