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Local Safeguarding Children Board

Annual Report and Business Plan 2008 – 2009

Work Programme 2008/09

1. Protection from violence, maltreatment, neglect and sexual exploitation.

2. Children are protected from accidental injury and death.

3. Children feel safe from bullying and discrimination.

4. Children feel safe from crime and anti-social behaviour in and out of school.

5. Children have security, stability and are cared for.

6. The LSCB works effectively and efficiently and influences other strategic partnerships.

7. Training

Outcome	Sub Outcome	What we will do	How we will do it	Who	Review	Evidence
1. Protection from violence maltreatment, neglect and sexual exploitation.	Multi agency implementation of Child Protection (CP) Plans/Children in Need (CIN) plans reduce risk	1.1Review CP plans and CIN plans to ensure effective long term support for families.	1) Quality assurance of child protection plans by Safeguarding Children Sub Committee (SCSC). 2) Annual audit of sample CP plans.	SCSC SCSC	June 2008 Dec 2008	SCSC comments on quality of plans. Children no longer subject to CP plan Re referral rate
	Reduction of impact of domestic violence of children	1.2Support Partnership Against Domestic Violence and Abuse	Continue New way Project Multi agency working and funding of projects e.g. Barnados Through statutory processes ( e.g. Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC)	Trina Shane	Sept 2008	Reports from Probation about MARAC. Reports from projects – New Way, Barnados.
	Early Identification of Vulnerable families	1.3 Complete full Implementation of Common Assessment Framework (CAF) & Lead Professional (LP) role.	Combine rollout of CAF/LP programme	Caroline Dowson/Liz Price	Sept2008	CAF/LP implemented and review of effectiveness within Local Area Partnerships in preventing children coming into child protection process and care.
	Parents and carers are supported to keep children safe esp. vulnerable parents e.g. those with mental ill health, learning difficulties, or who substance misuse	1.4Clarify gaps in parenting strategy in relation to safeguarding	Review and update parenting strategy with working group.	SCSC with Sarah Willis (lead for parenting strategy)	June 08	Gaps identified and filled.
	Full implementation & use of Working Together 2006	1.5Continue to contribute to development of shared procedures	Attend relevant meetings and contribute to procedures	SCSC	Dec 08	Number of BANES users on website
	Child Death. Renew Panel process and Rapid Response Team implemented	1.6 1) Set up Panel meetings & training 2) Ensure funding with partners 3) Rapid Response Team in place to respond from 1.4.08	1) Identified representatives trained and attending meetings. 3) Ensure all staff in team are trained and understand responsibilities. Circulate briefing paper to all agencies	Nikki Bennett/Maurice Lindsay LSCB	Dec 2008	Overview panel operating including BANES LSCB representatives. Rapid response service operating effectively.
	Ensuring young people with eating disorders are safe.	1.7Review Serious Case Review implementation plan and pathway.	LSCB review of action plans one year on. Pathways implemented.	LSCB SCSC	June 2008	Progress reports of agencies.
	Children at risk of neglect are safeguarded	1.8Create new project /ways of working to provide intensive support and direct intervention with families at earlier stage	Sessional planned interventions within Children’s Centres	Trina Shane and Sara Willis	Dec 2008	· Families are supported again by universal services · Reduced number with child protection plans for neglect.
	Improving Safety for children and young people using activity and sports groups and young people visiting from abroad.	1.9Continue to support and develop Childsafe and Travelsafe.	Ensure adequate resources and links made across Council services	Nicola Bennett Liz Price	Dec 2008	Number of organisation/activity groups signed up to Childsafe and Travelsafe
	Reduction in number of children living with neglect.	1.10 Identify key outcomes leading to neglect of children in BANES and services to address these.	Draw up multi -agency action plan for improving services to reduce neglect	SCSC	June 2008	No children moving into child protection process due to lack of support/services in community
	Promote Internet safety for children & young people	1.11 Promote work with schools and parents to increase safety	Promote police “Get Savvy” work with schools. Circulate relevant guidance to schools and colleges	SCSC	Dec 2008	Feedback from schools.

Overarching Theme is to reduce injuries for those in deprived communities

Outcome

Sub Outcome

What we will do

How we will do it

Who

Review

Indicators

2. Children are protected from accidental injury and death.

Increase capacity for delivery of injury prevention interventions.

