3.3 The currently At least once a year Links to be made with the Cwm Training and Participation included in Participation Taf Public Engagement Group Communications the Board's engages with children Safeguarding Boards must and existing groups in Cwm Taf, Communication Strategy. and young people on give children the including the newly established an ad hoc basis via opportunity to participate Citizens Panel existing groups such in one or more events of Each Board meeting to consider Cwm Taf Record of Board as the Youth Forum the boards work. opportunities for engaging with Safeguarding discussions to include and LAC groups children and young people Children Board participation of children Evaluation process to be and young people developed to ensure that feedback received is meaningful Number of children and young people participating in the work of the Board Safeguarding Week 2016 to Training and Engagement activities to involve an event for children and Communications be evaluated young people Group 3.4 The Safeguarding Plans are underway for Safeguarding Week to be held in Training and Safeguarding Week held Safeguarding 2016, to include a professionals/ Communications and evaluated Boards hosted Safeguarding Week 2016. Week stakeholder event and a public Group Safeguarding Week Consideration is to be event. 2015, the first of its given to this being a kind in Wales. national event Outcome 4: There is effective inter-agency safeguarding practice and processes in place that are supported by robust quality assurance and information sharing systems What does this mean? Safeguarding Boards are required to co-ordinate the activities of each person or body represented on the in relation to protecting and preventing abuse, They have an overall responsibility for challenging relevant neglect or other kinds of harm to children and to ensure the effectiveness of those activities. agencies in an area so that: there are effective measures in place in to protect children who are experiencing harm or who may be at risk as the result of abuse, neglect or other kinds of harm, and
3.3 Participation The currently engages with children and young people on an ad hoc basis via existing groups such as the Youth Forum and LAC groups At least once a year Safeguarding Boards must give children the opportunity to participate in one or more events of the boards work. Links to be made with the Cwm Taf Public Engagement Group and existing groups in Cwm Taf, including the newly established Citizens Panel Training and Communications Participation included in the Board's Communication Strategy. Each Board meeting to consider opportunities for engaging with children and young people Evaluation process to be developed to ensure that feedback received is meaningful Cwm Taf Safeguarding Children Board Record of Board discussions to include participation of children and young people Number of children and young people participating in the work of the Board Safeguarding Week 2016 to involve an event for children and young people Training and Communications Group Engagement activities to be evaluated 3.4 Safeguarding Week The Safeguarding Boards hosted Safeguarding Week 2015, the first of its kind in Wales. Plans are underway for Safeguarding Week 2016. Consideration is to be given to this being a national event Safeguarding Week to be held in 2016, to include a professionals/ stakeholder event and a public event. Training and Communications Group Safeguarding Week held and evaluated Outcome 4: There is effective inter-agency safeguarding practice and processes in place that are supported by robust quality assurance and information sharing systems What does this mean? Safeguarding Boards are required to co-ordinate the activities of each person or body represented on the in relation to protecting and preventing abuse, neglect or other kinds of harm to children and to ensure the effectiveness of those activities. They have an overall responsibility for challenging relevant agencies in an area so that: there are effective measures in place in to protect children who are experiencing harm or who may be at risk as the result of abuse, neglect or other kinds of harm, and
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