South East Wales Regional Quality Assurance Group

Meet the Chair

The South East Wales Regional QA group is chaired by Jonathon Darroch of Torfaen County Borough Council.

The QA Group provides a level of assurance that any information sharing protocols organisations are signing up to have been reviewed by individuals within experience in Information Governance.

The South East QA group is responsible for:

Strategic Signoff: Granting the final assurance and approval of regional ISPs so that they can be used by partners in their region.

Local intelligence: Identifying if a proposed data flow fits existing local arrangements or strategic partnerships.

Maintaining Trust: Acting as the guardians of public trust by ensuring sharing is transparent and proportionate for the citizens in their area.

Membership list

The South East Wales QA Group benefits from having members drawn from all the major information sharing organisations in the region, who bring their experience of real-world data protection compliance to the discussion of each Information Sharing Protocol.

The following organisations are currently members of the Group:

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Caerphilly County Borough Council
Torfaen County Borough Council
Gwent Police
His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service
Monmouthshire County Council
Newport City Council

Terms of Reference for the Group

Got a question for the Group? Ask the Chair via: waspiservice@wales.nhs.uk