Background.
The Single Unified Safeguarding Review (SUSR) has been developed in collaboration with safeguarding partners across the whole of Wales. It is a cross agency framework that encompasses all elements which would usually require multiple reviews. The process combines Child and Adult Practice Reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews, Mental Health Homicide Reviews and Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews. This review will keep the impacted family at the heart of the review process but will ensure that they are safeguarded against further harm.
The overarching aim of a Single Unified Safeguarding Review (SUSR) process which is used by both devolved and non-devolved agencies is to ensure a pan Wales approach to reviews. This will eliminate the need for multiple reviews to be carried out, therefore alleviating some of the pressure on agencies and the families of the deceased. The Welsh Safeguarding Repository (WSR) will then store all safeguarding reviews in one central database. This will enable data to be drawn from the reviews to be used by practitioners going forward. The WSR has the capacity to produce thematic explorations of this data due to its unique inclusion of both social science and computer science perspectives. This learning will be disseminated across Wales to ensure that lessons are learned from past incidents to help prevent similar cases in the future. This is a vital step towards properly utilising safeguarding reports to protect Welsh communities in the most appropriate and effective way.
Online Focus Group - Thu, 25 May 2023 14:00 - 15:30 BST
This is an online consultation event for the Single Unified Safeguarding Review (SUSR) statutory guidance. This session is open to all practitioners and will be an opportunity to learn about the SUSR process and to ask the Welsh Government team any questions.
Relevant Documents.
- SUSR consultation: Single Unified Safeguarding Review (SUSR) draft statutory guidance | GOV.WALES
- SUSR Toolkit of standardised templates: Single Unified Safeguarding Review: toolkit | GOV.WALES
- SUSR webpage: Single Unified Safeguarding Review | GOV.WALES
- Animated explainer video: English: Video introducing the Single Unified Safeguarding Review process. - YouTube Welsh: Fideo sy’n cyflwyno’r proses Adolygiad Diogelu Unedig Sengl. - YouTube
