Child Protection Guidance 2021

Appendices: Appendix G: Armed Forces child protection contacts 265 National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2021 Version 1.0 September 2021 Royal Air Force Welfare Support for families in the RAF is managed as a normal function of Command and co‑ordinated by each Station’s Personnel Officer, the Officer Commanding Personnel Management Squadron (OCPMS) or the Officer Commanding Base Support Wing depending on the size of the Station. A number of qualified SSAFA social workers and trained professionally supervised Personal and Family Support Workers are located throughout the UK to assist the chain of Command in providing welfare support and safeguarding advice. Child protection issues involving the family of a member of the RAF is to be reported initially to the relevant local authority with the support of SSAFA locally. Local authorities who have any enquiries or concerns regarding safeguarding or promoting the wellbeing of a child from an RAF family should contact the parent’s unit, or if this is not known, contact the OC PMS/OC BSW of the nearest RAF Unit. Additionally, SSAFA can be contacted at: 03000 111 723 Email: psswsraf@ssafa.org.uk Overseas When Service families or civilians working with the Armed Forces are based overseas the responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of their children is vested in the Ministry of Defence. The Ministry of Defence contact is through the Global Safeguarding Team which from 1 April 2021 is based within the Armed Forces Families and Safeguarding Team: Global Safeguarding Team: 0300 163 3665 Email: AFFS-Safeguarding@mod.gov.uk Other support Service Child Progression Alliance (SCiP): UK wide network of academic organisations supporting educational outcomes for armed forces children. www.scipalliance.org