Seeing the whole picture. Strengthening the system.
PS Safeguarding Ltd provides independent review, consultancy and learning that helps organisations understand complexity, recognise cumulative harm and turn insight into meaningful change.
Home of the LOOK Safeguarding Framework®. A person-centred approach for seeing the whole picture, connecting cumulative risk and strengthening professional formulation.
Independent analysis and practical commentary informed by statutory reviews, research, strategic leadership and the realities of multi-agency practice.
Latest insight
Domestic abuse · Male victims and survivors
When services see the distress but miss the abuse
Male victims, safeguarding and what we can learn from independent reviews. Exploring recognition, cumulative harm and the importance of listening to survivors.
Four connected services help boards, partnerships and organisations understand complexity, strengthen practice and turn learning into meaningful improvement.
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Independent statutory reviews
Compassionate and rigorous SARs, DARDRs and thematic reviews that identify meaningful multi-agency learning.
For Boards, Community Safety Partnerships and commissioning partnerships.
What this includes
PS Safeguarding Ltd is led by Parminder Sahota, a Registered Mental Health Nurse, safeguarding leader and nationally commissioned independent review chair and author.
More than 20 years of experience across health, social care and multi-agency safeguarding informs an independent, trauma-informed and systems-focused approach.
Registered Mental Health NurseNursing and Midwifery CouncilMSc Working with Personality DisorderTavistock and Portman NHS Foundation TrustSAR Reviewer AccreditationSocial Care Institute for Excellence · 2025DARDR Chair TrainingAAFDA · 2024Best Interests AssessorTeesside University · 2024
Resources and learning
Practical support for safeguarding work.
Explore briefings, review learning, research and tools for professional reflection.
Guided resources for formulation, supervision and multi-agency discussion. Free early access until 31 December 2026, with no payment card or automatic subscription.
Have a review, learning need or complex safeguarding question?
Discuss how independent expertise and a whole-picture approach could support your organisation or partnership. Initial enquiries are welcomed without obligation.
Experienced as respectful, compassionate and trustworthy.
Selected feedback about independent review work. Excerpts have been shortened and anonymised to protect the people and circumstances involved.
“From the initial contact onwards, I was treated with respect, sympathy and understanding. Communication was considerate, thoughtful and professional.”
Bereaved family member
“The family felt respected and trusted the review process. The approach was honest, sensitive and focused on understanding the person’s journey.”
Family advocate
“I felt listened to and respected. It was helpful to contribute to a review intended to improve things for other people.”