Learning From Southport: Strengthening Safeguarding Through Inquiry Findings

This lunch and learn session provides a timely overview of the Southport Inquiry (Phase 1) Report, exploring the key findings, emerging themes and recommendations following the Southport attack.

Participants will gain insight into the lessons identified around risk identification, information sharing, online harms, multi-agency working, professional curiosity and safeguarding practice. The session will focus on what these findings mean for practitioners across safeguarding, education, health, community safety, youth services and wider partner agencies. It will encourage reflection on how we identify and respond to risk, work together effectively, and maintain professional curiosity when concerns arise.

Through discussion and reflection, attendees will consider how effective partnership working, timely information sharing and a whole-system approach can help prevent harm and improve outcomes for children, young people and communities. The session will also explore the implications for local safeguarding arrangements, practice standards and organisational learning.

Looking ahead, we will also consider Phase 2 of the Inquiry and discuss how future recommendations may shape safeguarding policy, procedures and systems both locally and nationally. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their own practice and identify actions they can take to strengthen safeguarding and prevention within their role, team or organisation.

Who should attend?

• Children’s and Adult Social Care Practitioners and Managers
• Designated Safeguarding Leads and Education Professionals
• Health Professionals
• Police, Community Safety and Criminal Justice Partners
• Youth Justice, Youth Work and Early Help Practitioners
• Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector Organisations
• Housing Professionals

Light refreshments will be provided.