As part of the ‘Every Child Matters’ agenda, the Local Safeguarding Children Board has a duty to promote good working practices and monitor the effectiveness of inter-agency working that safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
It is responsible for:   

• Co-ordinating the activities of all agencies concerned with the protection of children
• Developing and agreeing local policies and procedures
• Assuring the quality of child protective services
• Raising awareness in the wider community of the need to safeguard children

Each Local Authority in Berkshire has their own LSCB of which details can be found below

Bracknell
http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/living/liv-children-and-families/liv-local-safeguarding-children-board.htm

Reading
http://www.reading.gov.uk/healthandsocialcare/childrenandyoungpeople/everychildmattersinreading/localsafeguardingchildrenboard/

RBWM
http://www.rbwm.gov.uk/safeguardingchildren/index.htm

Slough
http://www.sloughchildrenstrust.org.uk

West Berkshire
http://www.westberkslscb.org.uk

Wokingham
http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/health-social-care/wokingham-safeguarding-children-board/

Date Updated: 26/10/10