Regional safeguarding board
North Wales Safeguarding Board
North Wales Safeguarding Board is the regional safeguarding board for Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey and Wrexham, covering 429 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.northwalessafeguardingboard.wales/
- Report a concern about a child in Conwy: https://www.northwalessafeguardingboard.wales/about/
- Report a concern about a child in Denbighshire: https://www.northwalessafeguardingboard.wales/about/
- Report a concern about a child in Flintshire: https://www.northwalessafeguardingboard.wales/about/
- Report a concern about a child in Gwynedd: https://www.northwalessafeguardingboard.wales/about/
- Report a concern about a child in Isle of Anglesey: https://www.northwalessafeguardingboard.wales/about/
- Report a concern about a child in Wrexham: https://www.northwalessafeguardingboard.wales/about/
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
Conwy
Across Conwy, children's services recorded 237 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 ConwyDenbighshire
Across Denbighshire, children's services recorded 21 children where child exploitation was a factor in 2024-25.
60 open schools, each with a page on the safeguarding context around it.
Schools and figures for DenbighshireFlintshire
Across Flintshire, children's services recorded 28 children where child exploitation was a factor in 2024-25.
82 open schools, each with a page on the safeguarding context around it.
Schools and figures for FlintshireGwynedd
Across Gwynedd, children's services recorded 28 children where child exploitation was a factor in 2024-25.
100 open schools, each with a page on the safeguarding context around it.
Schools and figures for GwyneddIsle of Anglesey
Across Isle of Anglesey, children's services recorded 27 children where child exploitation was a factor in 2024-25.
50 open schools, each with a page on the safeguarding context around it.
Schools and figures for Isle of AngleseyWrexham
Across Wrexham, children's services recorded 93 children where child exploitation was a factor in 2024-25.
76 open schools, each with a page on the safeguarding context around it.
Schools and figures for WrexhamQuestions about North Wales Safeguarding Board
Which areas does North Wales Safeguarding Board cover?
North Wales Safeguarding Board covers Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey and Wrexham, with 429 open schools between them.
Where does North Wales Safeguarding Board publish its procedures?
Schools in Wales follow the Wales Safeguarding Procedures, which are owned by the regional safeguarding boards. North Wales Safeguarding Board publishes its local arrangements, training and learning from reviews on its website, https://www.northwalessafeguardingboard.wales/.
What should a designated safeguarding lead hold from North Wales 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 North Wales 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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