Statutory guidance

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 2 – Child Practice Reviews
• Working Together to Safeguard People: Volume 3 – Adult Practice Reviews
• 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

In relation to Part 8 of the Act, the Association of Directors of Social Services (ADSS) has produced:

• Guidance for local authority annual social services reports

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:

• Part 9 Statutory Guidance (Partnership Arrangements)

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.

• Statutory guidance in relation to area plans under section 14A