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
• Safeguarding Privacy Notice and Training Privacy Notice
• Strategic Plan 2021-2024
• Safeguarding Children Board Annual Report 2022 - 2023
• Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2022 - 2023
• Telford and Wrekin Safeguarding Partnership Modern Slavery Statement

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 work together to introduce a consistent approach and practice within the adult safeguarding environment.  

Visit the West Midlands policies and procedures which the Telford and Wrekin Safeguarding Partnership have adopted for use. 

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.
• Home Office 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
• Safeguarding Adults Quality Assurance Standards and Framework

SAR related documents:

• Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR) - Information leaflet (generic)
• Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR) - Friends, Family and Carers Info leaflet
• Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR) - Practitioner Info leaflet
• Escalation protocol for raising issues among wider locality regions
• Safeguarding Adults Review Library (searchable) National Network for Chairs of Safeguarding Adults Boards
• TWSP SAR Best Practice and Methodologies Guidance
• SAR 7 minute briefing

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
• Home Conditions Procedure 2022

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 2023 - 2025.
• 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.