News: 13 August 2026
New! The Havens Child Sexual Abuse and Haven Pathways – Awareness Training
The Havens are running a series of free awareness-raising sessions on-line from September 2026 to May 2027. Download the flyer below for more information and booking guidance.
New! London Threshold Matrix
The London Threshold Matrix, which is followed in Redbridge, has been updated in the light of the Families First Programme. This is an interim update, pending a wider consultation (details to follow in the autumn) and the outcome of the DfE consultation on the revised Working Together (specifically the possibility of broadening the definition of “Children in Need” to include “Targeted Early Help”). The revised version of the document has now been published on the procedure’s web site at Threshold Document: Continuum of Help and Support. Many thanks to those who have contributed to the updates. The main things to note are:
- Column 1 is now Early Help and not “Most Children”.
- Columns 2 and 3 have an overall heading of “Family Help” but Column 2 is “Targeted Early Help” and Column 3 “Child in Need” – the wording of these two columns has been updated from that in the currently published threshold document as a result of the consultation that took place earlier in the year.
- Most of the wording in Column 4 “Child Protection” is unchanged although there have been some minor amendments.
- The term “child” is used throughout rather than child / young person together with “Parent(s) / Carer(s)”.
- References to pregnancy now refer to “Pregnant Person”
- The Domestic Violence Section is almost entirely new – thanks to colleagues in Redbridge for drafting.
- The document has been reformatted and is “landscape” rather than portrait which should make it easier to read.
- Further work will be carried out on the extra-familial harm section as part of the wider consultation ahead of the next.
KCSIE 2026
The DfE have published the revised Statutory Guidance which comes into force from 01 September 2026. It can be viewed via the link below:
NSPCC Learning have produced a useful briefing on the key changes which can be viewed via the link below:
Redbridge One Panel
The Redbridge One Panel has a new mail box OnePanel@redbridge.gov.uk
Please update your records.
Child Safeguarding Practice Review (CSPR) Panel Website Launch
The Panel have launched a new website which not only provides access to all published guidance and resources, but also a ‘learning hub’. The website development was informed by practitioners across a wide range of disciplines within the children and young people’s workforce and brings together on one site learning from safeguarding reviews and practical resources. The website can be reached via the link below:
Autism and Suicide Awareness Training
A free elearning module is available from Zero Suicide Alliance. The course, which has been co-produced with people from the autistic community, lasts approximately one hour and can accessed via the link below:
The course provides information about the link between autism and suicide risk, shares real experiences, and provides guidance to spotting the signs and supporting an autistic person. It is recommended for those working with people with autism.
Reminder – Contact with Local Authority – Children’s Social Care
This is a reminder that professionals wishing to make a safeguarding referral, request for information or services, or a notification should contact LBR Children’s Services direct using the on-line portal (link below):
Please do not send referrals, copies, or information sharing requests to the Redbridge Safeguarding Children Partnership (RSCP), which is a multi-agency strategic body that doesn’t commission nor deliver services, or hold case records. Any case work communication with the RSCP outside of Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews (CSPRs) could represent a data breach and will also potentially cause a delay in response.