Telford and Wrekin Safeguarding Partnership

There are a number of key documents which relate to all work of the Telford and Wrekin Safeguarding Partnership. 

• Communication, Engagement and Inclusion Strategy 2021 - 2024.
• Escalation Policy
• Privacy Notice
• Strategic Plan 2021-2024
• Annual Reports 2020-2021
• Telford and Wrekin Safeguarding Partnership Modern Slavery Statement
• TWSP SAR Best Practice and Methodologies Guidance

Adults

All of the multi-agency policies and procedures for practitioners working with adults within Telford and Wrekin are compliant with The Care Act 2014. Some of the policies are for use across the West Midlands, and there are some local policies and procedures too. 

West Midlands Policies and Procedures

Within the West Midlands, there are fourteen local authorites and Safeguarding Adults Boards/Partnerships working together to introduce a consistent approach and practice within the adult safeguarding environment. 

Download the West Midlands policies and procedures.

Download the NICE Guidelines

Local policies and procedures

• Adults in a Position of Trust Framework, Referral Form and Continuation sheet.
• Framework for Responding to Organisational Failure or Abuse and Best Practice Guidance for Responding Organisational Failure or Abuse 
• Provider Record or Alternative Actions to Raising a Safeguarding Concern
• Hoarding Policy and Procedure and Hoarding and Clutter Image Rating Assessment tool.
• Modern Slavery Guidance.
• Safeguarding Threshold of Needs Matrix.
• Section 42 Enquiry referral by other agencies form.
• Section 42 and Other Enquiries Framework
• Out of Area Safeguarding Adults Policy

SAR related documents:

• Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR) referral form
• Practitioner Info leaflet about SARs
• Escalation protocol for raising issues among wider locality regions

Children

All of the mult-agency policies and procedures for practitioners working with children within Telford and Wrekin are compliant with Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018. Some of the policies are for use across the West Midlands, and there are some local policies and procedures too. 

West Midlands Policies and Procedures

Within the West Midlands, there are nine local areas that collaborate together regarding children safeguarding procedures, which form the policies and procedures library. 

There are three different sections within the procedures:

1. Statutory Child Protection/Adult Safeguarding Procedures;
2. Regional Safeguarding Guidance; and
3. Local Area specific Safeguarding Information and Procedures.

Download all of the West Midlands policies and procedures for those working with children.

Please use the link on the contents page to access the section you are looking for, or, alternatively, select a region from within the drop-down menu on the left-hand side to go straight to policies and procedures specifically for Telford and Wrekin.

Best Practice Guidance

• Professional Curiosity best practice guidance and poster

Local policies and procedures

• Threshold Guidance, Early Help Assessment and Support Plan, including Family Connect request for service form and Family Circle tool
• West Mercia Missing Pathway
• TWSP Neglect Strategy 2020-2023
• CYP in Emotional Mental Health Crisis Resolution SOP September 2021 and Pathway

Joint thematic areas

A lot of the work carried out by the Telford and Wrekin Safeguarding Partnership (TWSP) crosses over between adults, children and community safety. All of our joint policies and procedures can be found below. 

• Child Sexual Exploitation Strategy 2017 - 2020.
• Domestic Abuse Strategy 2019 - 2021.
• Early Help Strategy 2018 - 2020.

Guidance and briefing notes

Download the guidance and briefing notes.

NICE Guidelines

These guidelines and subsequent recommendations address how best to keep adults in care homes safe from abuse and neglect.

The Guidelines include information on potential indicators of abuse and neglect by individuals or organisations and the safeguarding process from when a concern is first identified through to section 42 safeguarding enquiries. These guidelines make action-orientated recommendations to improve safeguarding for residents of care homes. There are recommendations on policy, training, and care home culture, to improve care home staff awareness of safeguarding and ensure people can report concerns when needed. They cover all adult residents of care homes, including people who stay at care homes for shorter periods (for example day visitors).

The TWSP recommend that these Guidelines should be used and referred to by the following groups: 

• care home providers, managers, staff and volunteers
• other health and social care practitioners working with adults in care homes
• health and social care commissioners of residential care for adults
• local authorities and Safeguarding Adults Boards
• adults living in care homes, their families, friends, carers and advocates, and the public.

For a copy of the full Guidelines along with other useful information please visit the NICE website.