Independent Reviewing Officers

There are two Independent Reviewing Officers ( IROs ) sub teams within Cheshire East Safeguarding and Quality Assurance Unit. 

• Independent reviewing officers practice standards (PDF, 687KB)

All IROs

• make sure that the plans for children and young people, match their assessed needs and state clearly what is required to meet these needs
• make sure children, young people, parents and carers understand the plans 
• make sure everyone listens to what children, young people and their parents have to say
• make sure everyone is keeping to their part of the agreed plan

Cared for IROs

Monitor the quality of Care /Pathway Plans and services provided to children and young people and undertake:

• Cared for reviews
• Pathway Plan reviews
• Chair Disruption meetings for children and young people whose  long term placements broke down and Chair Level 2 Meetings (Pan Cheshire Protocol) for children missing from home/ care
• contributions to audits, portfolio reading and tracking events

The Annual Report of the Cared for IRO team (PDF, 920KB) is a reflective account of their activity in 2024-2025 which outlines their involvement and challenge in ensuring good outcomes for children in our care.

Child Protection IROs

Become involved when there are significant risks to a child or young person and a multi agency child protection plan is required, CP IROs chair:

• child protection conferences
• contextual safeguarding conferences
• harmful sexual behaviour conferences (AIM2)
• Level 2 Meetings (Pan Cheshire Protocol) for children missing from home
• undertake significant audit activity 

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