PART 3Safeguarding Panels

Membership of Safeguarding Panels23

1

For the purposes of section 7(5) of the Act a Safeguarding Panel shall include—

a

a Chair appointed in accordance with regulation 22(a);

b

from a HSC trust–

i

an Assistant Director for Children’s Services;

ii

a Named Doctor for Safeguarding Children;

iii

a Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children;

iv

an Assistant Director for Mental Health Services;

c

a Superintendent from the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

d

an area manager from the Probation Board for Northern Ireland;

e

an Assistant Director from the Youth Justice Agency;

f

a manager from an education and library board;

g

at least one but no more than two managers from a district council;

h

a manager from the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children;

i

at least three but no more than five persons from voluntary organisations; and

j

a member of a Local Medical Committee of the British Medical Association who practices within the area of the Safeguarding Panel.

2

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b)(ii) a Named Doctor for Safeguarding Children means a doctor named by a HSC trust as having particular responsibilities and duties in relation to safeguarding children.

3

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b)(iii) a Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children means a nurse named by a HSC trust as having particular responsibilities and duties in relation to safeguarding children.

4

The representatives prescribed in paragraph (1)(b) to (j) must have a responsibility or a particular interest in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children within the area of the Safeguarding Panel.