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LOCAL SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN BOARD

KINGSTON UPON THAMES

ANNUAL BUSINESS PLAN 2016/17

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Local Safeguarding Children Board Kingston upon Thames Annual Business Plan 2016/17

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Our Vision ‘It is our aim that no child or young person in Kingston will suffer significant harm or death that is preventable. The LSCB aims to achieve the highest standards of collaborative and multi-agency working that makes a demonstrable contribution to safeguarding children.’

Purpose

The LSCB’s role, functions, governance and operations are set out in Chapter 3 of the statutory guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children, 2015. The functions of an LSCB are also set out in primary legislation1 and regulations2 and its core objectives are as follows:

To coordinate what is done by each person or body represented on the Board for the purposes of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in the area; and

To ensure the effectiveness of what is done by each such person or body for those purposes.

The priorities for 2016/17 are placed under our general themes of Improving Practice; Workforce Development; Communication and Engagement; and Governance and Accountability:

o Scrutiny of transitions between agencies, teams and sectors including those of children to adults’ services; o An enhanced focus on matters of ethnicity and diversity, and reinforced outreach to community and faith groups; o The strengthening of communication and information sharing between professional interfaces; o A focus on the mental health and emotional wellbeing to run through all our work to ensure stronger prevention and timely help; and o Plan for the implementation of the Wood report.

Sub Group work plans

The LSCB sub groups are responsible for driving forwards the Board’s business and delivery of its agreed priorities. The work plan for each sub group will be derived from this business plan and will set out in more detail its planned activities, agreed timescales, responsible agencies/individuals and the intended outcomes.

1 Sections 14 and 14 A of the Children Act 2004 2 Local Safeguarding Children Board Regulations 2006


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Monitoring and review Sub Group Chairs and individuals assigned as leads for specific actions will provide regular updates on progress in delivering the business plan priorities to the LSCB. In addition, a comprehensive review of progress and outcomes will inform the LSCB’s annual report for 2016-17.


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Priority 1- Improving Practice No. Action Lead Timescale How will we know we’ve made

an impact? Progress & RAG

1.1 LSCB scrutiny continues of CSE practice. We will look at the child’s voice and perspective.

SPA quality assures CSE referrals

Daksha Mistry CSE Subgroup Ian Dodds Alison Twynam Barry Smith QASG Daksha Mistry

Jan-March 2017

CSE Peer Review takes place March 2017. Audit of missing children March 2017 shows clear progress that all agencies follow agreed procedures and all cases are judged as “good” across the multi-agency partnership. The child’s voice and perspective will be clearly evident in this audit. We know the quality of CSE referrals. The Community, especially parents & carers become more aware of risks. A feedback loop is developed between commissioners & those who use CSE services & MASE subjects.

LSCB to work with families and young people who have experienced the MASE process, as we review local interventions and their outcomes. Public Health report on local CSE prevalence in Kingston presented in Oct 2016 to the CSE + CM Subgroup and SKP. LSCB coordinating ToR & information given to families re MASE process. Police hold CSE Summit July 2016. Feedback gained from children & families involved in MASE March 2017. Successful awareness raising conference re CSE Nov 2016 take place attended by licensed premises, hotels, B&Bs, Councillors, Licensing Team, food outlets, taxi companies.


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No. Action Lead Timescale How will we know we’ve made an impact?

Progress & RAG

May 2017 CSE Conference is being planned for local businesses, voluntary & community organisations. LSCB visits Kingston Pubwatch summer 2016. LSCB met Licensing Committee June 2016. CSE awareness raising takes place in Sept 2016 & March 2017 - article in Feb 2017 newsletter. Safer Internet Day Feb 2017 was promoted. September 2016 newsletter is re CSE & safety. LSCB is reviewing the CSE procedures to reflect the changes being made as a result of the review by the London CSE task group. The LSCB CSE Coordinator has been attending Misper & MASE meetings in Kingston & Richmond, identifying inconsistencies & highlighting


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Progress & RAG

current thinking re CSE practice. LSCB will share the experiences to support the plan to combine the Kingston & Richmond MASE & Misper meetings. LSCB CSE Coordinator has met with the AfC data analyst re the CSE & missing dataset; reviewed the CSE strategy & referral form. CSE Coordinator has been meeting regularly with the Chairs of the CSE& CM Subgroup & has been working with Police & AfC re the inclusion of children exhibiting sexually harmful behaviour into the MASE meetings. LSCB Coordinator provides training re CSE at a local hotel. LSCB provides learning & prevalence to the Fostering Panel Oct 2016 & SENCOs Jan 2017. LSCB Chair meets Chair of SKP to discuss CSE April 2017.


