Regional safeguarding board
Cwm Taf Morgannwg Safeguarding Board
Cwm Taf Morgannwg Safeguarding Board is the regional safeguarding board for Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf, covering 199 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://www.cwmtafmorgannwgsafeguardingboard.co.uk/En/Home.aspx
- Report a concern about a child in Bridgend: https://www.cwmtafmorgannwgsafeguardingboard.co.uk/En/ReportaConcern/ReportaConcern.aspx
- Report a concern about a child in Merthyr Tydfil: https://www.cwmtafmorgannwgsafeguardingboard.co.uk/En/ReportaConcern/ReportaConcern.aspx
- Report a concern about a child in Rhondda Cynon Taf: https://www.cwmtafmorgannwgsafeguardingboard.co.uk/En/ReportaConcern/ReportaConcern.aspx
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
Bridgend
Across Bridgend, children's services recorded 34 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 BridgendMerthyr Tydfil
Across Merthyr Tydfil, children's services recorded 126 children where child exploitation was a factor in 2024-25.
25 open schools, each with a page on the safeguarding context around it.
Schools and figures for Merthyr TydfilRhondda Cynon Taf
Across Rhondda Cynon Taf, children's services recorded 88 children where child exploitation was a factor in 2024-25.
113 open schools, each with a page on the safeguarding context around it.
Schools and figures for Rhondda Cynon TafQuestions about Cwm Taf Morgannwg Safeguarding Board
Which areas does Cwm Taf Morgannwg Safeguarding Board cover?
Cwm Taf Morgannwg Safeguarding Board covers Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf, with 199 open schools between them.
Where does Cwm Taf Morgannwg Safeguarding Board publish its procedures?
Schools in Wales follow the Wales Safeguarding Procedures, which are owned by the regional safeguarding boards. Cwm Taf Morgannwg Safeguarding Board publishes its local arrangements, training and learning from reviews on its website, https://www.cwmtafmorgannwgsafeguardingboard.co.uk/En/Home.aspx.
What should a designated safeguarding lead hold from Cwm Taf Morgannwg 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 Cwm Taf Morgannwg 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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