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.