Independent Reviewing Officers

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

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, 453KB) is a reflective account of their activity in 2019-2020 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

Contact information

Independent Reviewing Officers contact information
Name	Email and phone number
Nabeel Chaudhry Head of Safeguarding	nabeel.Chaudhry@cheshireeast.gov.uk 01606 288076
Karen Chan Safeguarding Manager Cared for Children	karen.chan@cheshireeast.gov.uk 01606 274973 07711 230512
Katherine Oldacre Safeguarding Manager Children in Need / Child Protection / LADO Rachel Kenyon Maternity cover Katherine Oldacre	katherine.oldacre@cheshireeast.gov.uk 01606 288934 rachel.kenyon@cheshireeast.gov.uk 07970 768560
Angela Ford Child protection Independent Reviewing Officer	angela.ford@cheshireeaast.gov.uk 07816 593101
Ian Martin Child protection Independent Reviewing Officer	ian.martin@cheshireeast.gov.uk 07816 593015
Kevin Tang Independent Reviewing Officer	kevin.tang@cheshireeast.gov.uk 07901 114875
Dawn Walker Independent Reviewing Officer	dawn.walker@cheshireeast.gov.uk 07971 397326
Karen Gray Independent Reviewing Officer (Agency)	karen.gray@cheshireeast.gov.uk 07813 343612
Rachel Riley Independent Reviewing Officer	rachel.riley@cheshireeast.gov.uk 07966 824240
Victor Aturinda Independent Reviewing Officer	victor.aturinda@cheshireeast.gov.uk 07816 593090
Lisa Cook Independent Reviewing Officer	lisa.cook@cheshireeast.gov.uk 07740 378289
Barbara Banks Independent Reviewing Officer Child Protection	barbara.banks@cheshireeast.gov.uk 07794 429819
Allison James Independent Reviewing Officer Child Protection	allison.james@cheshireeast.gov.uk 07816 367393
Natasha Goodwin Child Protection Chair	natasha.goodwin@cheshireeast.gov.uk 07580969755
Julia Tharatt Child Protection Chair	julia.tharatt@cheshireeast.gov.uk 07920 818778
Jenny Brown Child Protection Chair	jennifer.brown@cheshireeast.gov.uk 07920 818778
Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)	lado@cheshireeast.gov.uk 01606 85904.

Page last reviewed: 05 November 2021

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