Safeguarding partners and leaders
There are three main organisations in everyone’s local area who make sure everyone is working the best way they can to look after you. These are the three safeguarding partners: your local council, the police, and people who work in healthcare. All of these organisations are equally responsible for working together as a team to safeguard children, and to involve other people in the local area to help, support and protect you. The leaders in charge of safeguarding partners work together to make sure everyone involved is doing their part. Leaders make important decisions and help make sure money and other resources are used well to protect children. They also step in when big problems need to be solved. Teams, sometimes called safeguarding teams, provide the leader with the support they need to get the job done. This includes managing plans and resources to keep everything running smoothly. There are also people who are independent, who check how the system is working by looking at how different organisations collaborate to protect children. This is known as independent scrutiny. These people help to make sure plans are followed, improvements are made, and that lessons from past mistakes are used to do better. They also make sure the voices of children and families are heard and included in decisions about safety and care. They also check how well the leaders are doing their jobs. They ask tough questions and make sure the right things are being done to keep children safe. These clear roles help everyone work together to protect children as best as possible.
Local council
Police
Health services
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