Guidance and resources
This section of our web site is aimed at professionals, people who work with children and families. This part of the website is here to help and assist professionals in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
If you are a professional with a serious concern about a child or young person that needs immediate protection contact Cumberland or Westmorland and Furness Safeguarding Hub, you will be asked to complete a single contact form. Where immediate protection is not required you will be expected to complete a single contact form, informed by an Early Help Assessment where possible, in the first instance.
For good practice notes and details for sharing confidential information, read our Information Sharing Protocol.
Child exploitation (CE)
Request information that relates to exploitation of children for the purpose of identifying and managing risk.
Child deaths
How to report a child death and how the cases are reviewed by our Cumbria Child Death Overview Panel (CPOD).
Child trafficking and modern slavery
Get advice on how to protect children from child trafficking and modern slavery.
Domestic abuse
What to do if someone makes a disclosure of domestic abuse.
Find domestic abuse guidance and resources
Female Genital Mutilation
Female genital mutilation is a form of child abuse, it is essential that a referral into the Safeguarding Hub is made in accordance with the Multi-agency Threshold Guidance.
Harmful sexual behaviour
Resources, guidance and training to help you respond and prevent incidents of problematic sexual behaviour and harmful sexual behaviour.
Multi-Agency Scrutiny Activity
How we monitor multi-agency performance management and quality assurance.
Neglect
Guidance on how identify children and young people whose needs may be neglected by their care givers.
Online safety
Tips and guidance for keeping children safe online.
Our procedures
Our core procedures, safeguarding guides, roles and responsibilities and protocols.
Private fostering
How to identify private fostering and who you need to contact