lion Canolbarth anolbarth a G lion Canolbarth do a C o do a Oe Go lu rll Oe Go u r e e u r el lleg wel lle g io w g in w o i o i i D n i C n D d C D C y d d y d m y d r m d m r r r w r r w u w u u B CWMPAS B B CYSUR M M M d d i i r i d d d r d a r a a o a a a o n B n d n d o B d s B W lt W ts W u g l e d e n du st Ae dist A W ng st ar W g ale rdi Wa gu ales rdin s Safegua les Safe Safegua THE MID AND WEST WALES SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN & ADULTS BOARDS ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 An Overview of the Objectives and Achievements of the Mid and West Wales Safeguarding Children & Adults Board Other Regional Safeguarding West Wales Welsh Boards Partnership Government Board Who we have Associations worked Community of Voluntary collaboratively Safety Organisations with and engaged Partnerships in actions with to meet our objectives Care Independent Inspectorate Inquiry into Wales Child Sexual Social Care Abuse Wales THE MID & WEST WALES SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN & ADULTS BOARDS Contents Introduction 1 Objectives of a Regional Safeguarding Board 2 Board Structure 3 (a) Membership 6 (b) Action taken to achieve our outcomes 8 (c) Extent to which we have implemented our strategic 10 annual plans 21 (d) How we have collaborated with other bodies engaged in activities relating to the Boards’ objectives (e) Requests made to qualifying persons under S.137(1) and 24 whether they were complied with (f) Achievements we have made during the year 25 (g) To what extent have agencies contributed to the Boards’ 31 effectiveness (h) An assessment of how the Board uses its resources 41 (i) Underlying themes in the way the Safeguarding Boards 43 have exercised their functions (j) When and How children and adults have had an 49 opportunity to participate in the Boards’ work (k) Applications for Adult Protection & Support Orders 53 ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 THE MID & WEST WALES SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN & ADULTS BOARDS (l) Information or learning the Boards have disseminated 54 and training recommended or provided (m) How the Safeguarding Boards have implemented advice 57 from Welsh Government and National Independent Safeguarding Board Collectively what difference are we making 58 Glossary of Terms 59 ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 THE MID & WEST WALES SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN & ADULTS BOARDS n Canolba n Canolba olio rth a olio rth a ed G ed G O or O or lu lle lu lle ge w ge w io in io in Introduction D C D C d y d y d m d m r r r r w u w u B CWMPAS B CYSUR M M It gives us pleasure to jointly present the Mid d i r i d d d r a a a o a o n B n and West Wales Safeguarding Boards CYSUR d d B s s W lt W lt e du e u and CWMPAS Annual Report. st A st Ad Wa ing Wa ing les Safeguard les Safeguard This Annual Report outlines the progress we have made against the outcomes set by partnership, with fully combined priorities and CYSUR and CWMPAS in March 2019 as part of a clear focus on safeguarding people. Clear our joint Annual Strategic Plan. As we proceed and measurable all-age achievements and to publication, we remain in the midst of outcomes have been achieved as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, which has this, with notable successes evident in regional significantly impacted upon all public services work to support victims of Domestic Abuse, in the latter part of this reporting period in better information sharing across agencies March 2020. We are pleased to report the and frameworks to support practitioners and challenges faced by all statutory partners of the managers to learn lessons from practice. The Mid and West Wales Safeguarding Board, as a regional Training and Policies and Procedures result of this, have not adversely affected the Sub-Groups have delivered on their work plans, delivery of our primary objectives and strategic and the Local Operation Groups across the priorities this year. A full report on the impact region continue to evolve and develop to support of the pandemic, and how we, as multi-agency the Regional Executive Board and sub-groups to partners, have overcome some of the challenges deliver against their priorities. in the delivery of safeguarding services across Mid and West Wales, will be provided in next We would like to thank the members of the Mid year’s annual report. and West Wales Boards and sub-groups for their engagement, commitment and progress 2019-20 has been a successful year for the CYSUR made in the last year. CYSUR and CWMPAS and CWMPAS Boards. The work undertaken in