Foreword from our patron:

I first became aware of Safeguarding Children's Services, when founders Jaci Quennell and Elaine Allison visited the European Parliament to discuss international protocols on protecting children from internet abuse in September 2006.

As a Member of the European Parliament I am actively supporting campaigns to safeguard women and children against international trafficking and I am also working closely with national children's organisations to draft legislation to protect children from paedophiles on the Internet. Therefore, when Jaci and Elaine asked me to be their Patron I had no hesitation in saying yes to two people who put children first.

Safeguarding Children Services has a small but hard-working team who are committed to promoting best practice in safeguarding children and young people. They work directly with children and young people in their local area, offering innovative programmes to reduce risk. They work regionally, nationally and internationally to train professionals and to influence policy and gave vulnerable young people a sense of worth and enhance their self esteem.

I am pleased to be able to support the work that Safeguarding Children's Services do with marginalised, at risk and abused children and young people.

Arlene McCarthy MEP

First elected as a Labour MEP for the North West Region in June 1999, Arlene McCarthy was re-elected in June 2004. Arlene agreed to become a patron of scs in September 2006.   read more

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