Safeguarding Children Board
Falkland Islands Safeguarding Children Board (FISCB)
The Social Services Department work directly with individuals and families to ensure that they are safeguarded. The role of the Safeguarding Board is to ensure that all departments are doing what they need to in order to safeguard children.
The Safeguarding Boards hold quarterly meetings for this purpose. These meetings are open to the public (except for exempt sections) and the dates are advertised in the Penguin News and on the website for the Legislative Assembly.
The Safeguarding Children Board was established in 2014 to co-ordinate what is done by (and on behalf of) the Falkland Islands Government to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
Function:
To coordinate and ensure the effectiveness of what is done by (and on behalf of) the Falkland Islands Government for the purposes of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
The below documents can be found at the Falkland Islands Statute Law Databse: legislation.gov.fk.
- The Safeguarding Children Procedures 2023
- Children Ordinance 2014
FISCB is made up of the following roles:
Chair – Director of Health and Social Services
Secretary – PA to the Director of Health and Social Services
Members:
- Chief Nursing Officer, KEMH
- Chief Medical Officer, KEMH
- Head of Social Services
- Chief of Police
- Probation Officer
- Deputy Governor, Government House
- MLA for Education
- MLA for Health & Social Services
- Director of Education
- SSAFA – MoD
- Wg Cdr OC BSW – MoD
- Sqn Ldr SMO – MoD
- Attorney General
- Director of Emergency Services and Island Security
If you have any safeguarding concerns about anyone and wish to make a referral,
please do not hesitate to contact us via:
- Email: [email protected].
- Tel: +500 27296
- Out of hours: 28100 and ask to speak to the on-call social worker
If you are a member of the public, you can make a referral anonymously via the contact details above. The referral form is available to download.
For more information, please contact
the Social Services Department
You’ll find our office hours, location, and full contact details below.