Local Contacts

AMENDMENT

These details were updated in November 2020.

Local Contact Information

Black Country Advocacy Service

Janice Horton
Service Coordinator Black Country Advocacy Service

The Children's Society
Black Country Advocacy Service
The Workspace
All Saints Road
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV2 1EL

Tel: 01902 877 563
Mob: 07785 225 612
Referrals: 0800 652 3839

Chief Officer for the Authority

Sally Rowe
Director for Children's Service

Civic Centre
Darwall Street
Walsall
WS1 IRJ

Tel: 01922 652 035

Designated Nurse for Looked After Children

Named Professionals for Looked After Children:

Nuala Waide
Corporate Senior Nurse – Quality and Safeguarding

Donna Smith
Named Nurse for Looked After Children

Email: donna.m.smith@walsall.healthcare.nhs.uk

Sarah Kirk
Transition and Leaving Care Health Advisor

Email: sarah.kirk@walsallhospitals.nhs.uk

Blakenall Village Centre
Looked After Children and young people

Tel: 01922 602 318

Emergency Response Team (ERT)

Social Care & Inclusion Response Centre
6 Brownhills Road
Walsall
WS8 7BS

Tel: 0300 555 2922 or 0300 555 2836

Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)

Zone 2D
Civic Centre
Darwall Street
Walsall
WS1 1TP

Tel: 0300 555 2866
Fax: 01922 658 195
Email: MASH@walsall.gov.uk

Notifiable Incidents

Head of Safeguarding: Carol Boughton
Room 41
Town Hall
Darwall Street
Walsall
WS1 1TP

Tel: 01922 655 848
Email: carol.boughton@walsall.gov.uk

Principal Exploitation Reduction Officer

Katie Storer-Young

Zone 2D
Civic Centre
Darwall Street
Walsall
WS1 1TP

Tel: 07824 125336
Email: Katie.Storer-Young@walsall.gov.uk

Record of Children with a Child Protection Plan

Group Manager of the Review & Child Protection Unit

Tel: 01922 646 640

Responsible Individual for the Authority (Care Standards Act 2000)

For Children's Homes:

Mark Burrows
Manager of Residential Services
Group Manager

Provider Services
Walsall Children's Services
Walsall Council
Fallings Heath
Walsall Road
WS1092H

Landline: 01922 652 680
Mobile: 07584 461 859
Email: Mark.burrows@walsall.gov.uk

For Foster Care:

Mark Burrows
Group Manager

Provider Services
Walsall Children's Services
Walsall Council
Fallings Heath
Walsall Road
WS1092H

Landline: 01922 652 680
Mobile: 07584 461 859
Email: Mark.burrows@walsall.gov.uk

School Exclusions

Rosemary Jones
Specialist Officer – Children Missing from Education

Education Development Centre
Pelsall Lane
Walsall
WS4 1NG

Tel: 01922 652 860
Email: Rosemary.Jones@walsall.gov.uk

Single Point Referral: Placements

Placement & Resources Team

Zone 2F Civic Centre
Civic Centre
Darwall Street
Walsall
WS1 1TP

Tel: 01922 652 686 or 01922 650 533
Email: placementrequests@walsall.gov.uk

Transport – Duty Gritting Officer

Extension 3781 or out of office hours on mobile 07738 916 720 or 07983 611 426

Virtual School

Lorraine Thompson
Head Teacher

Virtual School
Education Development Centre (E.D.C.)
Pelsall Lane
Walsall
WS4 1NG

Tel: 01922 686 230
Email: lorraine.thompson@walsall.gov.uk