Structure and terms of reference
How the Wandsworth Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSCP) is constructed.
How the Wandsworth Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSCP) is constructed.
The WSCP consists of an Executive and four Working Groups. View our organisation structure, including details of subcommittees/groups and their terms of reference.
For local arrangements to be effective, there needs to be engagement with organisations and agencies who can work in a collaborative way to provide targeted support to children and families as appropriate. These are referred to as the relevant agencies.
View the arrangements for the WSCP.
Find out the role of the Executive and the four Working Groups within the structure.
The Partnership Executive oversees the Partnership's arrangements. The Executive members are also responsible for ensuring information cascades from the Partnership through their own organisations.
View the WSCP Executive terms of reference.
1. Anti-Racist Practice: Oversight, Challenge and Advice Working Group
The WSCP Anti-Racist Practice: Oversight, Challenge and Advice Working Group sits below the WSCP Executive and is in place to ensure that all activity of the Partnership is delivered through the lens of anti-racist and anti-discriminatory practice.
View the Anti-Racist Practice terms of reference.
2. Operational Working Group
The WSCP Operational Working Group sits below the WSCP Executive and is in place to ensure the effective delivery of all the activity of the Partnership and is held to account by the WSCP Executive.
View the Operational Working Group terms of reference.
3. WSCP Safeguarding Working Group
This provides the organisation and delivery of local child safeguarding practice reviews and action plans feeding them into the Operational Working Group. The Safeguarding Working Group also provides challenge to the Partnership on the implementation of action plans arising from Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews and other learning reviews.
View the Safeguarding Working Group terms of reference.
4. Training and Practice Assurance Working Group
This develops effective training, workforce development materials and events which ensure that both core and specialist knowledge and skills development is supported. Delivers a practice assurance programme to inform, and improve practice and outcomes for children.
View the Training and Practice Assurance terms of reference.
The WSCP Executive has members from the Council, NHS South West London Integrated Care Board, Metropolitan Police, and Education sector.
The Executive is:
| Member | Position | Organisation |
|
Mike Jackson Who has delegated his authority to: |
Chief Executive | Wandsworth Council |
| Ana Popovici | Director Children's Services | Wandsworth Council |
| Member | Position | Organisation |
|
Sarah Blow Who has delegated her authority to: |
Accountable Officer | South West London ICB |
| Dr Gloria Rowland | Chief Nursing & Allied Health Professionals Officer/Director of Patient Outcome | South West London ICB |
| Member | Position | Organisation |
|
Elisabeth Chapple Who has delegated her authority to: |
BCU Commander for SW London | Metropolitan Police |
| Ian Cameron | Detective Superintendent, Head of Public Protection for SW London | Metropolitan Police |
| Member | Position | Organisation |
|
Richard Byrne-Smith Amanda Robertson |
Headteacher Headteacher |
Co-chair of Primary Heads Safeguarding Forums Rep |
| Andre Bailey | Headteacher | Secondary Schools Representative |
The relevant agencies for our multi-agency safeguarding arrangements in Wandsworth are: