Guidance and briefing notes

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There are a number of briefing notes that have been developed or shared by TWSP, all of which can be found below:

Lasting Power of Attorney: explaining what a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is, what it can be used for and how to seek advice if your attorney is not acting in the person's best interests,
Next of Kin: a briefing note developed to explain the legal context of a next of kin, including their legal rights, and how to links to a Lasting Power of Attorney.
Power of Attorney: highlighting what a Power of Attorney can be used for, why you might need to appoint an attorney and their responsibilities.
Principles of Consent: providing an overview of what constitutes consent, the various forms and how this links with mental capacity.
Self Neglect: explaining the signs of self neglect, risk factors and how to seek advice and support.
Safeguarding and Wellbeing: information about what safeguarding is and the different types of wellbeing.
Adult Grooming: explaining the signs of adult grooming, how to report it and how to seek advice and suppiort.
Understanding Legislation: the legislation that underpins adult safeguarding in the UK.
Creating Safer Places: Ensuring safeguarding is happening on a grass roots level.
Organisational Abuse: Information about what organisational abuse is within a care setting, and how to report it.
Sport and Activity: Advise and support regarding adult safeguarding in sport and activity settings.

Download the briefing notes developed following a Learning Review.

A Parent's Guide to Internet Controls: a guide developed by National Online Safety, to explain to parents and carers how to protect children and young people from harmful internet content.
Are you professionally curious?: following the discretionary MAPPA case review into the murder of Georgia Williams, this poster highlights the areas that could be improved upon, and serves as a reminder for all of our responsibility to safeguarding.
Bruising in children: 'Those who don't cruise, rarely bruise' poster, to highlight patterns of bruises which may be suggestive of abuse.
Core Groups: briefing note outlining what Core Groups are, their purpose, the roles of agencies and expectations for the meetings.
Keeping children safe in sport: posters released by the National Working Group (NWG) to share awareness of how to keep children safe in sport.
Online gaming: a variety of briefing notes designed to raise awarenss of potential safeguarding issues within online games.
Respect Yourself: everything young people need to know about sex, contraception and staying safe in Telford and Wrekin.
Safe Places: 'I am me, and I deserve to be safe' contains information for children and parents about the Safe Places programme, including people to go to if a child feels unsafe.
What's the bigger picture?: a reminder to all that when dealing with incidents where both the victim and offender are children, it is important to look at the bigger picture.

Club Safeguarding Consideration List and briefing note: information and points for parents and carers to consider when choosing a club.
County Lines: posters released by GOV.UK to support the Government's work to tackle County Lines drug dealing.
Faith Group Safeguarding Consideration List and briefing note: information and points for parents and carers to consider when choosing a faith group.
Modern Slavery: posters designed by West Mercia Police to raise awareness of exploitation, victims, offenders and types of modern slavery.