Multi Agency Inspection Briefings

27th & 28th March 2013Meena Kishinani

Divisional Director Strategic Commissioning and Safeguarding

Feedback From Pilot Inspections

• Pilots took place in Warrington, Northampton, Camden, Newham and Hackney

• Unrelenting focus on practice and outcomes

• Very few focus groups• Expectations to achieve good are very

high

Cont……

• If Inadequate on any area, Inadequate overall

• A lot of time spent with front line staff asking questions and observing practice

• Focus on leadership – how much do they know about quality of interventions

• Thinking about combining Looked After Children and Safeguarding into one Inspection

Cont…..

• They asked to see a list of referrals made by Probation, Health and the Police that did not result in Assessment

• Partnership Thresholds – how well are they understood

• Will attend ICPC’s• In depth look at about 20 and then

randomly look at possibly another 100

Cont…..

• Focus on Supervision and Management oversight

• Missing Children and Child Sexual Exploitation had a big focus

• Early Intervention and Child’s Journey• Impact of Interventions

PRACTICE, PRACTICE PRACTICE!!

Issues from Safeguarding and

Looked After Children Inspection in June 2012

Safeguarding

• Record Keeping• Management Oversight• Follow up of concerns raised• Assessment of risk• Children in Need responses• Supervision• Domestic Violence

Cont……

• Views of Children and Young People are clearly documented

• Quality of Child Protection plans• Attendance at CP conferences by DR’s• Hospital follow up A&E etc• Substance misuse screening• Integrated approach to sexual health

services

Cont……

• Relationships with Adult Mental Health and Probation need to be strengthened

• Appropriate training and development• Tier 2 interventions are timely and

responsive• Too many Police Protections

Looked After Children

• Corporate Parenting• Update assessments of LAC regularly to

reflect their changing needs• Personal Education Plans• CAMHS Support – Emotional Health and

Wellbeing• Strategic Planning for looked after children• Preparing children for a placement move

Cont…..

• Independent Visitors available as requested

• LAC Pledge• Health to fill all designated posts for LAC

and Safeguarding• Quality Assurance and Audit are in place• Health assessments, health plans and

health reviews

Group Activity

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