The safeguarding unit within Conwy is now an integrated service covering both adults and children’s safeguarding.
The Independent Safeguarding Chairs (ISC) are responsible for chairing:
- Looked After Children Reviews
- Child Protection Conferences
- Adult Safeguarding Conferences
The Unit is developing work to safeguard vulnerable people in Conwy working closely with the Police, Housing, Health, Probation, Education and Independent Sector agencies.
Why the initiative was introduced (what issues were being addressed?)
- Closer Joint Working between Adult and Child Protection was required, as a result of the lessons learnt from a number of enquiries into the death or injury of vulnerable people.
- To meet the requirements of the Social Services and Well Being Act
What are the outcomes?
- To safeguard vulnerable people and developing a multi-agency approach to protection planning.
- To ensure that the protection of all vulnerable people are considered, not just the presenting concerns of one service user who sits within a particular social work discipline.