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Progress & RAG

1.2 Scrutinise the multi agency use of the Early Help Assessment

QASG Child M group Richmond.

Jan 2017 More multi agency professionals are using the EHA and those children most in need are being targeted with preventive support.

LSCB attends Early Help Performance Board in April 2016 with CAF prevalence report. CAF prevalence report presented at QASG June 2016. June 2016 processes were amended by CSC and the new Early Help Assessment was launched. Learning Review scrutinises 15 recent Kingston CAFs - summer 2016. June 2016 AfC launches the EHA. Jan 2017 PEH presents report re EHAs in both boroughs to the Richmond QASG. Discussion at the QASG leads to the action for AfC to ensure all agencies can access the EHA online module; EHAs are allocated appropriately at SPA & FST supported in identifying relevant health professionals.


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Progress & RAG

1.3 We will be working to continue to modify the dataset to make it meaningful for partners as the year goes on.

QASG

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Scrutinise and quality assure return home interviews for Missing Children.

QASG

Jan-March 2017 as part of CSE peer review

AfC changed its return home interview process in June 2016. AfC brings paper re analysis of themes in RHIs to the Richmond QASG in September 2016. CSE peer review in March 2017 considers 5 safety plans & RHIs. RHIs discussed at serious incident action learning Nov 2016.

Return Home Interviews are taking place for all relevant missing children in a timely manner, information is shared with other agencies appropriately, intelligence is analysed at the MASE.


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Progress & RAG

1.5 Scrutinise the work of the Children Missing Education panel

QASG Children missing or waiting for education are known to all relevant agencies and their needs are known – health, education. Children excluded, home educated or waiting a school place receive relevant multi agency support as required. We can understand school exclusion data and support those most at risk of exclusion.

Aug 2016 LSCB DCT multi agency audit highlights need to strengthen SEN involvement. Audit comes to QASG Kingston Sept 2016. Kingston QASG receives report re Home Educated Children Jan 2017.

EWO presents to independent schools’ forum Nov 2016. EHE report to the QASG Jan 2017. LSCB meets SEN re children awaiting education being referred to Panel. LSCB Chair meets Charis Penfold autumn 2016 to discuss panel. Anna Chiva, SEN attends Richmond QASG Spring 2017

1.6 Carry out a MARAC audit, looking at young children and also include abuse from young people towards their parents and carers.

QASG Autumn 2016

More schools have DSV input and workshops and more children are aware of risks and how to protect themselves. Refuges and domestic abuse

MARAC audit takes place in Kingston of young people involved in domestic abuse against their carer and reviewing


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Progress & RAG

services have carried out Sect 11 self audits.

some young babies Dec 2016. Case presented QASG Spring 2017. 2015 MARAC audit is presented to the DAOG in Kingston in July 2016. Publicity is used around 10 days of action against DSV in November 2016. SKP MARAC report is presented at September QASG in Kingston. LSCB supports SKP autumn conference re CSE / VAWG.

1.7 Monitor that the needs of children looked after are being met.

QASG Nov 2016 Children looked after have the best possible opportunities and outcomes for education, health and general wellbeing. Health assessments for children newly looked after take place within 20 working days. PEPs take place termly for children looked after. LSCB scrutinises AfC plans to develop residential care in Kingston. The new unit’s workforce is well

June 2016 QASG in Kingston discusses initial health assessments. Sept 2016 LSCB Chair writes to Kingston CCG and AfC re initial health assessments. LSCB Chair & Kingston CCG Chief Officer to meet Spring 2017. AfC replies. IHAs considered at Kingston Board Dec 2016 and discussed with NHS E Jan 2017.


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Progress & RAG

trained in safeguarding children. Local learning will be reflected in arrangements made for the organisation of AfC’s new residential units.

Nov 2016 Richmond QASG considers health assessments & PEPs. Virtual Head attends QASG Oct 2016.

1.8 Scrutinise the timeliness of Child Protection Conferences, reporting, attendance, strategy meetings, statistics in relation to CSC referrals, and Sect 47 investigations; single assessments, disabled children subject to child protection plans; Understand the rise in referrals from Kingston Hospital Maternity Unit to CSC.