are progressing well and we look forward to recent years to strategically combine the business working with the Boards next year to continue to and workstreams of the two Boards is now fully improve and enhance practice across the region consolidated into one overarching strategic to protect children and adults at risk from abuse. n Canolba olbarth a n Canolba dolio rth a Can G dolio rth a e G lu orl e G u O or e le u O or el lleg wel lle g io w g in w io D in io in D D C d C y C d d y d m y d r m d m r r r w r r w u w u u B CWMPAS B B CYSUR M M M d d i i r i d d d r d a r a a o a a a o n B n d n d o B d s B W lt W ts W u g l e d e n u s Ae ist d t W g st rd W g A ale rdin W ua ale din s Safegua ales Safeg s Safeguar Jonathan Griffiths (CWMPAS Chair) Jake Morgan (CYSUR Chair) Director of Social Care and Housing Director of Community Services Pembrokeshire County Council Carmarthenshire County Council ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 1 THE MID & WEST WALES SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN & ADULTS BOARDS Objectives of a Regional Safeguarding Board The objectives of Regional Safeguarding other kinds of harm. These two objectives Boards as outlined in the Social Services and should inform the priorities of Safeguarding Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 are stated below. Boards when they are considering their work programmes and annual plans, and reviewing The objectives of a Safeguarding Children their performance. Board are: • to protect children within its area who Keeping children and adults who may have are experiencing, or are at risk of abuse, needs for care and support safe is everyone’s neglect or other kinds of harm, and responsibility. This means feeling safe and • to prevent children within its area being safe with those with whom they live and from becoming at risk of abuse, who support and care for them, as well as neglect or other kinds of harm. being safe in environments outside the home where they may live, travel, play, learn, work The objectives of a Safeguarding Adults Board or undertake sport, cultural, leisure and other are: activities. This responsibility lies primarily • to protect adults within its area who – within the family or with carers and within the - have needs for care and support (whether wider community. Many organisations have or not a Local Authority is meeting any of responsibility for safeguarding children and those needs), and adults through the services they provide directly - are experiencing, or are at risk of, abuse or to them, through the help and support provided neglect, and to families and carers, or through their work to - to prevent those adults within its area develop and strengthen communities. from becoming at risk of abuse or neglect. Guidance on the functions of Safeguarding Boards The focus for Safeguarding Boards is twofold. It is both the protection of children and adults who are in need of care and support from abuse, neglect or other kinds of harm and the prevention of children and adults from becoming at risk of abuse, neglect or ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 2 THE MID & WEST WALES SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN & ADULTS BOARDS Board Structure The Mid and West Wales Safeguarding Boards Mid and West Wales is covered by two sister serve the communities of Pembrokeshire, Safeguarding Boards: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Powys, • CWMPAS [Collaborative Working & Maintaining working collaboratively and in partnership within Partnership in Adult Safeguarding]: The Mid and a multi-agency setting. The Boards’ aim is to West Wales Safeguarding Adults Board, and; raise awareness of safeguarding issues with • CYSUR [Child & Youth Safeguarding, members of the public and provide support, Unifying the Region]: The Mid and West Wales advice and guidance to professionals working Safeguarding Children Board. in our local communities who deliver a range of voluntary and statutory services. Mid & West Wales Board Structure Mid & West Wales Safeguarding Children & VAWDASV Adults Executive Boards Strategic MAPF Forum Group Junior Adult Regional Safeguarding Conference Safeguarding Leads Group Chairs Group Board Local Policies & Child & Adult Operational Training Sub Procedures Practice Review Groups Group Sub Group Sub Group VAWDASV Task & Finish Task & Finish Practice Junior Local Delivery Groups Groups Review Panels Safeguarding Group Boards Executive Boards: The Executive Boards for CYSUR and CWMPAS work together as an overarching regional Board to monitor and improve regional safeguarding activity across Mid and West Wales.