'Safeguarding Children is everybody's responsibility' so this site belongs to everyone-Children, Families, Communities and Professionals, who work with Children. We hope it offers useful advice and guidance and tells you about events you may like to attend to make you more aware of ways to keep all Children in Liverpool Safe from Harm.

The Liverpool Safeguarding Children Board is made up of people from lots of different organisations who are responsible for delivering services to Children and their Families across the city- Elected Members Merseyside Police , Alder Hey Hospital ,Community Health-GPs and Health Visitors , Mersey Care, Adult Mental Health, Probation, CAFCASS, NSPCC ,Children's Social Care, Public Health ,The Primary Care Trust and Hospitals, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools ,Early Years, Community Safety Connexions , Her Majesty Prisons and other key agencies.

In 2010, we advertised for and appointed 2 members of the community in Liverpool to represent your views, they are called 'Lay members' – for details about them, see Chairs/Lay Members Contact List.

Liverpool LSCB have recently been inspected by OFSTED as part of the Safeguarding and Looked After Children Inspection - you can read how we did by clicking on the link at the top of this screen.

You can also see details about our work for 2011-2012 in our Business Plan.

Thank you for working with us to keep Children in Liverpool Safe from Harm

Bernie Brown - Independent Chair, Liverpool Safeguarding Children Board