Role of the Telford & Wrekin Safeguarding Children Board
Please refer to the file "Board Terms of Reference" in the Document Library on this site.
The Telford & Wrekin Safeguarding Children Board is the key statutory mechanism for agreeing how the relevant organisations in Telford & Wrekin will co-operate to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in that locality and for ensuring the effectiveness of what they do.
The work of the Board fits within the wider context of all children’s services’ aims; to improve the well being of children in Telford & Wrekin in respect of all the Every Child Matters Outcomes (Being Healthy, Staying Safe, Enjoying and Achieving, Making a Positive Contribution and Achieving Economic Well-being). Its particular focus however is that of the ‘staying safe’ outcome.
NB the Telford & Wrekin definition of safeguarding and promoting welfare of children is:
“Making sure that children grow up in safety and in a way that they are cared for; protecting them from harm or ill-treatment; making sure that their health or development is not damaged in any way and doing this in a way that means that children have the best possible chances in life.” (adapted from Working Together Ch. 3 )