{"id":197584,"date":"2026-02-16T11:50:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/avow.org\/?page_id=197584"},"modified":"2026-02-16T12:36:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:36:03","slug":"safeguarding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/avow.org\/cy\/safeguarding\/","title":{"rendered":"Safeguarding"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"vc_row liquid-row-shadowbox-6a2907194e2c0\"><div class=\"ld-container container\"><div class=\"row ld-row ld-row-outer\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 liquid-column-6a2907194e3fb\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"  >\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><strong>Safeguarding<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>If you believe someone is in immediate danger, or at risk of serious harm to themselves or others, you must dial 999 immediately to contact the emergency services.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Have a Safeguarding concern?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Safeguarding concerns must be reported directly to the relevant statutory services.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>If you have concerns about an adult at risk in Wrexham please contact<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n<p>Wrexham Adult Single Point of Access (Adult SPOA)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Telephone \u2013 01978 292066<\/li>\n<li>Email &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:AdultsSPOA@wrexham.gov.uk\">AdultsSPOA@wrexham.gov.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>If you have concerns about a Child or Young person at risk in Wrexham please contact:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Wrexham Children\u2019s Single Point of Access (Children\u2019s SPOA)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Telephone \u2013 01978 292039<\/li>\n<li>email &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:SPOAchildren@wrexham.gov.uk\">SPOAchildren@wrexham.gov.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>AVOW\u2019s Role<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>AVOW is committed to upholding the principles of Safeguarding and the protection of children, young people and adults at risk, in line with its internal Safeguarding policies and procedures and relevant Welsh legislation and statutory guidance, including the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and Wales Safeguarding procedures.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Please Note:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>AVOW is not a statutory safeguarding service<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>AVOW cannot undertake safeguarding investigations on behalf of other organisations or individuals.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>AVOW cannot provide emergency safeguarding interventions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For external concerns, AVOW can provide limited information and signposting to the appropriate safeguarding agencies and support services. For further support please visit\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/wcva.cymru\/safeguarding\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safeguarding &#8211; WCVA<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"vc_row liquid-row-shadowbox-6a2907194e55c\"><div class=\"ld-container container\"><div class=\"row ld-row ld-row-outer\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 liquid-column-6a2907194e608\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"  ><style>.ld_spacer_6a2907194e646{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_6a2907194e646\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"vc_row liquid-row-shadowbox-6a2907194e6e6\"><div class=\"ld-container container\"><div class=\"row ld-row ld-row-outer\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 liquid-column-6a2907194e7f4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"  ><div id=\"ld_images_group_element_6a2907194e8ae\" class=\"lqd-imggrp-single ld_images_group_element_6a2907194e8ae\"   >\n\t\n\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-img-container\"    >\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<figure ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/avow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AVDS-20.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"David McDonald\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AVDS-20.webp 450w, https:\/\/avow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AVDS-20-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/avow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AVDS-20-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/avow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AVDS-20-12x12.webp 12w, https:\/\/avow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AVDS-20-320x320.webp 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.lqd-imggrp-content -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.lqd-imggrp-single --><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 liquid-column-6a29071950143\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"  ><style>.ld_fancy_heading_6a29071950216 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em!important;bottom:0px!important;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_6a29071950216\">\n\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left text-decoration-default\"   >  David McDonald<\/h2><\/div><style>.ld_fancy_heading_6a290719513b1 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em!important;bottom:0px!important;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_6a290719513b1\">\n\t<h3 class=\"ld-fh-element lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left text-decoration-default\"   >  Safeguarding Officer<\/h3><\/div><style>.ld_fancy_heading_6a29071952088 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em!important;bottom:0px!important;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_6a29071952088\">\n\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left text-decoration-default\"   >  David is AVOW\u2019s Safeguarding Officer. His role is to ensure that the wellbeing and safety of individuals across our services remain a top priority. David provides advice, guidance, and oversight on safeguarding matters, offering support both to staff and community members whenever needed.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Safeguarding If you believe someone is in immediate danger, or at risk of serious harm to themselves or others, you must dial 999 immediately to contact the emergency services. Have a Safeguarding concern? Safeguarding concerns must be reported directly to the relevant statutory services. 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