Below you will find links to the local authorities policies and procedures. 

We are also including links for the local authorities online e-learning platforms for professionals. If you are working for a voluntary organisation or  local interest group dealing with children these courses should also be free for you to take. 

The certificates need to be updated every 3 years as policies, protocols and training is constantly changing. Some areas are interlinked with other local authorities in regards to training so please check out the links of neighbouring areas as your area may come under an umbrella with others.  

If you are aware of other free online training in your area please let us know so we can update our list. 

Many of these e-learning sites contain the same courses so it would appear that these are general training courses for anyone who comes into contact with children and families. 

National online courses will be added at the bottom of the list for convenience. 

Depending on the nature of these free courses they can take between 30 mins to 3 hours+ per course. With many of the courses accredited to prove they are recognised within the industry.  NOTE: not all of these courses are online, some are zoom / teams and some are in person. 

Government documents

East England. 

Peterborough. This area is joint with Cambridgeshire. Please click on the Cambridgeshire link above.

Southend-on-Sea.  -- Please let us know if you find the information.

E-learning & Training

Bedford, Bedfordshire and Luton online training.  Safeguarding Bedfordshire (safeguardingbedfordshiretraining.co.uk)

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Multi-Agency Safeguarding Training | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Partnership Board (safeguardingcambspeterborough.org.uk)

Essex online training Home (escb.co.uk)

Hertfordshire. https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/Adult-social-services/Report-a-concern-about-an-adult/Hertfordshire-Safeguarding-Adults-Board/HSAB-and-HSCP-training-and-resources.aspx 

Norfolk https://www.norfolklscb.org/people-working-with-children/learning-zone/ 

Southend-on-Sea https://www.southendlearningnetwork.co.uk/training 

Suffolk https://socialcare.suffolkcpd.co.uk/secure/courses/admin/default.asp?subdomain=https://socialcare.suffolkcpd.co.uk&origin=elearning&service=1 

Thurrock https://www.thurrocklscp.org.uk/events/e-learning-training-course 

East Midlands

Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Online service. Link Below

Northamptonshire & West Northants. Online service. Link below. 

E-Learning & Training

Derby and Derbyshire https://www.ddscp.org.uk/training/online-learning/ 

Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland https://www.lcitylscb.org/lscpb-learning-development/safeguarding-e-learning/ 

Lincolnshire https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/safeguarding/lscp/3 

Northamptonshire http://www.northamptonshirescb.org.uk/about-northamptonshire-safeguarding-children-partnership/training/e-learning/

Nottingham https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/information-for-residents/children-and-families/nottingham-city-safeguarding-children-board/safeguarding-training/e-learning/

Nottinghamshire https://nscp.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/training/e-learning/

West Northants https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/online-training-courses-and-e-learning  

Inner London

Camden. Not exactly policies and procedures. Online links below

Islington. Lots of resources online. link below 

Kensington & Chelsea. Online policies

E-Learning & Training

Camden https://cscp.org.uk/training/elearning-courses/

City of London and Hackney https://www.chscp.org.uk/e-learning-tools/ 

Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/lscp/training-and-resources

Haringey https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/education-careers/courses/rcpch-online-learning#

Islington https://training.islingtoncs.org/cpd/portal.asp 

Lambeth https://www.lambethsaferchildren.org.uk/training-programme 

Lewisham https://www.safeguardinglewisham.org.uk/lscp/lscp/training/e-learning 

Newham https://www.newhamscp.org.uk/learning-zone/ 

Southwark https://safeguarding.southwark.gov.uk/training-and-events/ 

Wandsworth https://wscp.org.uk/find-help/professionals-and-volunteers/training/training-opportunities/ 

North East

E-Learning & Training

Darlington https://darlington-safeguarding-partnership.co.uk/training/2022-training/ 

Durham https://durham-scp.org.uk/professionals/training-programme/lscb-e-learning-courses/ 

Hartlepool & Stockton-on-Tees https://hsscp.co.uk/professionals/page/111 

South Tees (Multi area)  https://stscp.co.uk/training/stscp-elearning/ 

Newcastle-upon-Thames https://www.newcastlesafeguarding.org.uk/e-learning-now-available/ 

North Tyneside https://www.northtynesidescp.org.uk/professional/ntscb-training/ 

Northumberland https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/Children/Safeguarding/NSCB-Multi-Agency-Training.aspx 

South Tyneside https://www.southtyneside.gov.uk/article/72009/E-learning 

Sunderland https://www.safeguardingchildrensunderland.com/p/training-1/e-learning 

North West

Sefton. List of links

E-Learning & Training 

Blackburn & Darwen https://www.lscb.org.uk/e-learning/ 

Blackpool https://www.blackpoolsafeguarding.org.uk/online-training 

Bolton https://www.boltonsafeguardingchildren.org.uk/elearning 

Bury https://burysafeguardingpartnership.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=8921 

Cheshire East https://www.cescp.org.uk/learning-and-development/e-learning.aspx 

Cheshire West & Cheshire https://www.cheshirewestscp.co.uk/training/e-learning/ 

Cumbria https://www.cumbriasafeguardingchildren.co.uk/training/elearning.asp 

Halton https://hcypsp.haltonsafeguarding.co.uk/training/ 

Knowsley https://www.knowsleyscp.org.uk/multi-agency-training/online-training-courses/ 

Lancashire https://www.lancashiresafeguarding.org.uk/learning-development/ 

Liverpool https://liverpoolscp.org.uk/scp/e-learning-modules-resources/e-learning-modules-1 

Manchester https://www.manchestersafeguardingpartnership.co.uk/resource/online-learning-msb/ 

Oldham https://www.olscb.org/professionals/training/

Rochdale https://www.rochdalesafeguarding.com/p/training/training-arrangement 

Salford https://safeguardingchildren.salford.gov.uk/professionals/multi-agency-training/ 

Sefton https://seftonscp.org.uk/scp/training/on-line-e-learning-training 

St Helens https://sthelenssafeguarding.org.uk/scp/p/e-learning

Stockport http://www.safeguardingchildreninstockport.org.uk/practitioners/training/

Tameside https://www.tamesidesafeguardingchildren.org.uk/professionals/elearning

Trafford https://www.traffordsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/Learning-and-development/E-Learning.aspx 

Warrington https://www.warrington.gov.uk/training-and-e-learning 

Wirral https://www.wirralsafeguarding.co.uk/virtual-training-provision/ 

Outer London

E-Learning and training.

Barking & Dagenham https://bdsafeguarding.org/training-development/

Barnet https://thebarnetscp.org.uk/bscp/professionals/training-programme-2021-22 

Bexley https://bexleysafeguardingpartnership.co.uk/training/e-learning/ 

Bromley https://bromleysafeguarding.org/articles.php?id=642 

Croydon https://croydonlcsb.org.uk/professionals/learning-development/ 

Enfield https://new.enfield.gov.uk/safeguardingenfield/training-courses/ 

Greenwich https://training.greenwichsafeguardingchildren.org.uk/ 

Harrow https://www.harrowscb.co.uk/lscb-e-learning-course/ 

Havering https://www.havering.gov.uk/downloads/download/437/havering_safeguarding_adults_and_children_training_programme 

Hillingdon https://hillingdonsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/what-we-do/training-and-development/ 

Hounslow https://www.hscb.org.uk/training-and-development/training-programme/ 

Sutton https://www.suttonlscp.org.uk/training-and-development.php

South East

E-Learning & Training 

Buckinghamshire https://www.buckssafeguarding.org.uk/childrenpartnership/training/e-learning-courses/ 

East Sussex https://eastsussexlearning.org.uk/Child-Protection-training/260 

Hampshire https://www.hampshirescp.org.uk/training/online-training/ 

Isle of White https://www.iow.gov.uk/trainingcourses/SubCatsAndCourses.aspx?catId=6&subCatId=17

Kent & Medway https://www.kscmp.org.uk/training/e-learning 

Oxfordshire https://training.oscb.org.uk/elearning-list 

Portsmouth https://www.portsmouthscp.org.uk/5-training/ 

Southampton https://sid.southampton.gov.uk/kb5/southampton/directory/family.page?familychannel=9-8 

Surrey https://www.surreyscp.org.uk/training-2/ 

West Berkshire https://www.berkshirewestsafeguardingchildrenpartnership.org.uk/scp/training/e-learning 

West Sussex https://www.westsussexscp.org.uk/professionals/training/e-learning-courses 

South West

E-Learning & Training 

Bath & N.E Somerset https://beta.bathnes.gov.uk/training 

Bristol https://bristolsafeguarding.org/training/training-resources/

Cornwall https://safercornwall.co.uk/safeguarding-training/

Devon https://www.devon.gov.uk/eycs/ey-careers/qualifications-and-training/del-training-website/

Dorset https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/education-and-training/training/childrens-services or https://pdscp.co.uk/training/courses/ 

Gloucestershire https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/gscp/training-development/multi-agency-online-training-e-learning-courses/ 

Isle of Scilly https://ciossafeguarding.org.uk/scp/p/face-to-face-training/welcome-to-oscp-training 

North Somerset https://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/my-services/children-young-people-families/childrens-safeguarding/safeguarding-children-partnership/learning-development 

Plymouth http://www.plymouthscb.co.uk/training-development/ 

Somerset https://sscb.safeguardingsomerset.org.uk/training/ 

Wiltshire https://www.wiltshiresab.org.uk/safeguarding-training/ 

West Midlands

E-Learning & training 

Birmingham https://www.lscpbirmingham.org.uk/training/elearning-course-rhrt 

Herefordshire https://herefordshiresafeguardingboards.org.uk/training/ 

Sandwell https://training.sandwelllscb.org.uk/

Shropshire http://www.safeguardingshropshireschildren.org.uk/professionals-and-volunteers/safeguarding-training/

Solihull https://training.solihulllscp.co.uk/Course/CoursesDetailListing.aspx 

Telford & Wrekin https://www.telfordsafeguardingpartnership.org.uk/info/4/training-events/7/training  

Wolverhampton https://www.wolverhamptonsafeguarding.org.uk/training 

Yorkshire & Humber

E-Learning & Training

Barnsley https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/children-families-and-education/safeguarding-families-in-barnsley/safeguarding-children-in-barnsley/for-professionals/multi-agency-training/ 

Bradford https://www.saferbradford.co.uk/resources/childrens/e-learning-courses/ 

Calderdale https://safeguarding.calderdale.gov.uk/professionals/training-and-development/ 

Doncaster https://dscp.org.uk/professionals/training/online-learning 

East Riding / Yorkshire https://www.erscp.co.uk/more/training/ 

Kirklees https://www.kirkleessafeguardingchildren.co.uk/safeguarding-2/safeguarding-processes-and-systems/multi-agency-training/e-learning/ 

Leeds https://www.leedsscp.org.uk/training 

Lincolnshire https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/safeguarding/lscp/3 

North Yorkshire https://www.safeguardingchildren.co.uk/training-north-yorkshire/training-courses/ 

Rotherham http://www.rscp.org.uk/training 

Sheffield https://www.safeguardingsheffieldchildren.org/sscb/training/e-learning 

Wakefield https://www.wakefieldscp.org.uk/professionals-and-practitioners/e-learning/ 

York https://www.saferchildrenyork.org.uk/learning-and-development.htm 

Wales

E-Learning & Training

Isle of Anglesey https://www.anglesey.gov.uk/en/Council/Jobs-careers-and-training/Training-Events/general-safeguarding-children-and-adults-170321 

Gwynedd https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Businesses/Help,-support-and-training/Workforce-development-Partnership/Training-courses-and-online-booking.aspx 

Conwy https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Resident/Social-Care-and-Wellbeing/Workforce-Development-and-Learning/Current-Training-Courses.aspx 

Denbighshire https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/childcare-and-parenting/family-information-service-training/family-information-service-training.aspx 

Powys https://en.powys.gov.uk/article/988/Training-Learning-and-Development 

Ceredigion https://ceri.ceredigion.gov.uk/learning/training/ 

Pembrokeshire https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/childrens-services/tier-1-safeguarding-children-training 

Social Care wales https://socialcare.wales/learning-and-development/safeguarding 

Swansea https://www.scvs.org.uk/pages/events/category/training-events 

Neath port Talbot https://www.npt.gov.uk/1677 

Apollo teaching & Bridgend https://www.apolloteaching.co.uk/safeguarding-training/ 

Vale of Glamorgan & Cardiff  https://www.cardiffandvalersb.co.uk/children/professionals-and-employers/training/ 

Rhondda Cyon Taf https://www.cwmtafmorgannwgsafeguardingboard.co.uk/En/Professionals/MultiAgencyTrainingProgramme/MultiAgencyTrainingProgramme.aspx 

Caerphilly & Blaenau Gwent http://socialservicesblaenau-gwent.caerphilly.gov.uk/E-Learning-(1).aspx 

Torfaen https://www.torfaen.gov.uk/en/Adult-Education-Courses/The-Power-Station/Safeguarding-Children.aspx 

Monmouthshire https://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/training-for-childcare-providers/ 

Scotland

E-Learning, Training and Guidance 

Aberdeen https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/social-care-and-health/child-protection/child-protection-guidance-and-materials 

Aberdeenshire https://www.girfec-aberdeenshire.org/home/child-protection/learning-and-development/ 

Argyll & Bute https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/self-learning-modules 

Edinburgh https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/resources-professionals/staff-advice-information-sharing-child-wellbeing-cases/3 

Dundee https://www.dundeeprotectschildren.co.uk/professionals/learning-and-development 

East Ayrshire https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/SocialCareAndHealth/Protecting-people/Child-protection/Child-Protection-Committee/Learning-and-development.aspx 

North Ayrshire http://childprotectionnorthayrshire.info/cpc/training/ 

ELFH https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/safeguarding-children/

Falkirk https://falkirkdelivers.com/online-training-courses/safeguarding-children/  or https://www.falkirk.gov.uk/employees/learning-development/olle.aspx 

Fife https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/health-and-social-care2/help-for-young-people/child-protection/training 

Glasgow https://www.glasgowchildprotection.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2130 

Highland https://hcpc.scot/training/ 

Midlothian https://emppc.org.uk/training/ 

Moray http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_127566.html 

Western Isles https://www.cne-siar.gov.uk/social-care-and-health/children-and-families/child-protection/training/ 

North Lanarkshire https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/social-care-and-health/public-protection/child-protection/child-protection-training 

Orkney https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/S/child-protection-training.htm 

Perth & Kinross https://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/20447/Child-protection-e-learning-module 

Scottish Borders https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/info/20054/children_and_families/596/child_protection/4 

Shetland https://www.safershetland.com/new-online-training 

Northern Ireland

E-Learning & training 

Northern Ireland https://www.volunteernow.co.uk/free-taining/ 

N.I Sports safeguarding http://www.sportni.net/clubs-coaching/safeguarding/

Safeguarding https://ccptraining.hscni.net/Courses/Details/19 

Essential training http://www.ci-ni.org.uk/eatraining 

Nationwide E-Learning & Training