One minute guide: Front door safeguarding hub

What is the Front door

The front door is the term we use in Leeds when talking about our arrangements where partners are co-located and work in partnership to safeguard children and young people.

Which partners are co-located at the Front door

Duty and Advice Team take all contacts for Children's Social Work Service to safeguard children and determine the right support for the child, young person and family.

MARAC/ Domestic Violence Team (sometimes referred to as the Front door safeguarding hub) provide a daily, co-ordinated and consistent response to domestic violence and abuse cases. This arrangement also incorporates Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (often referred to as MARACs) and the Daily Risk Assessment Meeting (DRAM).

The Police have a team of operational Police officers and Police staff based at the Front Door who: facilitate the police work for the MARAC/Daily domestic violence meeting; Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (Clare's Law) process; and triage and manage Child Protection and Vulnerable Adult referrals from practitioners, where significant risk of harm has been identified.

Health work closely in partnership with the Daily MARAC/Domestic Violence Team and Duty and Advice Team in relation to safeguarding.

Probation work alongside the Duty and advice team to ensure that child safeguarding checks are completed in a timely manner.

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