National Safeguarding Conference Wales 2025
Online National Safeguarding Conference Wales 2025
Leading from lived experience in safeguarding:
Listening, learning and embedding in practice.
Wednesday 12th November 2025 9.30 – 3pm, MS Teams
The National Independent Safeguarding Board (NISB) Wales, in partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University, are pleased to announce their annual online National Safeguarding Conference 2025.
You can register your place via the Eventbrite link here: National Safeguarding Conference Wales/ Cynhadledd Genedlaethol Cymru ynghy Tickets, Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM | Eventbrite
Morning Agenda:
09.30 Introduction and Welcome – Tony Young, Chair NISB & Professor McManus, Man Met (10mins)
09.40 Foreword- Minister/ Welsh Government (5mins)
09.45 Care Inspectorate Wales, Kevin Barker, Learning from Rapid Reviews and Joint Inspections (35 mins presentation, 10 mins questions)
10.30 Exploring relational practice and lived experience within CPRs, Man Met (35 mins presentation, 10 mins questions)
11.15 Short Break (10 mins)
11.25 Tracking What Matters – Chris Frey-Davies (35 mins presentation, 10 mins questions)
12.10 End of morning session.
Afternoon Agenda:
12.40 Welcome back – Tony Young, Chair NISB
12.45 Professor Christine Cocker, UEA -Transitional Safeguarding (35 mins presentation, 10 mins questions)
13.30 Inspirational Speaker- Wes Cunliffe (30 mins presentation, 10 mins questions)
14.10 Short break (10 mins)
14.20 Speakers to field questions and comments: Leading from lived experience in safeguarding: Listening, learning and embedding in practice.
- What are we doing well?
- What do we need to do next?
- Feedback: has it been useful, if so, how? What would you like to see further inputs on?
14.55 Concluding Remarks – Tony Young, Chair NISB
15.00 Conference Close.