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 sub-groups. View our organisation structure, including details of sub-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.
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.
The Monitoring, Quality and Performance Group (MQP) is key to the challenge and accountability of the Partnership. It provides an effective monitoring, quality and performance function with sharply defined accountability to the Executive. The MQP is led by the Independent Chair and Scrutineer and feeds directly into each Executive meeting.
View the Monitoring Quality and Performance terms of reference.
Four sub-committees report to the Monitoring, Quality and Performance Group:
1. Training and Workforce Development Sub-Committee
This develops effective training, workforce development materials and events which ensure that both core and specialist knowledge and skills development is supported across the Partnership and that learning is effectively disseminated.
View the Training and Workforce Development Sub-Committee terms of reference.
2. Safeguarding and Continuous Learning Sub-Committee (SCL)
This provides the organisation and delivery of local child safeguarding practice reviews and action plans, and multi-agency audits, feeding them into the Monitoring, Quality and Performance Group. SCL also provides challenge to the Partnership on the implementation of action plans arising from Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews and other learning reviews. The learning identified by SCL inform Critical Learning Events.
View the Safeguarding and Continuous Learning Sub-Committee terms of reference.
3. MASH Operational Managers Group
The MASH Operational Managers Group will provide effective scrutiny of and challenge to partners practice, undertaking audits to identify good practice and areas where practice can improve.
View the MASH Operational Managers Group terms of reference.
4. Strategic MACE
The objective of this panel is a strategic oversight, accountability and ensuring the tracking of impact. Where there are blockages to plans, themes, locations, and persons of interest; these will be discussed here with a view to early identification, planning, and disruption.
View the Strategic MACE terms of reference.
The WSCP Executive has members from the Council, South West London CCG, Metropolitan Police, and Education sector.
The Executive is:
| Member | Position | Organisation |
|
Mark Maidment 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 CCG |
| Director of Quality and Governance | South West London CCG |
| Member | Position | Organisation |
|
Elisabeth Chapple Who has delegated her authority to: |
BCU Commander for SW London | Metropolitan Police |
| Andrew Wadey | Detective Superintendent, Head of Safeguarding for SW London | Metropolitan Police |
| Member | Position | Organisation |
|
Ruth Hudson |
Headteacher | Co-chair of Primary Heads Safeguarding Forums Rep |
| Patricia Andre-Watson | Headteacher | Co-chair of Primary Heads Safeguarding Forums Rep |
| Andre Bailey | Headteacher | Chair of Secondary Schools Forum Rep |
The relevant agencies for our multi-agency safeguarding arrangements in Wandsworth are: