Objective

Timescales

Output/Outcome

1.         To ensure that the LSCB as an organisation operates effectively and efficiently through its Board, sub groups and staying safe lead groups – and fulfils its statutory requirements (existing and anticipated).

2008-2011

Quality outputs produced to time: LSCB judged as good/excellent within Joint Area Review: National performance indicators show improved outcomes for children and young people.  Robust governance arrangements operating effectively. 

2.         To ensure that all staff serving children in public, private, voluntary, faith and community sectors are sufficiently trained in safeguarding awareness to play their part in protecting children from the risk of significant harm.  Provide strategic direction and ensure funding for this training.

2008-2011

All staff, practitioners, supervisors and managers are provided with appropriate knowledge and skills to safeguard children relevant to their role with children in the services they deliver.

3.         To fully inform the public in Bath and North East Somerset of their role in safeguarding children, and actions they should take to safeguard a child.

2008-2011

Prepare a communications strategy and provide materials.  Communicate the message through the media.  Achievement of community and stakeholder involvement.

4.         To audit individual children’s services for the quality of their safeguarding practices and the inter-agency safeguarding systems, to ensure that they individually and collectively, effectively co-ordinate their services.

2008-2011

Comprehensive and systematic audit programmes: clear and authoritative reports: full implementation of action plans: audit of staff supervision arrangements and safe recruitment practices.

5.         To be able to identify those children and young people who are most vulnerable and provide services to make a difference to their safety and welfare, specifically targeting:

• Children suffering from, or at risk of neglect.
• Children/young people subject to custodial sentences
• Children and young people in care.
• Children and young people who are in geographical areas of deprivation.

2008-2011

Improvements in early intervention and preventative services.  Increased support to young people subject custodial sentences and reduction in re-offending rates.  Greater placement stability for children and young people in care.  A narrowing of the gap for specific groups of children.

6.         To give priority to significantly reducing the number of children and young people who suffer accidental injuries or death, by promoting injury prevention.

2008-2009

Investment in promotional activities that can evidence best outcomes.  Attainment of national performance indicator targets.

7.         To continue to develop and promote the Childsafe programme: Travelsafe: and the Keepsafe Service and thereby promote safe care.

2008-2011

Review outcomes achieved by Services; continue to support funding; consolidate services.

8.         To ensure that the LSCB contributes effectively to the Children and Young People’s Plan, and secures the safeguarding dimension in the planned delivery of services by influencing other strategic partnerships.

2008-2011

Safeguarding dimensions are fully integrated into the Children and Young People’s Plan.  Promotion of Safer and Stronger Communities agenda.  Keeping children safe is really seen as everybody’s business.

9.         To ensure that Child Death Review Panel arrangements and Rapid Response Services are in place from 1 April 2008, and operate effectively

2008-2009

LSCB consortium arrangements are effectively in place.

10.       To ensure that when the LSCB is inspected through the Joint Area Review that its performance is judged to be at least level 3.

2008-2009

All aspects of the performance of the LSCB are judged to be at least level 3.