Multi-agency Safeguarding Arrangements Independent Scrutiny Advisory Group
Group providing expert insight, challenge, and guidance to central government on the role and impact of independent scrutiny within safeguarding partnerships.
The Multi-agency Safeguarding Arrangements Independent Scrutiny Advisory Group aims to:
- shape national policy and guidance, ensuring scrutiny is proportionate, effective, and inclusive of children, young people, and families
- provide quality assurance for research outputs and promote tools and resources that support consistent, effective practice
- create a collaborative forum for sharing experiences, challenges, and examples of good practice
- champion lived experience, ensuring the voices of children, young people, and families inform both local and national safeguarding developments
Terms of reference
The group’s set out the role they play in scrutinising multi-agency safeguarding arrangements.
Group members
Membership is made up of:
- Adrian Loades (Chair), National Safeguarding Partner Multi-Agency Facilitator
- Melanie John-Ross (Deputy Chair), North West Regional Improvement Pilot Programme (NWRIPP) Independent Scrutineer, Independent Consultant
- Amanda Perraton, Executive Director for Children and Families Health and Wellbeing Directorate Cheshire West and Chester Council
- Chris Miller, Independent Scrutineer, The Association of Safeguarding Partners (TASP) Trustee and Co-founder, Independent Chair of a large National Health Service Child Death Overview Panel
- Deborah McMillan, Independent Scrutineer Plymouth Safeguarding Partnership, Department for Education appointed Improvement Advisor & Commissioner Herefordshire
- Eileen Mills, Independent Chair Redbridge Safeguarding Adults Board, Independent Scrutineer Redbridge Safeguarding Children Partnership
- Jenny Coles, Vice Chair Coram Board of Trustees, Member of Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
- Medina Patel, Senior Business Manager Lancashire Safeguarding Business Unit
- Mike Greene, Chief Executive Stockton-on-Tees Council
- Rachel Egan, Independent Scrutineer West Sussex County Council, Independent Scrutineer MSCP and Oasis Restore Medway Council , Chair of Population Health and Renumeration Committees, Vice Chair Finance and Non Executive member of ICB for Greater Manchester
- Stephanie Parker, Assistant Chief Constable Protecting Vulnerable People Greater Manchester Police
- Susan Kirkley, Independent Scrutineer Northumberland Safeguarding Partnership
Meeting minutes
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