Regional safeguarding board
Cardiff and Vale Safeguarding Board
Cardiff and Vale Safeguarding Board is the regional safeguarding board for Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan, covering 205 open schools. This page gathers where it publishes its procedures, how to report a concern about a child in each area, and what children's services record there. It is not the partnership's own site.
Where to find it
- Procedures, local arrangements, training and learning reviews: https://cardiffandvalersb.co.uk/
- Report a concern about a child in Cardiff: https://cardiffandvalersb.co.uk/report-a-concern/
- Report a concern about a child in Vale of Glamorgan: https://cardiffandvalersb.co.uk/report-a-concern/
If a child is in immediate danger, call 999. Staff in a school tell the designated safeguarding lead first. Links checked 27 September 2026.
What a designated safeguarding lead should hold from it
- Its published safeguarding arrangements and current priorities.
- Its threshold document, sometimes called the continuum of need, which sets out when a concern should be referred to children's social care.
- The route to early help.
- The procedure for allegations against staff.
- Its latest local learning reviews.
Check each when the child protection policy is reviewed, and name the partnership in the policy.
The areas it covers
Cardiff
Across Cardiff, children's services recorded 128 children where child exploitation was a factor in 2024-25.
144 open schools, each with a page on the safeguarding context around it.
Schools and figures for CardiffVale of Glamorgan
Across Vale of Glamorgan, children's services recorded 24 children where child exploitation was a factor in 2024-25.
61 open schools, each with a page on the safeguarding context around it.
Schools and figures for Vale of GlamorganQuestions about Cardiff and Vale Safeguarding Board
Which areas does Cardiff and Vale Safeguarding Board cover?
Cardiff and Vale Safeguarding Board covers Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan, with 205 open schools between them.
Where does Cardiff and Vale Safeguarding Board publish its procedures?
Schools in Wales follow the Wales Safeguarding Procedures, which are owned by the regional safeguarding boards. Cardiff and Vale Safeguarding Board publishes its local arrangements, training and learning from reviews on its website, https://cardiffandvalersb.co.uk/.
What should a designated safeguarding lead hold from Cardiff and Vale Safeguarding Board?
Its published arrangements and current priorities, its threshold document, the route to early help, the procedure for allegations against staff, and its latest learning reviews, each checked when the child protection policy is reviewed.
Is this Cardiff and Vale Safeguarding Board's own website?
No. This page is published by Safeguarding Context, which is independent of the partnership, to help schools find their local arrangements. The partnership's own website is the current source for its procedures and contacts.
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