2.1 Fund and provide additional staff.

Recruit a health development officer

Denice Burton/Stephen Young

July 2008

Successful recruitment

Improve capability of staff

2.2 Provide a range of training opportunities for staff working with children and young people

Develop and deliver a planned programme to children’s centres services

Health Development Officer

Dec. 2008

Training delivered and numbers attending

Maintain Avonsafe multi-agency action group

2.3 Strengthen partnership working

Review terms of reference and increase membership.

Conduct self evaluation and identify support needs.

Identify and secure available resources.

Link with SW observatory for data.

Sue Green

Helen Tapson

Dec. 2008

Revised terms of reference

Increased membership

New resources secured.

Reduce the number of children and young people killed or seriously injured within the home due to falls

2.4 Develop a baseline of accidental injuries in Bath and North East Somerset and reduce the numbers of falls within the home by;

Promoting the use of safety gates and linking with new Govt Safety Equipment Scheme

Lobbying for legislation banning the use of baby walkers in the UK

Raising awareness of the dangers of baby walkers and aim to discourage their use

Identify required resources to resume an injury surveillance system within Emergency Dept. RUH and casualty

Provide education, information and training for adults working with children and young people.

Free safety equipment distributed and fitted to identified families

Advice and information

Group work and parent craft

Simon Lenton with John Travers

Avonsafe

Avon Fire and Rescue Service (AFRS)

Avonsafe, South West Home and Leisure, Safety Council

Avonsafe via South West Home and leisure Safety Council

September

2008

Dec2008

Dec 2008

June 2009

Baseline of injuries will be identified

Reduction in the number of children young people attending emergency/casualty

Home hazards identified

New legislation

Reduction in number of households with baby walkers

Reduce the number of children killed or injured in road traffic accidents

2.5 Improve passenger safety by;

Raising awareness of the laws on seat belts

Promotion and enforcement of new child restraint legislation.

Promoting the mandatory requirement for wearing restraints in cars, buses, coaches etc

Delivery of a driver awareness programme to all 16 and 17 year olds within BANES

Co-ordinate a local response national campaign

Police to enforce opportunistically

Via Avonsafe strategy

Road Skills programme presented at all secondary schools

Health development officer/road safety

Police Avonsafe and Road safety

Avon Fire and Rescue Service

Avonsafe

Dec2008

Dec 2008

Reduction in abdominal injuries for younger age group in accidents

No. of warnings/prosecutions.

Reduction in No. of warnings/ prosecutions

Percentage of young people aged 16 to 17 receiving input

And reduction in number of young passengers killed in road traffic accidents

2.6 Improve Pedestrian Safety by;

Increasing awareness of road safety, including driver behaviour, cycle safety, pedestrian safety particularly in disadvantaged areas

Campaigning for the introduction of effective traffic calming measures/speed management

Campaigning for a reduction to 20mph in 50 home zones

Promoting safer routes to school scheme

Identify what measures need to be taken

Community based education programmes – pedestrian skills/road awareness training

Identify what measures need to be taken – road signs, lighting, junction changes etc

Identify potential home zones

Work with LA transport plan team

Deliver safer routed to school scheme

Avonsafe/West of England Road Safety partnership

AvonSafe/Road

Safety Partnership

Avon safe/Road Safety

Avonsafe/Road Safety Partnership

Avon safe/Safer routes to school officer

Dec 2008

Reduction in children injured attending emergency departments

Uptake

Appropriate measures in planning number of new traffic calming measures.

Number of 20 mph home zones in year 1, 2 and 3

Numbers of safe routes to school (number and miles)

Reduce the number of children killed or injured on cycles

2.7 Improve bike safety by;

Promoting Bikeability

Introducing Helmet giveaway (targeted)

Promoting dedicated cycle lanes

School-based cycling skills

Identify funding

Identify key communities and promote/disseminate via schools with fitting/advice

Link with planning and transport

Avonsafe/LA road safety

Partnership

Road safety officer, Avonsafe

Simon Lenton/Avonsafe

Dec 2008

December 2008

March 2009

Numbers of children undertaking training

Reduction of injuries involving children on bicycles

No. of helmets given away

Uptake of helmet wearing

Reduction in serious head injuries

Number of miles of cycle lanes/ways

Reduce the number of children and young people suffering burns or scalds

2.8 Promoting greater safety in the home by;

Increasing the number properly fitted and functioning smoke alarms and fire guards

Identifying vulnerable/disadvantage families and conducting free home fire safety visits

Supply and fit free safety equipment fireguards, stair gates etc

Promoting and referring families to the ‘chip pan’ giveaway

Raising awareness of the risks of hot drinks

Identifying and working with children and young people deliberately setting fires

Fire Service personnel to undertake home fire safety visits and fit free smoke alarms and Health Visitors during home/clinic visits to identify appropriate safety equipment to be fitted during same visit

Make link with learning difficulties service

Referral by above

Identify vulnerable households and refer to service delivered by Avon Fire Rescue Service

Demonstrations to show the dangers of chip pan at schools and events

Education programme for parents and staff on all home injuries including the dangers of hot drinks.

