Introduction
The government has said the police, the local councils and health services need to work together to keep children safe in all areas. The way in which these organisations and agencies work together is known as multi-agency safeguarding arrangements.
To do this in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly we set up Our Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (OSCP) who oversee the arrangements and agree the ways that everyone who is involved will work together to promote, safeguard and protect the welfare of children and young people.
It is important to OSCP that everything we do is child focussed, promotes children and young people’s rights and pays attention to the real concerns in their daily lives.
Children and Young People from Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly asked us to develop a unifying motto about our commitment towards involving them in service design and delivery. We developed this pledge based on what they said and we have all agreed that -
The tabs on the left of this page contain a variety of information to help you know where to go for support, advice and guidance in order to feel safe and address abuse if it happens.