Our Safeguarding Children Partnership (OSCP)
The government has said that the statutory safeguarding partners need to work together to keep children safe.
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 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.
OSCP Structure
Working Together 2023 outlines new roles and responsibilities relating to our four safeguarding partners (the local authorities, the police and the health service). The lead safeguarding partners are referred to as LSPs and each partner agency has appointed a delegated safeguarding partner (DSP) responsible for operational delivery.
| Lead Safeguarding Partners |
| Russell Ashman, Chief Executive |
Council of the Isles of Scilly |
| James Vaughan, Interim Chief Constable |
Devon & Cornwall Police |
| Kate Kennally, Chief Executive |
Cornwall Council |
| Kate Shields, Chief Executive Officer |
NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board |
| Delegated Safeguarding Partners |
| Susan Bracefield, Chief Nursing Officer/Chief Operating Officer |
NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board |
| Anne Coyle, Director of Childrens Services |
Council of the Isles of Scilly |
| Ben Deer, Chief Superintendent - Policing Commander for Cornwall & IOS |
Devon & Cornwall Police |
| Kate Evan-Hughes, Strategic Director - Together for Families |
Cornwall Council |
Ben Deer has been appointed Partnership Chair for multi-agency arrangements for this year, he will facilitate partner discussions, provide continuity, and act as a single point of contact for the partnership. The partnership chair role will be rotated annually.
In 2024/25 our task and finish group model will be:
OSCP Governance
The OSCP structure and ways of working are supported by a number of governance documents. These include the Scheme of Delegation and Terms of Reference for the Strategic Group, Partnership Forum and Learning and Review Group.
This is a video from one of our recent Working Together Roadshows which outlines our responses to the updates so far:
is a summary of the changes outlined in Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023.
The South West Child Protection Procedures
These procedures set out local protocols, core procedures and safeguarding practice guidance for all agencies in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly about how they are expected to provide safeguarding services.