The Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (Membership, Procedure, Functions and Committee) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

Functions of Safeguarding Panels

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31.  The functions of a Safeguarding Panel within the area of that Panel shall include—

(a)co-ordinating the implementation of the Safeguarding Board’s strategic plan for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children;

(b)monitoring the implementation of the Safeguarding Board’s policies and procedures;

(c)promoting an awareness of the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children;

(d)implementing any arrangements established by virtue of regulation 38(b) for sharing the findings of case management reviews; and

(e)promoting communication between the Safeguarding Panel and children and young persons.