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Keeping children safe

How to report a child at risk of harm, abuse or neglect. Information about private foster care, Positive Choices project, permits and licences.
Apply for a body of persons licence
Apply for a body of persons licence for school age children, what you'll need to apply and what's allowed under a body of persons licence.
Apply for a chaperone licence
Apply for a chaperone licence in Suffolk for school age children to take part in a performance. Find out how long a licence is valid for and when to renew it.
Apply for a child employment permit
Find out how and when an employer must apply for a child employment permit. What hours a child can work on school days and during weekends and school holidays.
Apply for a child performance licence
Apply for a child performance for school age children, what you'll need to apply and who should apply for child performance licence in Suffolk.
Make a Change service
Learn about the Make a Change service, including how they work, their strategy, and how to contact them.
Meeting the needs
We help to identify suitable responses to the needs and issues professionals encounter when working with children, young people and families.
Positive Choices service
Learn about Positive Choices, which supports anyone who has had a child or children removed from their care and are at risk of having further children removed.
Private fostering
Private foster care in Suffolk and your responsibilities, if you are related or not to a child, and the types of private fostering in Suffolk.
Reporting a child at risk of harm, abuse or neglect (safeguarding)
How to make a safeguarding referral and report a concern about a child or young person at risk of harm, abuse or neglect.
Keeping children safe online
How parents can play an important role in helping their children safe online, and why children need to learn about internet safety.
Our performance data
Suffolk County Council's Quarterly Corporate Performance Report.