The Full Board

Chair: The Director of the Department for Children and Young People.

Supported by: All safeguarding board members as determined by statute and good practice reflecting local need.

Remit:

• Coordinating inter agency safeguarding work
• Evaluating the effectiveness of this work

More detailed information relating to the roles and responsibilities of the SGSCB can be found within the Terms of Reference and the Memorandum of Understanding (see annual report and business plan).

In order to progress most effectively the work of the Board there are a number of sub groups which
include:

Training sub group

Chair: Safeguarding Business Manager
Supported by: Training and Development Manager and other Board and associated Members

Remit:

• Develop and implement the SGSCB inter-agency training programme
• Improve the quality of child protection work and inter-agency training by analysing need and the effectiveness of such training
• Develop new training programmes in order to support new procedures or changes to such brought about by legislation
• Centrally administer training programmes

More details of the work and composition of this group can be found within the Terms of Reference

Policy and Procedures sub group

Chair: Head of Severnvale Locality
Supported by: Agency representatives of the full Board, the Safeguarding Business Managers for both Children and Adults Social Care

Remit:

• Developing and monitoring the Business Plan
• Responding to national developments and making recommendations to SGSCB on required actions
• Public and partner communication and partnership strategy
• Leading on procedure and policy developments to improve inter agency practice

Secure Estates sub group

Chair: Manager of Vinney Green Secure Unit
Supported by: Safeguarding Managers from each Secure Establishment, the Youth Justice Board and the Safeguarding Business Manager

Remit:

• Developing agreed protocols for referral,assessment and the provision of services to ensure that Children and Young People within the Secure Estate are safeguarded and their welfare is promoted
• To review the effectiveness of this work and to share best practice

More details of the work and composition of this group can be found within the Terms of Reference.

Quality Monitoring Group

Chair: Quality Assurance and Review Manager
Supported by: Other Agency Representatives from the full Board and the SGSCB Business Manager

Remit:

• To ensure that there is agreement and understanding across agencies about the operational definition of thresholds for intervention.
• To monitor the quality of inter-agency work and inform SGSCB of issues for training and policy development.

More details of the work and composition of this group can be found within the Terms of Reference

So who’s my agency representative?

The SGSCB includes a representative on its main board from the following agencies:

• Police
• NSPCC
• Schools
• Health
• Prisons
• Probation
• CAFCASS
• Youth Offending TEAM
• Connexions
• Representative from Voluntary Sector
• Community Care and Housing
• The Department for Children and Young People

Contact details are available on the SGSCB website and if you are unsure how your organisation is represented you can contact the Safeguarding Board Business Manager by telephone on 01454 865954 or by e-mail: sean.tarpey@southglos.gov.uk

Chair

Therese Gillespie, Director for Children and Young People, South Gloucestershire Council

Board members

Liz Crocker, Head of Severnvale Locality, South Glos Council
Sean Tarpey, Safeguarding Board Business Manager, South Glos Council
Cindy Chesterman, Senior nurse for child protection, South Glos Primary Trust
Clare Steele, Head of Yate Locality, South Glos Council
Claire Bell, Principal Education Welfare Officer, South Glos Council
Gill Sinclair, Legal Services manager, South Glos Council
Mair Wise, Avon Probation Services
Tim Beeston, governor, HMP Eastwood Park
Verity Scott, Operations service manager, South Glos Council
David Crook, Asst. Director Community Care and Housing, South Glos Council
Chris Payne, Director of Public Health, South Glos Primary Care Trust
Jane Schulte, designated doctor, North Bristol Trust
Liz Morris, NSPCC
Geri Palfreeman, Head of Kingswood Locality, South Glos Council
Gill Kells, DI, Public Protection Unit, Avon and Somerset Constabulary 
Vicky O’Dea, governor, HMP/YOI Ashfield
Linda Prime, North Bristol Trust
Mark Dean, Avon & Wiltshire Partnership 
Trevor Simpson, service manager, CAFCASS, Avon
Steve Waters, Youth Offending Team
Charlotte Badlan, Domestic Violence co-ordinator, Safer South Glos 
Angela Smith, The Care Forum (Survive)
Tim Carter, The Care Forum (Barnados)
Mandy Cox, NSF Lead, NHS South West, Wellsprings Road, Taunton, TA2 7PQ
Amanda Davies, Young people's drug and alcohol service, South Glos.
Tina Wilson, Quality Assurance Review manager, South Glos.
Victoria Green, Multi-agency training, South Glos.

Sub-group and group membership

Secure estate group

Keith Smith, manager of Vinney Green and EDT (Chair)
Sean Tarpey,  Safeguarding Board Business Manager
Bob Maxwell, Youth Justice Board 
Pam Lambert, safeguarding manager, Eastwood Park
Sarah Emery, head of YOI, Eastwood Park
Georgina May, safeguarding manager Ashfield YOI
Gary Wilding, assistant governor, Ashfield YOI
DI Gill Kells, PPU, Thornbury

Policy and procedures sub-group

Liz Crocker, Head of Severnvale Locality (Chair)
Sean Tarpey, Safeguarding Board Business Manager
Cindy Chesterman, Senior nurse for child protection, South Glos Primary Trust
Claire Bell, Principal Education Welfare Officer, South Glos Council
Geri Palfreeman, Head of Kingswood Locality, South Glos Council
DI Gill Kells, PPU, Thornbury
Jane Schulte, designated doctor, North Bristol Trust 
Brian Clarke, Safeguarding manager for vunerable adults, South Glos Council.

Training sub-group

Sean Tarpey, Safeguarding Board Business Manager (Chair)
Victoria Green, Multi-agency training, South Glos.
Lindsey MacKintosh, Community paediatrician, North Bristol Trust 
Liz Gilvear, DC, Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Gill Breed, ECM PC, PPU, Avon and Somerset Constabulary 
Penny McLellan , CYP Training Manager, South Glos Council 
Nick Thorne, Community Care &Housing, Training Manager, South Glos Council
Claire Bell, Principal Education Welfare Officer, South Glos Council.
Anne Jones, Safer South Glos.
Cindy Chesterman, Senior nurse for child protection, South Glos Primary Trust 

Quality monitoring group

Cindy Chesterman, Senior nurse for child protection, South Glos Primary Trust 
DI Gill Kells, PPU, ThornburyClaire Bell
Tina Wilson, Quality Assurance and Review Manager (Chair)
Verity Scott, Operations Service Manager, South Glos.
Liz Morris , NSPCC

Safer Recruitment sub group

- to be completed -

(last updated 30th January 2008)