Safeguarding Adults Board6th Annual ConferenceWakefield District

DCI Karen Gayles

Wakefield: A Local Picture

• A diverse district with seven neighbourhood areas each with unique issues around social deprivation, housing, employment, education, crime etc.

• Influx of EU citizens to local communities

• A number of significant care home and financial investigations.

• Two significant Police investigations into CSE with links to Bradford and Kirklees

• Learning from local Serious Case Reviews highlight themes around information sharing and joint working

WAKEFIELD

SAFEGUARDING

ADULT CHILD MASH

Safe@Home JIT PPO CSE

BARNARDO’S

MASH PARTNERS

MASH

Social Care

Police

Education

Health Youth

Development

Service

Connexions

WDH

Probation

HOW DOES A REFERRAL GET TO MASH

MASH

     TRIAGE TEAM    

CONTACT CENTRE

RAG

RED – Two Hours

AMBER – One day

GREEN –Two Days

Amber and Green cases were previously not researched by partners

Decision

• Area team

• Section 47 Joint Investigation Team

• CAF

• Sign posting for support

• No further action

WHAT HAS MASH ACHEIVED

2466 PEOPLE 1348 ADULTS 1118 CHILDREN 498 FAMILIES

•SOCIAL CARE INFORMED DECISION

• INFORMATION SHARING - PARTNERSHIP WORKING

• ANALYTICAL UNDERSTANDING

• SAFEGUARD

• PREVENT AND DETECT OFFENCES

• OPPORTUNITIES TO THINK DIFFERENTLY