The Keeping Bristol Safe Partnership (KBSP) is an overarching term for the boards holding responsibility for strategic safeguarding throughout the city. We categorise this responsibility between children, adults and communities.
Our primary partners are Bristol City Council, Avon and Somerset Police, and the Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB). We also work with other statutory and voluntary sector services.
For the KBSP’s activities relating to the Community Safety Partnership, our statutory partners also include Avon Fire and Rescue Service and the Probation Service.
Our Local Arrangements set out the KBSP’s overarching arrangements for safeguarding and community safety. They were last updated in December 2024 to reflect the KBSP’s new arrangements under the government’s latest statutory guidance on safeguarding children (Working Together to Safeguarding Children 2023).
The KBSP Strategic Plan 2023- 2026 outlines the partnership’s priorities and building blocks. The plan has been developed with the learning from both national and local safeguarding reviews, safeguarding strategies, service user voice, and local strategic needs assessments at the forefront.
The KBSP have identified six principles which we believe provide us with the building blocks for strengthening the Partnership further, ensuring it remains responsive to its safeguarding duties. These are reported on in the annual reports. These principles are:
To contact the partnership…
For general enquiries: KBSP@bristol.gov.uk
For enquiries related to our training offer: KBSP.training@bristol.gov.uk
For enquiries related to statutory reviews: kbsp.statutoryreviews@bristol.gov.uk
The KBSP is structured as seen below. Click the image to see a larger version.
The KBSP Business Unit are at the centre of the partnership. They are responsible for the oversight and coordination of the partnership.
The KBSP's Member Roles and Responsibilities guidance sets out the expectations of partners who contribute to our boards, sub-groups, review panels and practitioner events.
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