QASG Jan 2017 We will understand whether we should match statistical neighbour figures in terms of referrals and system statistics. If we find we do need to intervene more, agencies will understand implications and resources required. Universal services will be aware of what is required to identify risk. There is a rise in GP engagement in CP Conferences. All agency reports are received in time for Conferences. More agencies are involved in strategy meetings / discussions instead of simply CSC & Police CAIT. Many agencies are using the information technology opportunities to engage in CP Conferences and

April 2016 Adults and Children’s Services, Your Healthcare meet. May 2016 QASG received reports from the DCT in Kingston. DCT Audit summer 2016 outlines involvement in strategy meetings & guidelines for improvement. Autumn 2016 LSCB Chair writes to Kingston CCG re GP involvement in CP Conferences. Jan 2017 Kingston QASG considers Core group meetings, strategy meetings, CP planning & replanning. CP Conference Management are reviewing conference level data with safeguarding leads


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Progress & RAG

strategy meetings. from health & Named GP to identify specific GP practices to target support. LSCB publishes Sect 47 refresher for multi agency involvement. Included in newsletter Nov 2016. Video equipment for Child Protection Conferences comes online in Kingston Feb 2017.

1.9 LSCB scrutinises mental health & emotional wellbeing support in Kingston for children and young people.

QASG LSCB

Ongoing We will be seeking to ensure services are available for these children and young people and staff are appropriately trained. Kingston Samaritans visit the Korean Information Centre autumn 2016. CAMHS working group to be established to oversee improvements with other local boroughs. Scrutiny of local CAMHS provision & user feedback Information is provided to young people about mental health & wellbeing. Needs identified by young people begin to

LSCB attends Kingston mental health strategy planning meeting July 2016. Public Health presented the Kinston Suicide Strategy to the Board in May 2016. CAMHS Commissioner presents at Main Board Sept 2016. CAMHS performance discussed at June QASG. LSCB Chair writes to SWLStG Chief Executive July 2016.


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Progress & RAG

be filled. Mental health first aid training is available free for all practitioners in Kingston, via Public Health in Kingston. All partners are involved in & understand the CAMHS transformation plan. We see less severe mental health presentations in Kingston as there is more preventive support for young people. Young people will have services they find easier to access and know where to find support and how to help themselves. A representative sample of young people say that they know where to go for help.

LSCB meets Healthwatch Aug 2016.

July 2016 LSCB writes to Kingston CAMHS Commissioner & SWLStG Chief Executive re provision. LSCB Chairs speaks to Director of Nursing Sept 2016 & meets Nov 2016. Healthwatch, PH & AfC carry out young people’s survey. 1500 respond. LSCB attends feedback & planning meeting Aug & Oct 2016. Report presented to the Board in Dec 2016. QASG scrutinises self harm presentations’ audit at A&E in Kingston Hospital Sept 2016. Elizabeth Brandhill Pepper attends Kingston Board Sept 2016 to discuss CAMHS commissioning. Nov 2016 QASG discusses Transgender issues. Kingston primary school & Richmond secondary school


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Progress & RAG

develop materials re emotional wellbeing for other schools to use & presents at June 2017 Joint Board.

1.10 Scrutinise the interventions provided by the multi-agency group to children with disabilities.

QASG Sept 2016

QASG understands distribution for child protection planning for children with disabilities. Information sharing improves amongst the multi agency group for disabled children. Multi agency review of arrangements for children with disabilities and working together. The LSCB sets an agreed consistent standard for the use of Child in Need processes in respect of disabled children.

LSCB writes to Elizabeth Brandhill Pepper & Simon James re actions from Family A Serious Case Review May 2016. May 2016 QASG received reports from the DCT in Kingston. Deborah Lightfoot meets Simon James summer 2016. DCT audit completed Aug 2016


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Progress & RAG

The multi agency policy in respect of disabled children and the lead professional is agreed and implemented. Focus is on other children in family as part of local learning.

regarding 5 Kingston children. LSCB Chair visits DCT staff at Moor Lane June 2016 & meets head of SEN Jan 2017. Audit report presented to QASG Sept 2016. LSCB meets DCT Head of Safeguarding Dec 2016. Spring 2017 LSCB launches Educated Resistance training. LSCB meets SEN (Anna Chiva) August 2016 to discuss education needs for disabled children. SEN presents re actions following the review to the QASG Spring 2017.

1.11 Scrutinise services to children who are Not in Education, Employment or Training and those who are Looked After. The LSCB has begun to work with CSC in helping young people with learning disabilities prepare for the world of apprenticeships

QASG Daksha Mistry

Summer 2017 Spring 2017

Children who have left care are more engaged with education, training and employment. Young people with learning disabilities have appropriate support as they begin the world of employment and apprenticeship around keeping safe.

Progress report back to QASG Spring 2017 from Eammon Gilbert and Virtual Headteacher. LSCB Chair meets Virtual Headteacher Sept 2016.


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Progress & RAG

and work, and to stay safe.

Children who are in care are prepared appropriately for independent living and work / education. Young people with learning disabilities have appropriate support as they begin the world of employment and apprenticeship around keeping safe.

LSCB meets with AfC Way to Work team March 2016.

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Scrutinise the impact of welfare reforms on homelessness. QASG

The most vulnerable families are enabled to remain living locally. Learning is disseminated regarding the needs of homeless children and families.

RBK Housing presents a report to the QASG in June 2016 & to the Main Board Dec 2016. LSCB Chair discusses housing pressures with the Kingston Council Chief Executive & writes paper.

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Scrutinise support given to children home educated and school exclusions. QASG

We can understand school exclusion data from Bedelsford School & Chessington Community College

1.14 The Quality Assurance Subgroup will be looking re-offending rates and custody practice.

QASG

The Quality Assurance Subgroup will track the impact of the learning from the Medway review. Our forward plan is to consider the Appropriate Adult Service and ensure, as the Custody concordat is rolled out, children are not kept in

LSCB visits EDT in Sutton and discusses children detained in custody June 2016. LSCB writes to AfC June 2016 re EDT.


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Progress & RAG

Police cells. We know fewer children are detained in custody.

LSCB meets YOS June 2016. Ivana Price presents to QASG in Richmond re YOS / reoffending Sept 2016. May 2017 Ivana Price presents the learning from the Medway Review to the QASG in Kingston.

1.15 Scrutinise the role of MAPPA QASG

Jan 2017

We will see strengthened multi-agency reporting, including from private independent providers and other boroughs.

Jan 2017 Probation presents a report re MAPPA & its work locally to the QASG in Kingston. James Jolly.

1.16 Monitor multi agency complaints, safer recruitment, staffing rates and cross reference with Sect 11s, as required.

QASG Alex Colclough

Autumn 2016

Agencies identify their own strengths & areas for improvement. We have a better understanding of local conditions of work & challenges so that agencies can support & compensate for one another. Agencies are tracked for actions & outcomes collated.

Sept 2016 QASG considers additional data re staffing required. Section 11s requested from schools May 2016. Voluntary sector completes Sect 11 self evaluations spring 2016. LSCB requests private independent health providers to complete Sect 11s summer


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Progress & RAG

Private health providers, dentists and opticians and pharmacists engage more with local safeguarding training & networks.

2016. Nov 2016 report re Vol Sector Sect 11s presented to QASG in Kingston. LSCB requests Sect 11s from domestic abuse agencies in Kingston. Jan 2017 - 29 schools across Kingston & Richmond have provided Sect 11 self evaluations. Report to the QASG Kingston Jan 2017.

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Scrutinise the development of residential children’s care in Kingston by AfC. QASG Ongoing

Local learning will be reflected in arrangements made for the organisations of these units. The workforce is well trained in safeguarding children.


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Priority 2: Workforce Development; No. Action Lead Timesc

ale How will we know we’ve made an impact?

Progress

2.1 Understand the agencies who are not reporting allegations against staff and their training needs. Training to be focussed on agencies where there is little reporting. Evaluate the effectiveness of the esafety policy for staff.

Agencies ensure good retention and recruitment; The LSCB considers complaints, safer recruitment, staffing rates & cross references to Sect 11s. Revisit the methodology of Sect 11 reporting to ensure that there is sufficient challenge to agencies who complete the reports.

L&D Subgroup Lorraine Campbell QASG Online subgroup

More agencies are reporting allegations against staff. Reviews indicate an appropriate workforce for community needs; We have a better understanding of local conditions of work & challenges so that agencies can support & compensate for one another. We see all sectors and agencies reporting an appropriate number of allegations against staff and managers attending appropriate training to manage these with the LADO. All agencies adopt the translation & lone working policies.

