Violence Survey Jo Coles, York and North Yorkshire Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime, is calling on the public to share their views on violence and community safety in York and North Yorkshire. This year’s survey also includes specific questions about violence against women and girls.  Anyone who has been a victim of violence, […]

Children and young people’s guide to Working Together to Safeguard Children DfE is pleased to announce that a new children and young people’s illustrated guide to the statutory guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children has been published today.  This brilliant guide is accompanied by a short animation for children and young people which explains how […]

New Online Universal Referral From – Children & Families Service North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children partnership is pleased to announce, a new online referral form is being launched on 6 May 2025 to refer children and young people to the North Yorkshire Children and Families Service. The new form can be completed and submitted online and […]

Being Young in North Yorkshire (2025-28) The North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership are excited to share our new Being Young in North Yorkshire Strategy 2025-2028. This strategy forms the strong roots of all the work that takes place across the Partnership in order to ensure children are happy, healthy, safe and achieving. You will see […]

Leaders Unlocked: The Long Game Leaders Unlocked are offering free workshops on avoiding county lines as part of Phase 2 of ‘The Long Game‘, a youth-led project funded through the Community Safety Serious Violence Fund by York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, Policing, Fire and Crime. Now entering its second phase, we are expanding across York and North […]

Prevent in Education Virtual Sessions from the DfE Prevent in Education Virtual Sessions from the DfE Over the forthcoming year 2025, DfE Regional Prevent Education Coordinators (RPECs) will be delivering training sessions aimed at designated safeguarding leads and school governors to support them in understanding the Prevent duty and their safeguarding responsibilities in protecting young […]

Joint Targeted Area Inspection (JTAI) Report for North Yorkshire We are pleased to share with you the inspection report from our recent Joint Targeted Area Inspection (JTAI), which took place across North Yorkshire from 20th January – 7th February 2025. The inspection focused on our multi-agency responses to unborn children and those aged 0-7 who […]

Working Together Practice Review Forums The Department is hosting a series of webinars in April to hear more about how changes to the guidance have impacted practice.  The sessions will focus on four key changes introduced to Working Together 2023: principles for working with parents and carers; changes to section 17; national multi-agency child protection […]