Hull Safeguarding Children Partnership

Our vision for Hull’s children and young people is to make an inspiring City. Where it is safe and healthy to work, learn, and play.

We want them and their families to make healthy lifestyle choices, be safe from harm and have the confidence to achieve their aspirations.

Hull Safeguarding Children Partnership consists of three statutory partners. Through an equal and effective partnership, are responsible for safeguarding children in Hull. The statutory partners are -

• Hull City Council
• Humberside Police
• Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership

All agencies in Hull share a strong commitment to work together to -

• keep children safe
• improve and learn from multi-agency practice

The aims are to build on the strengths of the current arrangements and focusing efforts on how frontline practice can improve.

Our one minute guide explains the purpose of the Hull Safeguarding Children Partnership.

You can access our Governance Structure for 2025 to 2027 (500KB) and our HSCP Annual Report for 2024 to 2025 (PDF 19.94mb).

The Hull Safeguarding Children Partnership has agreed to their priorities for 2023 to 2026.

These priorities are around the following topics -

• Neglect
• Contextual Safeguarding
• Multi-Agency Arrangements
• Domestic Abuse

The updated Multi Agency Safeguarding Arrangements reflect Working Together 2023 and set out the way that the three statutory partners in Hull work together and with all relevant agencies to safeguard children. To find out more you can access our guide to 'Working Together for children and young people'. Further information about working together to safeguard children can be found on the GOV.UK.

Learning reviews

Professional tools

Policies and procedures

Child Safeguarding courses

Our Safeguarding Partners

In Hull the Lead Safeguarding Partners (LSPs) are -

• Chris Todd, Chief Constable, Humberside Police
• Matt Jukes, Chief Executive, Hull City Council
• Teresa Fenech, Chief Executive, Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership

All three LSPs have equal and joint responsibility for local safeguarding arrangements.

Locally, LSPs have assigned their duties to Delegated Safeguarding Partners (DSPs).

The DSPs are -

• Pauline Turner, Director of Children’s Services, Hull City Council
• Craig Nicholson, Detective Chief Superintendent, Humberside Police
• Paula South, Director of Nursing Governance, Humber and North Yorkshire ICB

Our safeguarding partners websites

• Humberside Police
• NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
• Hull City Council

Our Board Members

Hull Safeguarding Children Partnership sets out the local arrangements for safeguarding partners to work together with other agencies, to identify and respond to the needs of children in Hull.

The Hull Safeguarding Children Partnership Board consisting of our DSPs and key representatives from relevant agencies oversees the local arrangements.

The board members are -

Kay Durrant
Independent Chair, Hull Safeguarding Children Partnership

Pauline Turner
Director of Children, Young People and Family Services

Craig Nicholson
Detective Chief Superintendent, Humberside Police

Paula South
Director of Nursing Governance, Humber and North Yorkshire ICB

Pippa Robson
Deputy Chief Officer, Northbank Forum CIO

Rachel Wilkes
Chief Executive Officer, Humber Education Trust

Administative support

Lara Davidson
Head of Safeguarding Partnerships, Hull Safeguarding Children Partnership

Mia Arnold
Business Support Coordinator, Hull Safeguarding Children Partnership