Rother District Council

This briefing explains the Council's arrangements for safeguarding and our duty in relation to allegations of harm to a child or vulnerable adult or reporting any allegations that a person who is connected with a child or vulnerable adult e.g. any person, parent, officer working within the Council or other agency may have harmed a child or vulnerable adult.

The link below sets out Rother District Councils working practice in regard to our role in Safeguarding children or vulnerable adults, in our 'Children and Vulnerable Groups Protection Policy  Children and Vulnerable Groups Protection Policy [WORD] [48kb]

The role and responsibilities of local authority staff with responsibilities for children and vulnerable adults living or present in East and West Sussex and Brighton and Hove are set out in the Sussex Child Protection and Safeguarding Procedures Manual, available on line at:

The links to the East Sussex website for vulnerable adults:
http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/socialcare/policiesandplans/adultservices/adultprotection/default.htm

The links to the East Sussex website for safeguarding children:
https://czone.eastsussex.gov.uk/partnerships/trust/workingtogether/childprotection/Pages/contacts.aspx

Anne Fennessy

Head of Housing

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