Who Are the CSCP

The Croydon Safeguarding Children Partnership (CSCP) works together to:

  • Ensure the effectiveness of safeguarding arrangements 
  • Conduct Safeguard Practice Reviews and child death co-ordination 
  • Monitor multi-agency safeguarding performance 
  • Share multi-agency practice and procedures 
  • Provide multi-agency learning and development 
  • Carry out multi-agency audits 

The Partnership Structure

Lead Accountable Officers
Croydon Council

Chief Executive - Katherine Kerswell

Delegated to Debbie Jones
Metropolitan Police

Chief Officer - Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist

Delegated to Fiona Martin
Croydon Integrated Care Board (ICB)

Chief Nurse - Elaine Clancy

Delegated to June Okochi
CSCP Executive Group  (inc. Designated Safeguarding Partners)
(DSP) Croydon Council Stuart Collins - Corporate Director, Children Young People and Education
(DSP) Health - Croydon

June Okochi - Director of Quality, Southwest London Integrated Care Board 

Deborah Kelly - Chief Nursing Officer, Croydon Health Service
(DSP) Metropolitan Police Fiona Martin - Detective Superintendent
Plus
Education Shelley Davies - Director of Education, Croydon Council

Independent Scrutineer

Young Scrutineers

 

Keith Makin

Deshawn Sterling
CSCP Sub Groups
The Review Group Oversight of Rapid Reviews and Safeguarding Practice Reviews. Responsible for commissioning and publishing LCSPRs. Meet quarterly.
The Quality Assurance Group Multi-agency audit and performance management to evidence the effectiveness of the arrangements including Section 11.  Meet Monthly.
The Editorial Group Monitors uptake and effectiveness of training. Integrate insights from local and national reviews to continuously improve practice. Meet quarterly.
Partnership Activity

Links with other Strategic Partnerships

  • Child Death Overview Panel (SW London CDOP)
  • Early Help Partnership Board
  • Corporate Parenting Panel
  • MASH Operational Group
  • Domestic Abuse & Sexual Violence Board
  • Croydon Safeguarding Adults Board
  • Safer Croydon Partnership
  • SEND Board
  • Asylum Seeker/Hotel Safeguarding Group
  • Health & Wellbeing Board
  • 11-25 Strategic Board

Wider Partnership Meetings

Bi-Annual Network Meetings (April/September)

  • Attended by CSCP Executive Officers, CSAB Accountable Officers and SCP Accountable Officers

CSCP Focus Events

  • Co-delivered with multi-agency partners to provide an opportunity to network, learn, and reflect. 

CSCP Annual Meeting

  • Attended by broad multi-agencies to review Annual Report.

Published Work

Annual Report

Monthly Newsletter

Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews (LCSPR)

Briefings

Read the new Partnership Arrangement document to understand the updates reflecting the changes in Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023.

The CSCP Business Team