Prior to developing his safeguarding consultancy in 2007 Bob Cook worked as a social worker, team manager, child protection coordinator and senior children's services manager.

Key safeguarding roles have included

• Principal Manager, Child Protection and Quality Assurance, LB Tower Hamlets (1997-8)
• Principal Manager, Barnardo’s (1998-2007) with responsibility for policy and standards, safeguarding (including historic abuse), complaints and access to records
• Chair, Camden LSCB (2007-8)
• Bob has written  and chaired many serious case reviews and other types of management review and has regularly spoken at and chaired national safeguarding conferences
• Chair of Trustees CAYSH (www.caysh.org) from 2015

 Clients from 2007-13 have included:

• Barnardo's
• Bexley LSCB
• Bromley LSCB
• Camden LSCB
• LB Camden
• LB Croydon
• Croydon Association for Young Single Homeless (CAYSH)
• Croydon LSCB
• Diocese of London 
• Durham LSCB
• Essex LSCB
• GFS Platform (Girls' Friendly Society)
• LB Hackney 
• Havering LSCB
• Look Ahead Housing Assocation
• Newham LSCB
• Norfolk LSCB
• Reading LSCB
• Redbridge LSCB
• LB Redbridge 
• Save the Children UK 
• Southwark LSCB
• LB Southwark
• Suffolk LSCB
• LB Tower Hamlets
• Thurrock LSCB

 

 

 

   Quality assurance includes:

• Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
• Membership of the British Association of Social Workers
• Up to date enhanced CRB clearance
• £5M public liability insurance