Simon Plant
As LSCB Manager, Simon has undertaken the Local Authority Designated Officer role, managing and quality assuring the process for the risk assessment and risk management of allegations of professional abuse. This role included crisis management of organisational risk and management of practice concerns where the threshold for Police and Children’s Services involvement was not met. He has also managed the Complaints Process within Children’s Services. Simon has been involved with the development of the All Wales Child Protection Procedures, All Wales Protocols, Dyfed Powys Regional Protocols and more recently Welsh Government guidance. Simon has been involved with the consultation on the Safeguarding aspects of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 and the ensuing Regulations and policy direction. |
He has delivered lectures at University of Wales Swansea, University of Wales Trinity St David’s and Coleg Sir Gar. Lectures have been delivered to trainee teachers, trainee Social Workers and to Social Work Masters and Doctorate Students. Simon has written and delivered LSCB training which has ranged from Basic Awareness to more advanced subjects such as Parental Mental Health, Substance Misuse, Child Sexual Exploitation, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence. Simon is a trained facilitator for Child Practice Reviews and has previously managed Serious Case Reviews.