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Walsall Safeguarding Children Board
Working in Partnership and Engaging Communities
Working to keep Walsall’s children and young people safe
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Working in Partnership
Domestic Abuse Response Team (DART)
Collaboration between statutory agencies and the voluntary sector
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The Why Higher proportion of repeat victims than any
other crime. Increasing number of referrals to Children’s
Social Care Services Strong voluntary sector advocacy Rise in hospital admissions Unmanageable numbers of high risk
perpetrators. Increasing demands on primary care services
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The How
Engagement with Community Safety Agenda Built on existing working relationships Clarified key priorities for individual services Enabled voluntary sector to play a key role
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The Story So Far
Clear pathway for all new police referrals Clarity about what we can offer perpetrators,
children and victims Reduction in referrals to Children’s Services Early information sharing Single system for capturing information
including service user views
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Engaging Communities
Madressah Good
Practice Guide
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The Catalyst
Large scale child protection investigation Interviews with 196 children Serious allegations but no criminal charges Angry community response
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The Approach
Created time and space to speak to local communities
Agreed a joint approach Negotiated consensus on key issues Must “do’s” agreed Appropriate independent cultural and religious
advice Consultation with children and young people
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The Story So Far
Lasting relationships and points of contact
Produced Good Practice Guide Delivered training to 150 Madressah
staff
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Key Messages
Think about outcomes early on and how success will be measured
Meaningful consultation and engagement
Partnership working takes time Regularly review progress