Child Protection

Child protection is everyone's business.

The safety and welfare of children, or child protection, means protecting children from physical, emotional or sexual abuse or neglect.

If you are worried about any child or children and think that they may be a victim of neglect, abuse or cruelty, there are several contacts below. Do not keep this to yourself, don't ignore it, child abuse of any kind is very serious and action must be taken quickly.

For emergency cases please contact the police 999.

Contacts

North Warwickshire Children and Families Service Team
Arden Hill
55 South Street
Atherstone
CV9 1DE
01827 711101

Warwickshire County Council
Children's Services
01926 413492
01926 410410

Warwickshire Police (24hrs)
Control Room Inspector
01926 415000

Warwickshire Safeguarding Children Board
WSCB Development Officer, Children Young People and Families Directorate, Saltisford Office Park
Ansell Way
Warwick
CV34 4UL
01926742510  out of hours service 01926 886922
wscb@warwickshire.gov.uk

NWBC Senior Officer (Simon Powell)
Assistant Director (Leisure and Community Development)
The Council House
South Street
Atherstone
CV9 1DE
01827 719352
simonpowell@northwarks.gov.uk

NWBC Safeguarding Champion (Community Life Portfolio Holder)
Councillor Dominic Ferro
01675 467506
dominicferro@northwarks.gov.uk

NSPCC - 0808 8005000                                        

Childline - 0800 1111

Websites:

Warwickshire Safeguarding Children's Board Home Page http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/acpc

Warwickshire County Council Social Care and Health Home Page http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/Web/corporate/pages.nsf/Pages%20by%20Department/6F2C5AC8AD85D9CB802570650030E1F5

Warwickshire Police http://www.warwickshire.police.uk/

Every Child Matters home page http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/

NSPCC home page http://www.nspcc.org.uk/

Kidscape http://www.kidscape.org.uk/

direct.gov.uk http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/index.htm?cids=Google_PPC&%E2%81%9Ecre=Store_Front