Safeguarding Adults Board
th
6 Annual Conference
Wakefield 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
Safe@Home
CHILD
JIT PPO CSE
BARNARDO’S
MASH
MASH PARTNERS
Social Care
Police
Probation
WDH
MASH
Connexions
Education
Health
Youth
Development
Service
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
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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
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SOCIAL CARE INFORMED DECISION
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INFORMATION SHARING - PARTNERSHIP
WORKING
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ANALYTICAL UNDERSTANDING
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SAFEGUARD
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PREVENT AND DETECT OFFENCES
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OPPORTUNITIES TO THINK DIFFERENTLY