Refer all identified children with a fascination with fire onto a fire setters scheme

Avon Fire and Rescue/Stephanie Bailey

Liz Price/Adult Social care

Stephanie Bailey and Gail Quinton ( via free school meals) and early years

Avon Fire Rescue Service

Health development officer

Schools and other agencies to make referrals to Avon Fire & Rescue Service

March 2009

December 2008

Dec 2008

Reduction in children injured /receiving burns from fires or killed in house hold fires

Increase in number of vulnerable households with correctly fitted ( and working) alarms and fireguards – household survey

Need baseline

Number of chip pans disseminated

No. of people trained

Legislation in place

Reduction in the number of children attending hospital with scalds and burns

Reduction in number of children injured or killed from fire

Reduce the number of children drowning or significantly injured in near-drowning related incidents

2.9 Promoting safer swimming by:-

Promoting adult supervision of younger children around water

Swimming lessons for all school age children

Promote dangers of leaving children unsupervised in baths, near ponds etc

Ensure all children of primary school age are competent swimmers

Stephanie Bailey and Gail Quinton

Avonsafe

March 2009

Dec 2008

Percentage of children receiving 10 and 25 metre certificates

Reduce the number of choking incidents caused by faulty goods/toys

2.10 Reducing incidents of choking via;

Test purchasing

Check other causes of suffocation/strangulation

Implement programme of test purchasing

Trading Standards

Dec 2008

No. of product safety test completed and reduction of reported choking incidents

Reduce the number of children killed or injured due to access to poisons

2.11 Reduce incidents of poisoning by:-

Increasing awareness of hazards and poisons within houses/ Kitchen/garden/

garage/medicines

Encouraging Safe Storage

Information leaflet on common hazards/poisoning

Provide education information and training for adults working with children and young people

Safety Zone set up in B&NES

Education for parents

Disseminate Information leaflet

Health Development Officer

Avon Fire Rescue Service

Avonsafe

Dec 2008

March 2009

Dec 2008

Numbers trained

Reduction in numbers of children attending emergency/casualty with poison-related injuries.

Reduce the number of accidents, injuries and deaths related to drink/drugs and driving

2.12 Promoting drink and drug driving campaigns

Drug and drink driving campaign

2 campaigns per year

Police enforcement of drink and drug driving

Police

December 2008

Reduction in the number of drink/driving offences and related accidents

Increase in prosecutions

Improve children’s knowledge of and ability to take managed risks

2.13 Developing and introducing risk reduction strategies

Review future delivery of Smart Risk

Lifeskills visit for Yr 6 pupils

Recuilt develop playgrounds as per

Identify further roll out programme

Support lifeskills with funding and capacity

Develop links with play partnership

Road safety

Health Development Officer

Avonsafe with LA planning

Dec. 2008

Numbers of young people experiencing smart risk

Number of children attending lifeskills

Outcome

Sub Outcome

What we will do

How we will do it

Who

Review

Indicators

3. Children feel safe from bullying and discrimination.

Promote knowledge and awareness of the impact and importance of bullying

Minimising impact of bullying for children and young people

3.1 Identify resources to implement anti bullying strategy

3.2 Provide counselling support for targeted schools

3.3 Continue to develop Friends/SEAL programmes.

3.4 Implement Behaviour and Attendance strategy with schools

3.5 Develop baseline for monitoring incidents of bullying

Identify local sources of funding to bid for money to establish a Co-ordinator who can lead on anti bullying and implement the proposed development activities in the strategy. (Strategy implementation is dependent on resourcing being identified)

Commission service from Off The Record

Delivery of programmes.

Delivered through schools

Use National Indicator guidance to provide local data

Anti Bullying sub group (ABSG)

ABSG

CAMHS/

School Improvement & Achievement

Behaviour and Attendance consultant

Anti Bullying sub group

Quarterly progress report to LSCB

Dec 2008

Co-ordinator in post and action plan implemented

Evaluation of all services.

