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SouthwarkSafeguarding Children Board Introduction
Ann Flynn
Development Manager4th July 2013
Southwark Safeguarding Southwark Safeguarding Children BoardChildren Board
Develop policy and procedure Develop policy and procedure
for safeguarding and promoting for safeguarding and promoting
the welfare of childrenthe welfare of children
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ensure SCR lessons ensure SCR lessons learned are learned are implementedimplemented
co-ordinate response co-ordinate response to unexpected child deathto unexpected child death
Safeguarding Children Board• New independent chair- Michael O’Connor• Reviewed performance management and quality
assurance framework-new Board process– Childs journey early help, intervention and
assessment and long term support and safeguarding– Clarity between Executive and Main Board (decision
making and in depth exploration)– Include feedback from the front line and service users– Audit system compliments other data
• Currently have a child sexual exploitation task and finish group
• Proposal for education sub group to ensure full engagement across the age groups
• Currently working to develop our faith and community representation and engagement
Where does it fit?
Views from front line,
children and families
Case file audits, learning
from SCRs
Performance data
External inspections and
scrutiny
Provides a range of evidence
Main Board
Provide recommendations
Executive
Feed back actionsMonitor and track progress/impact
SSCB Sub- Groups and methods of working
• Audit & Learning Sub-group• Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP) Sub- Group• Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Task and Finish Group • Human Resources Sub- Group• Practice Development and Training • Serious Case Review (SCR) Sub- Group
– Sub-groups are multi-agency, strategic in focus and representation with additional specialist professionals invited to attend where appropriate
– Each sub-group has distinct objectives and pursues its own individual work stream. Subgroups report the outcomes of their work streams to the main board, including the implications of these for other groups.
SSCB Sub- GroupsNext steps
• Audit and Learning: – Identifies subjects to audit from performance data to board– Multi agency audits completed– Multi agency ‘systems’ audit model used to explore cases
• Human resources:– Ensure compliance with changes to Disclosure and Barring Scheme.– Support multi agency training in the above changes and the Working Together
guidance re Lado role• Practice Development and Training:
– Skills gap and workforce development need audit across the multi-agency.– Continued roll-out and Implementation of Signs of Safety.– Develop e learning– Quality assure the SSCB training offer – Progress the SSCB newsletter
• CDOP: – To ensure that all partner agencies have nominated deputies for CDOP– To develop, with the LSCB, ways to enhance the implementation of CDOP
recommendations• Child sexual exploitation
– Develop action plan to ensure effective response to issues arising– Progress the Pan London operating protocol for police and monitor impact
SSCB focus for next deep dive
• Deep dive in September Main Board– Neglect– Child sexual exploitation– Private fostering
• Faith and community engagement – Over summer focus groups – Lead to engagement in board/sub
group/increase in lay membership
What are the issues for the voluntary sector?
• Thinking about the experience of your service users– What should the SSCB do more of?– What should the SSCB do less of?– How else can we support you to do your job
even better?
Southwark Safeguarding Children Board Southwark Safeguarding Children Board PO Box 64529PO Box 645294th Floor Hub 24th Floor Hub 2160 Tooley Street160 Tooley StreetLondon London SE1P 5LX (Postcode for visitors to the building SE1 2QH)SE1P 5LX (Postcode for visitors to the building SE1 2QH)Tel: 0207 525 3733Tel: 0207 525 3733
• email: [email protected]: [email protected]
• SSCB Admin:email: SSCB Admin:email: [email protected] tel: 0207 525 3306 tel: 0207 525 3306 • Website: Website: www.southwark.gov.uk/safeguardingchildren
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