Adults who are, or may be, affected by the exercise of a Safeguarding Board’s functions must be given the opportunity to participate in the Board’s work. Safeguarding Boards must work within the ethos of the theme of Voice and Control which underpins the Act to support people to achieve their personally identified outcomes. Priority Area Where are we now? What needs to improve? What do we need to do? Who is How will we measure responsible? success? Communications and There is a need to improve Carry out a review of the current Learning and Review of training and 3.1 Communication marketing does not the methods by which the Training and Communications Sub Development communications Strategy currently come under Board publicises its work Group remit Group completed and the responsibility of a by engagement and recommendations particular Sub Group. collaboration with other implemented At present, this is agencies and by Develop a children and adults Communications and picked up by the discussions with users and Communications and Engagement Engagement Strategy Learning and members of the public. Strategy. developed and Development Sub implemented Group. There is a need to review Ensure that all communications are the approach taken to developed to suit the audience, communications to ensure ensuring readability and translated that it sits within the into Welsh. correct governance structure of the Board. The new Cwm Taf The website needs to be Website to be updated and Cwm Taf Number of hits on 3.2 Safeguarding Safeguarding Boards regularly updated and maintained, including Welsh Safeguarding website. Boards Website website was launched developed to support the translation. Boards Business in November 2015. Board's Unit Feedback received via This is a joint website Strategy. Partners to be encouraged to the website. with the Cwm Taf contribute to the ongoing Safeguarding development of the website. Children's Board.
Adults who are, or may be, affected by the exercise of a Safeguarding Board’s functions must be given the opportunity to participate in the Board’s work. Safeguarding Boards must work within the ethos of the theme of Voice and Control which underpins the Act to support people to achieve their personally identified outcomes. Priority Area Where are we now? What needs to improve? What do we need to do? Who is responsible? How will we measure success? 3.1 Strategy Communications and marketing does not currently come under the responsibility of a particular Sub Group. At present, this is picked up by the Learning and Development Sub Group. There is a need to improve the methods by which the Board publicises its work by engagement and collaboration with other agencies and by discussions with users and members of the public. There is a need to review the approach taken to communications to ensure that it sits within the correct governance structure of the Board. Carry out a review of the current Training and Communications Sub Group remit Learning and Development Group Review of training and communications completed and recommendations implemented Develop a children and adults Communications and Engagement Strategy. Ensure that all communications are developed to suit the audience, ensuring readability and translated into Welsh. Communications and Engagement Strategy developed and implemented 3.2 Safeguarding Boards Website The new Cwm Taf Safeguarding Boards website was launched in November 2015. This is a joint website with the Cwm Taf Safeguarding Children's Board. The website needs to be regularly updated and developed to support the Board's Communication Strategy. Website to be updated and maintained, including Welsh translation. Partners to be encouraged to contribute to the ongoing development of the website. Cwm Taf Safeguarding Boards Business Unit Number of hits on website. Feedback received via the website.
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