LADO report presented to Joint Board June 2017. Dataset includes workforce vacancy & LADO data; QASG considers spring 2017 as part of its dataset work. Translation model policy published for workforce Oct 2016 and highlighted in LSCB newsletter. LSCB begins LADO training April 2017.

2.2 Evaluate the safeguarding in independent schools’ health subgroup.

L&D Lorraine Campbell Elisabeth

Ongoing More independent school health leads attend. A survey shows the benefits for schools of being involved in this network.

Sept 2016 & Jan 2017 school health group meets.


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No. Action Lead Timescale

How will we know we’ve made an impact?

Progress

Major

2.3 Ensure FGM guidance is widely promoted.

Alex Colclough

Ongoing PSHE network provides more FGM guidance to local schools.

16 local schools attend a SKP, Richmond CSP & LSCB FGM briefing June 2016. LSCB sends our summer FGM letter May 2016. LSCB attends Kingston FGM planning meetings June & July 2016. Autumn 2016 LSCB writes to all school with reminder re processes. LSCB promotes February 2017 FGM awareness day, also using LSCB newsletter

2.4 There is good local engagement in DSV training.

L&D Lorraine Campbell

Ongoing We track good outcomes and evaluations from this training and attendance by more managers.

MARAC training for independent schools’ forum May 2016. LSCB refreshes DSV training Spring 2017.

2.5 Ensure serious incident notification guidance is embedded and used by multi agency partners in Kingston.

LSCB Ongoing Schools and other agencies have guidance to hand for emergency situations and staff are well supported.

Workshop takes place around serious incident management and information sharing for senior leaders on 25th November 2016.


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Progress

Rise is serious incidents reported to the Board and shared between agencies. Partners inform each other & LSCB of serious incidents & risky situations as required.

We will be working with local schools to create guidance, with their help from experience. LSCB works with Kingston Council re emergency planning.

2.6 Strengthen our outreach to community and faith groups. Plan a launch event for our Green Book of policies and procedures for the faith, community and voluntary sector organisations in Kingston.

Alex Colclough

Green Book is launched to a large audience in Autumn 2017. Faith, community and voluntary sector groups are clear about safeguarding children responsibilities. School clusters develop “In Safe Hands” community engagement events.

LSCB to continue to attend the Voluntary Sector Forum – June 2016. LSCB attends Korean graduation Aug 2016. LSCB has stall Fire Brigade Open Day Aug 2016. LSCB meets with New Malden School re In Safe Hands event for summer 2017. LSCB attends Korean Task Group in Kingston Council & meets Korean Information Centre.

2.7 Multi Agency training is well promoted and attended. Produce succinct factsheets regarding key national learning and improvement case reviews. Findings from a published Serious Case Review from Westminster LSCB regarding

Lorraine Campbell L&D Subgroup

We have tracked the impact of training on the support received by families and can see positive outcomes. We deliver Educated Resistance Training and Culture and Diversity Training Autumn & Spring 2017. LSCB disseminates local learning from DHRs and learning and

LSCB prepares Supervision & appraisal template using local learning for reflection Oct 2016 – published on website & promoted in newsletter . L&D Subgroup receives training report & attendance figures Sept & Dec 2016.


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Progress

Southbank International School, are disseminated during the forthcoming year. Training arranged as a package for schools and other organisations to use to prevent grooming as much as possible.

improvement case reviews. More impact evaluations are completed for LSCB training and we evaluate more of our key courses around neglect, CSE, DSV and missing children. We wish to work more with managers around the supervision and appraisal cycle in evaluating the impact of training on the practitioners’ work with families. All schools have had training on identifying grooming behaviour & the importance of resilience in children and advise the LSCB they have completed this.

Kingston Board receives LSCB training annual report Dec 2016. Dec 2016 L&D Subgroup scrutinises training portal on LSCB website & outlines improvements which are completed by Feb 2017 -with calendar & course grading made more prominent. Resources for families in diverse communities are identified & made available when a child has died. All schools have had training on identifying grooming behaviour & the importance of resilience in children and advise the LSCB they have completed this. To present to Independent Schools’ Forum in Spring 2017. LSCB provides Kingston Fire Brigade training. LSCB visits Kingston Independent Schools. LSCB Educated Resistance training is rolled out from 28th March 2017. LSCB working with the DSL forum in Kingston to develop the network.


