Safeguarding expert Debbie Innes-Turnill joins our Board

Debbie Innes-Turnill has joined the Two Rivers Housing Board as a Non-Executive Director.

She is a safeguarding expert with a background in education and the Director of Debbie Innes Safeguarding Ltd a private consultancy firm. Debbie provides training, support and independent safeguarding advice to schools, charities and religious and sporting organisations and also lectures part time at Birmingham University.

Debbie is the Governor for equality, diversity and inclusion and safeguarding at The King’s School in Gloucester and holds the position of Chair of the Education and Compliance Committee.

She has previously lectured at Gloucestershire College and was Deputy Head of Widden Primary School until October 2024. She’s also worked as a consultant for Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Local Authorities where she provided expert support in succession planning, training and improving outcomes for pupils.

As part of our new corporate strategy – ‘Delivering #Twogether 2024-2027’, we pledged to strengthen our Board in key areas to help us to continue to provide the best services and support to our tenants.

As a social housing provider, our team may be among the first people to spot a safeguarding issue. So, it’s important that we make sure they understand their responsibilities and that we have the best safeguarding practices in place to support our tenants when they need it.

Debbie’s knowledge and expertise will be so valuable as we review our safeguarding practices to ensure we continue to support our tenants in the best possible way.

Debbie is looking forward to working with the team, we caught up with her recently and asked how she felt about joining the Two Rivers Housing team:

“As a safeguarding expert, I have seen firsthand the difference identifying and acting on safeguarding concerns can make. It’s great to see that Two Rivers Housing is looking to strengthen its practices in this area and help make sure that tenants get the support they need.

“I’m really looking forward to sharing my experience with the team and helping them improve their current practices as we work together to make sure we keep those living in our homes safe.”

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