Everyone in the UK has the fundamental right to live free from harm and abuse. Safeguarding is everyone’s business.

We are responsible for ensuring that the services we commission are safe and effective, by working closely with many different stakeholders and organisations in Bromley.

The Safeguarding team has adopted a ‘life course’ approach (pre-birth to end of life), including the transition between children and adults, allowing for continuous service improvement within the ICB and across the health economy.

The Bromley Safeguarding team is involved in a variety of place based multi-agency forums, Health oversight in both these statutory and local groups, in compliance with our duties under the NHS Safeguarding Accountability and Assurance Framework. We ensure the relationships between Health and other systems work at both strategic and operational levels to safeguard children, young people children looked after and adults at risk of abuse and neglect.

Safeguarding adults

We support adults who are at risk of abuse and neglect. They are often vulnerable because of their mental health, physical disability, age or illness and may find it difficult to protect themselves from abuse.

We are a statutory partner of the Bromley Adult Safeguarding Board (BSAB) We actively support all the areas of the Board’s work, whose mission is ‘To drive multi -agency working, placing the adult at risk at the centre of all that we do’.

If you are concerned about the safety and wellbeing of an adult, please contact:

The Bromley Early Intervention Team

Telephone: 020 8461 7777 (Out of hours call 0300 303 8671)

Email:  adultsocialcare@bromley.gov.uk

If you are seriously concerned about an adults immediate safety, dial 999.

Safeguarding children

Safeguarding children is everybody’s responsibility.

SEL ICB commission services to safeguard and promote the welfare and wellbeing of all children in the borough. This involves working closely with our partners, especially Bromley Council. We are a statutory partner of the Bromley Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (BSCP). The partnership is made up of a range of different professionals and organisations who work together to ensure safeguarding is at the very heart of the work we do to safeguard children and young people.

If you are concerned about the safety and  welfare of a child please contact the Children & Families Hub at:

Email  mash@bromley.gov.uk

Telephone:  020 8461 7373  or 020 8461 7379  or 020 8461 7026

Out of Hours (emergencies only)

5.00pm – 8:30am weekdays and at weekends call 0300 303 8671

In an emergency and the child is at immediate risk the referrer should call the Police on 999

For more information about how to refer a child visit the Bromley Safeguarding website.