Cumberland Safeguarding Children Partnership

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Working in partnership to keep all children and young people in Cumberland safe, thriving and heard within a community where safeguarding is a shared responsibility.

Who are the Cumberland Safeguarding Children Partnership (CSCP)

Cumberland Safeguarding Children Partnership (CSCP) is made up of statutory safeguarding partners as defined by the Children Social Work Act (2017) and Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023)

These partners are the Local Authority, North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board and the Police.

The statutory safeguarding partners in Cumberland are:

To find out more about the CSCP's purpose and how we operate please visit 'About Us'.

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This section is aimed at professionals & those working with children & families

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Latest News

Child Criminal

NSPCC Learning has published a key topic page about how professionals working with children can protect them from child criminal exploitation.

10 March 2025

The Crime and Policing Bill has been laid before Parliament. It includes provisions to introduce: new offences of child criminal exploitation and cuckooing (where a vulnerable person’s home is used by others to commit criminal activity).

10 March 2025

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Sexual Extortion

The NSPCC has published a news story about boys’ vulnerability to sexual extortion, or ‘sextortion’. Sexual extortion is a form of online blackmail that involves the threat of sharing nude or semi-nude images or videos to extort money or force someone to do something against their will.

10 March 2025

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