Information regarding extremism can be found on the Safer Wolverhampton Partnership website.
Information regarding extremism can be found on the Safer Wolverhampton Partnership website.
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Wolverhampton Safeguarding Children Board (WSCB) produces an Annual Report to enable the people of Wolverhampton to see what it has been doing to keep children and young people safe from abuse and neglect and promoting their wellbeing.
Click here or on the image to the right to view and /or download the joint Annual Report 2017-18 of Wolverhampton Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adults Boards.
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Our Constitution
Wolverhampton Safeguarding Children Board (WSCB) seeks to ensure that all children are safe by ensuring that local services focus on supporting their needs and those of their parents, carers and families.
WSCB is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
In line with Working Together 2015, Wolverhampton Safeguarding Children Board has a business plan with a set of key priorities that are reviewed every 3 years. The business plan needs to ensure that:
The Board Committees are:
Serious Case Review
Child Death Overview
Law, Policy and Procedure
Learning and Development - Joint Learning and Improvement Framework 2017-19
Working Together 2018 requires Child Death Review Partners (CCG and Local Authority) to make arrangements to carry out child death reviews.
New arrangements have now been published and will take effect from 30 June 2019.
Safer Recruitment:
All organisations engaging people in 'Regulated Activities' must have robust and transparent recruitment procedures in place to ensure children, young people and vulnerable adults are safeguarded and they should be familiar with the Local Safeguarding Children Board policies and procedures.
Before recruiting staff (whether paid or unpaid), the following should be considered:
The application process should include the organisations commitment to safeguarding in for example the Job Description and any other documentation;
Thorough checks should be made of an applicant's identity, work history and references including any gaps in time;
Referrals to the Disclosure and Barring Service:
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (SVGA) places a legal duty on Regulated Activity Providers (employers, volunteer managers and personnel suppliers) to refer any person who has:
Harmed or poses a risk of harm to a child or vulnerable adult;Satisfied the harm test; or Received a caution or conviction for a relevant offence.
Under the provisions of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act, 2006, the following groups have a power to make a referral to the DBS:
Local authorities (safeguarding role);Education and library boards;Health and social care (HSC) trusts (NI);Keepers of registers eg General Medical Council, Nursing and Midwifery Council;Supervisory authorities eg Care Quality Commission, Ofsted.
Click here for Notification of Serious Child Care Incident Form
When a child dies, and abuse or neglect are known or suspected to be a factor in the death, local organisations should consider immediately whether there are other children at risk of harm who require safeguarding.
Click here to view NSPCC Learning from Case Reviews
Serious Case Reviews published in last 12 months | Date published |
Serious Case Review report - Child N | Oct 2019 |
Serious Case Review Statement - Child N | Oct 2019 |
Serious Case Review Report - Child K | May 2019 |
Serious Case Review Statement - Child K | May 2019 |
BASIC SAFEGUARDING E-LEARNING
Wolverhampton Safeguarding partners ( all public sector, private sector and voluntary sector organisations based in the city and / or delivering services or support to Wolverhampton residents) that don't have access to their own e-learning platforms can access the City of Wolverhampton Council's e-learning Guest Area FREE OF CHARGE.
Please read the guidance below and then click here to request safeguarding e-learning licences
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About the Safeguarding Boards' free e-learning courses
The Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) agenda at both local and national levels acknowledges the gendered nature of domestic and sexual violence in that the majority of victims are female. However, it cannot be over-emphasised that the local and national strategies recognise that there are female and male victims and perpetrators, and that strategies encompass work with women, men, girls and boys. VAWG includes the following types of violence and abuse:
Click here for the Wolverhampton Tackling Interpersonal Violence & Abuse Strategy 2019-2022
Click here for Wolverhampton's Overarching Domestic Violence Protocol and Guidance 2018
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