Number of schools involved in Friends and SEAL programmes

Implementation of Behaviour and Attendance strategy

Baseline established

Outcome

Sub Outcome

What we will do

How we will do it

Who

Review

Indicators

4. Safe from crime and antisocial behaviour in and out of school.

Victims

Children leaving custody are recognised by all service providers as a priority vulnerable group of children who will receive proper provision in order for them to be safe

4.1. LSCB will hold agencies to account for ensuring that these services are provided

LSCB will receive “exception reports” from Youth Offending Team (YOT) on children and young people subject to : custodial sentences who, upon release, have not received:-

§ Appropriate accommodation on release from custody

§ Appropriate level of support and provision for ETE

§ Appropriate provision of health care including mental health and substance misuse

§ Appropriate level of support for families who receive children home.

YOT Steering Group

September 2008 and

March2009

a) No. of Nil reports

b) reduced offending of children leaving custody in B&NES

c) Fewer victims

Fewer children will be victims of crime and anti social behaviour

4.2. Community Safety Strategy and

Youth Justice Plan

Implemented

Input to community Safety Strategy and Youth Justice Plan

Youth Offending Team Steering Group.

March 2009

Reduction in reported incidents of crime and anti-social behaviour.

Outcome

Sub Outcome

What we will do

How we will do it

Who

Review

Indicators

5. Children have security, stability and are cared for.

LSCB will promote the security and welfare of children in private fostering placements

5.1 Reinforce shared responsibility for identifying private fostering placements and ensuring appropriate service provided

Annual provision of information to key agencies

e.g. head teachers/health visitors

LSCB members raising issues at relevant meetings

Including issue of private fostering is raised in other general training

Trina Shane

Caryn Bell

All LSCB

Training Management Committee

Stephanie Bailey

December 2008

Increase in number of notifications of private fostering arrangements.

All arrangements have been assessed and reviewed

LSCB will ensure that children and young people are placed with families or residential accommodation outside the authority are secure and well cared for.

Identify all Children and young people who are:

§ In foster placements

§ Disabled receiving respite care

§ Attending residential special school

§ in custody and secure establishment

and living outside the Authority and confirm their safeguarding arrangements

Confirm lead group with responsibility for monitoring. Audit of safeguarding arrangements and annual review of outcomes

LSCB:

Looked After Children Sub Committee

December 2008

§ All such children and young people are known to the Council

§ Policies practice and procedures in place.

§ No placements in unsafe environments.

