Local Resources

Adults

Groups they work with include: disabled people; older people; people with mental illness; blind and partially sighted people; deaf or hard of hearing people. They also support people who care for others. You can find out more about their service sbelow.

Safeguarding adults

Children and young people

Social care services for children and young people are provided by the children's services department.

Children and families

http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/server.php?show=nav.259

Blackburn Borough Council web adress:

http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/

Lancashire Probation Service

Lancashire Probation Area is part of the National Probation Service, a statutory criminal justice service. As a law enforcement agency we have a clear role to protect the public, to ensure the proper punishment of offenders and to rehabilitate offenders. We work together with the the other criminal justice agencies: Police,  the Prison Service,  the Courts and  the Crown Prosecution Service.

In Lancashire our work is serving local people - building safer communities, reducing crime, ensuring public protection and fewer victims. We work in partnerships with many agencies in the county.

Probation's role is to:

• Protect the public
• Reduce re-offending
• Enforce punishment of offenders
• Rehabilitate offenders to law-abiding lives
• Uphold the interests of victims of crime

http://www.probation-lancashire.org.uk/default.php

Lancashire Probation Service - Blackburn

13/15 Wellington Street, St Johns, BLACKBURN BB1 8AF
Telephone: 01254 265221

AND

55 Preston New Road, BLACKBURN, BB2 6AY
Telephone: 01254 261764

Probation Hostels

Highfield House
Lydia Street, Wood Nook, ACCRINGTON BB5 0PX
Telephone: 01254 395997

Haworth House
St Peters Street, BLACKBURN BB2 2H
Telephone: 01254 59060

Police and Communities Together (PACT) is about working together to find local solutions to local problems.

Lancashire Constabulary web site:

http://www.lancashire.police.uk/

Safer Lancashire

The Community Safety Partnership Website:

http://www.saferlancashire.co.uk/

Sam Chapman
Community Safety Manager
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Town Hall
BLACKBURN
BB1 7DY

Telephone: 01254 585513

Email: sam.chapman@blackburn.gov.uk

Blackburn with Darwen Safeguarding Children Board

The local safeguarding children board (LSCB) is the body responsible for child protection in Blackburn with Darwen. It coordinates the work of different services to keep children in the borough safe.  It used to be known as the area child protection committee (ACPC). 

http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.14331

Lancashire Safeguarding Children Board

The Lancashire Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) has a major role to play in ensuring that children and young people in Lancashire are kept safe and that all agencies do what they can to promote their welfare.

The Board itself is a made up of Senior Management representatives from agencies across the County who are involved in providing services to Children and their families.

http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/education/safe_child_board/

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