Welcome to the Leeds Safeguarding Children Partnership Annual Report for the period covering 1st of April 2025 to 31st of March 2026, which is produced on behalf of the partnership by the Lead and Delegated Safeguarding Partners in Leeds.
Working Together to Safeguard Children sets out the responsibilities of the three safeguarding statutory partners, and within that those of the Lead Safeguarding Partners (LSPs), who are named as the Chief Officer of Police, the Chief Executive of the Local Authority and the Chief Executive of the local Integrated Care Board (ICB).
Each LSP has appointed a Delegated Safeguarding Partner (DSP) for its agency who are named within the Multi-agency Safeguarding Arrangements in Leeds (MASA).The DSPs have the authority to carry out these functions, while ultimate accountability remains with the LSPs. The DSPs in Leeds form an Executive Group to ensure that their functions and accountability are addressed, consisting of the three statutory DSPs and Education as the fourth partner within these arrangements.
The Executive members have joint responsibilities for local safeguarding arrangements ensuring that responsibilities under Working Together to Safeguard Children are discharged, that they set and lead the strategic safeguarding vision and provide leadership across the city and agree the LSCP priorities.
The three DSPs for the city are:
- Director of Children and Families, Leeds City Council
- Chief Superintendent - Leeds District Commander, West Yorkshire Police
- Deputy Director of Nursing and Quality, NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
The Education partner is represented by:
- Chief Officer for Education
The Executive also includes:
- LSCP Independent Scrutineer
- LSCP Business Unit Manager
- Section Head, Social Care Legal and Regulatory Services and legal advisor to the LSCP