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Outcome |
Sub Outcome |
What we will do |
How we will do it |
Who |
Review |
Indicators |
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1. Protection from violence maltreatment, neglect and sexual
exploitation. |
Child protection conferences and procedures keep children
safe |
1.1 Complete the review of the child protection conference
process
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Completing the implementation of the Integrated Children System
and consolidating best practice
|
Safeguarding Children’s Sub Committee |
December 2007 |
- Positive report on performance standards for contributions to
child protection conferences.
- Reduction in re-registration rates on Child Protection
Register.
- The percentage of child protection cases that should have been
reviewed within the year that were reviewed.
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Children are better protected from domestic violence and
abuse |
1.2 Promoting the continuation and development of
services and resources to meet agreed objectives. |
Working collaboratively with the Partnership Against Domestic
Violence and Abuse (PADVA). |
Partnership Against Domestic Violence and Abuse PADVA link
(Stephanie Bailey) |
September 2007 |
- Fewer children on the Child Protection Register have Child
Protection Plans as a result of domestic violence.
- Feedback from the evaluation of the New Way Project
- Deliver education programmes in 5 schools
- Young people affected by domestic violence and abuse
receive the support of advocacy service
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Early identification of vulnerable families. |
1.3 Implementation of the Common Assessment
Framework and Lead Professional role. |
Contribute to implementation of process and review led by
Children & Young People’s Strategic Partnership |
Gail Quinton
Liz Price |
March 2008 |
- Implementation of Common Assessment Framework and Lead
Professional role across Bath & North East Somerset
complete
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Parents and carers are able to keep children safe. |
1.4 Implementation of parenting strategy |
Continuing to focus time and resources to help implement this
strategy |
All Local Safeguarding Children’s Board members |
March 2008 |
- Feedback from Parenting Strategy Group on the impact of the
strategy
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Children & Young People are able to participate effectively
in child protection conferences.
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1.5 Continue to improve practice of preparing and
delivering reports to child protection conferences on time |
Work towards the Children and Young People’s Rights Charter mark
for the child protection process. |
Safeguarding Children’s Sub Committee |
March 2008 |
- Children and Young People’s Rights Charter Mark
obtained.
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Full Implementation of Working Together 2006 |
1.6
i) Complete implementation of shared procedures
ii) Implement arrangements for managing allegations
against staff
iii) Develop child death review panels |
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i) Liz Price/ Safeguarding Children’s Sub
Committee
ii) Liz Price/Trina Shane/ Local Safeguarding
Children’s Board
iii) Kieran Morgan/ Local Safeguarding Children’s
Board |
December 2007
April 2007
April 2008 |
- Implementation is completed
- Implementation is completed
- Implementation is completed
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Implement Serious Case Review Action Plans |
1.7 Local Safeguarding Children’s Board to monitor
progress with individual agencies and overview action plan |
Regular monitoring at Local Safeguarding Children’s
Board |
Local Safeguarding Children’s Board and individual
agencies |
June and September 2007 and March 2008 |
- Action plans fully implemented and practice and service
improvements evidenced.
- Regulatory loopholes diminished for private agencies providing
services for children & young people with eating
disorders.
- Lessons shared for local and national
practice.
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Improve safety for children and young people using activity and
sports groups and for young people visiting from abroad
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1.8 Continue to support and develop Childsafe Partnership and
Travelsafe project. |
Ensure adequate resourcing of project and ensure engagement of
Local Safeguarding Children’s Board. |
Liz Price/ Childsafe Partnership |
December 2007 |
- Number of organisations/activity groups signed up to
Childsafe/Travelsafe
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