Outcome	Sub Outcome	What we will do	How we will do it	Who	Review	Indicators
6. Ensuring that the LSCB works effectively and efficiently through in-Board, sub groups and lead groups and effectively influences other strategic partnerships	An effective LSCB that aids service developments, builds partnerships and delivers the work programme	6.1 Evidence that Members make distinctive contributions and work together	§ Development of 3 year strategic plan and annual reports and work programme § Explore a systematic approach to assessing the engagement of members and their agencies § Annual review of core/associate membership and chairing arrangements § Annual development day § Annual review of finance and resources for Local Safeguarding Children’s Board activity § Introduce new standards for business meetings. § Refresh and develop the rolling 3 year strategy	All LSCB Members Maurice Lindsay All LSCB Members All LSCB Members All LSCB Members All LSCB Members All LSCB Members	April 2008 April2009 Dec. 2008 January 2009 January 2009 Sept. 2008 June 2008 Jan 2009	§ Plans published § Full engagement of Local Safeguarding Children’s Board members and their agencies § Schools and GPs represented on Local Safeguarding Children’s Board § Agreed competencies for Local Safeguarding Children’s Board members § Delivery of the work programme § Programme effective in terms of being deliverable and achieving improved outcomes.
	Influencing other strategic partnerships to deliver the staying safe agenda	6.2 Ensure LSCB is represented on Children’s Trust Executive Board. 6.3 Establish link with safer and stronger communities agencies through membership of Responsible Authorities Group.	§ Included in Terms of Reference for Children’s Trust Executive Board § Annual report to Children’s Trust Executive Board and from Children’s Trust Executive Board to LSCB § Through LSCB chairs attendance at Responsible Authorities Group meetings and strategic assessment.	Ashley Ayre, Director of Children’s Service Maurice Lindsay Chair LSCB Maurice Lindsay. Ashley Ayre Maurice Lindsay	Jan. 2009 April 2009 March 2009	§ Safeguarding is embedded in work of other strategic partnerships
Governance arrangements that ensure accountability for safeguarding children	6.4 Reports to Integration Board and Children’s Trust arrangements 6.5 Report to Lead Member Children’s Service 6.6 Annual report to Council Executive and Overview and Scrutiny Panel. 6.7 Report to Strategic Health Authority	Chair to prepare report and attend meetings. Chair to prepare. Chair to prepare reports and attend meetings. Chair to prepare.	Maurice Lindsay Maurice Lindsay Maurice Lindsay Maurice Lindsay	May 2008 June 2008 June 2008 June 2008	§ Evidence that the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board held to account for its activities § Evidence that the Integration Executive Team implements its safeguarding duties § Work programme completed on target
LSCB Communication Strategy to improve knowledge and awareness of Board and Work Programme	6.8 Write communication strategy	Produce written strategy for LSCB	Jon Doble Maurice Lindsay	June2008	▪ Improved knowledge and awareness of LSCB work.
Developing and achieving community and stakeholder engagement in work of Local Safeguarding Children’s Board	6.9 Actively engage local communities and stakeholders	§ Direct links with Local Area Partnerships § Plan stakeholders event for Autumn 2008	Chris Hounsell Sally Churchyard/Liz Price Nicola Bennett	Sept 2008 Dec.2008	▪ Safeguarding embedded in LAP working arrangements. ▪ Stakeholders’ events held with focus on theme identified by stakeholders.
Identifying and effectively implementing current and future national legislation, policy and guidance.	6.10 Responding to consultations; develop planning approach to respond to national agenda	§ Maintain robust links with GOSW, DSCF and DOH to anticipate future duties and requirements. § Introduce Child Death Review Panel and appropriate service arrangements	Nicola Bennett ISO Maurice Lindsay Chair Maurice Lindsay Nicola Bennett	March 2009 June 2008	▪ Effectiveness of LSCB judged sound by Joint Area Review and any other national or regional assessments. ▪ Overview Panel and Rapid Response Service arrangements In place and operating effectively.
Progress made with all aims of staying safe agenda	6.11 Review progress made by Sub Groups and Lead Groups	§ Six monthly reports from Sub Groups and Annual Reports from Lead Group	SCSC TMC Staying Safe Lead Group	June & Dec 2008 Sept2008 March 2009 Dec. 2008	▪ Sub groups’ activities resulting in improvements in outcomes for children and young people.
	Induction Training and Annual Appraisals for LSCB Core Members	6.12 Ensuring induction and appraisal processes work effectively.	§ Chair to complete induction sessions with all new members § All members to incorporate into existing performance appraisals within their service	All LSCB Members	June 2008	Arrangements in place for appraisal of Board’s effectiveness and input to individual’s existing appraisal.

Outcome

Sub Outcome

What we will do

How we will do it

Who

Review

Indicators

7. Training

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.

A workforce which responds effectively in protecting children from the risk of harm

7.1 Delivery of safeguarding training

7.2 Connect training needs to training activity

7.3 Connect training to improvements in practice

7.4 Improve data available to identify staff attendances at training

Design commission and deliver training which improves the ability of staff in their safeguarding responsibilities

Monitor and establish training needs in relation to safeguarding across all services who work with children and families

Continue pre and post course evaluations for some courses and continue all course evaluations

Established detailed data base which identifies staff who work with children and families in all agencies and records training attendance

Children’s Services Training Manager (CCSTM),

Training team and Training Management Committee

(TMC).

CSTM

TMC

CSTM

Sept. 2008

March 2009

Sept. 2008

March 2009

Sept 2008

March 2009

§ Training delivered which reflects current issues and up to date evidence base

§ Consistent uptake of training

§ Post course evaluations

§ Training plan and brochure disseminated

Training needs analysis

Evidence of training audit from managers

Course evaluations indicate changes to practice

Reports available from database which identify staff attendances individually

Progress with this work programme will be reported to, and reviewed by, the quarterly meetings of the LSCB. This review will include a risk assessment of the Board’s ability to deliver the work programme.

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Bath & North East Somerset Council

Local Safeguarding Children Board

Annual Report and Business Plan 2008 – 2009

Work Programme 2008/09

Overarching Theme is to reduce injuries for those in deprived communities