Statutory Guidance in relation to Part 7 of the Act has been issued:
- Working Together to Safeguard People: Volume 1 – Introduction and Overview
- Working Together to Safeguard People: Volume 4 – Adult Protection and Support Orders
- Working Together to Safeguard People: Volume 5 - Handling Individual Cases to Protect Children at Risk
- Working Together to Safeguard People: Volume 6 - Handling Individual Cases to Protect Adults at Risk
Single Unified Safeguarding Review (SUSR) Statutory Guidance and transitional arrangements have replaced Working Together to Safeguard People Volume 2 (Child Practice Reviews) and Volume 3 (Adult Practice Reviews).
Welsh Government has produced a series of templates that can be used to support Single Unified Safeguarding Reviews (SUSRs). You can download them from Welsh Government's website.
In relation to Part 8 of the Act, the Association of Directors of Social Services (ADSS) has produced:
Welsh Government has produced a series of templates that can be used to support child and adult practice reviews. You can download them from the links below:
- Child practice review – Recommendation to Chair
- Child practice review – Report
- Child practice review – Summary timeline
- Adult practice review – Recommendation to Chair
- Adult practice review – Report
- Adult practice review – Summary timeline
Statutory Guidance has been issued in relation to Part 9 of the Act. You can find links to the guidance here:
Statutory Guidance has been issued under Section 169 of the Act. This should be read alongside the Part 9 statutory guidance on partnership arrangements, and also relates to Part 2 Code of Practice (General Functions), specifically Chapters 2 A and B.