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Progress

2.8 In the light of findings from a published Serious Case Review from Westminster LSCB regarding Southbank International School, during the forthcoming year the LSCB will be providing guidance and training to all schools and other agencies around safe working environments and resilience for children in order to attempt to make the grooming of children by staff and volunteers as hard as possible to achieve.

Elisabeth Major Daksha Mistry Alex Colclough CSE Subgroup

Spring 2017

Schools advise that they have delivered this CSE workforce training to their staff.

LSCB develops CSE workforce awareness training Aug 2016. All schools have had training on identifying grooming behaviour & the importance of resilience in children and advise the LSCB they have completed this. To present to Independent Schools’ Forum in Spring 2017.

2.9 Continue to raise CDOP learning The public & local practitioners have access to safeguarding information and learning. Numbers of attendees rise in the independent health safeguarding group. Resources for families in diverse

Sarah Bennett Surrey, Merton, Sutton LSCBs. Lorraine Campbell

Safe Sleeping audit makes a difference to local practice. Practitioners are familiar with key local & national learning translated into practice; CDOP Annual Conference takes place during the financial year with other boroughs and counties and

CDOP newsletter June & Nov 2016. Health safe sleeping audit for CDOP completed July 2016; CDOP promotes Road Traffic Safety week Nov 2016. Fire Brigades hold event re road traffic safety Nov 2016;


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Progress

communities are identified & made available when a child has died. The process for alerting another authority when a child subject to a CP plan has moved to another area is audited and clarified. Nov CDOP newsletter is re safety for under 5s.

attendance is good. It is well evaluated. Safe sleeping guidance is highlighted through universal services, through posters and films.

Child Safety Week June 2016 promotes supervision of children by parents. November 2016 sees Fire Brigade support Road Safety awareness. Child Safety Week June 2017 features local CDOP issues across the partnership. CDOP Annual Report 2015-16 & Safe Sleep audit presented to the Main Board Sept 2016 and HWBB November 2016. All Kingston Children’s Centres & GPs receive LSCB Safe Sleeping posters Dec 2016. LSCB promotes safe sleep week March 2017. LSCB works with other agencies re RTA conference for young people spring 2018. CDOP Conference takes place summer 2017. CDOP Coordinator provides culturally sensitive support to bereaved families. LSCB Chair meets Chair HWBB April 2017.


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Progress

2.10 Sect 11 audits are completed and collated by further sectors. Support those voluntary sectors agencies in their actions following their audits in 2016. We will be working to continue to modify the dataset to make it more meaningful for partners as the years goes on & ensure Probation data in collected.

Alex Colclough QASG

Voluntary Sector audits are quantified from 2016 & actions tracked. All schools provide a Sect 11 audit by December 2016 and complete their identified actions by March 2017. Private health providers, dentists and opticians and pharmacists engage more with local safeguarding training & networks.

All schools requested to provide Sect 11 audits by July 2016. 10 received across Kingston by Feb 2017. Summer 2016 private health providers are requested to provide Sect 11 audits. Refuges and domestic abuse services carry out Sect 11 self audits. Voluntary Sector Sect 11 collated report is presented to the QASG Nov 2016. Schools Sect 11 report presented to the Kingston QASG Jan 2017. August 2016 Sect 11 audits requested from private health practitioners -dentists, pharmacists, opticians etc.

2.11 Policies around lone working and use of interpreting services are completed & adopted.

Sarah Bennett Heather Mathew Barnabas Shelbourne L&D

October 2016

All agencies adopt the new policies. L&D Subgroup tracks the impact of these two new policies.

Model Translation Policy is published Oct 2016. Model Lone Worker Policy is published summer 2017.


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Progress

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Priority 3: Communication and Engagement


Progress

3.1 Local communication is as robust as it can be. Local health providers are ready for CPIS NHS Spine, and CSC is taking forward further work with a local mentor.

Ian Dodds QASG

CSC plan to have the necessary IT support in place in January 2017.

CPIS NHS Spine is live in January 2017

Health Providers are prepared for CPIS.

LSCB visits EDT in Sutton in June 2016 and writes to AfC regarding IT matters.

3.2 Joint work with the Safer Kingston to embed the Government’s Prevent strategy to disrupt radicalisation and extremism

through training and support to universal services.

Lorraine Campbell L&D Subgroup Elisabeth Major

Ongoing We have an appropriate resource for the PSHE network. More staff attend Prevent training. Safe From project has appropriate resources on LSCB website and a resource for assemblies in responding to the learning.

Safe From project presents its learning at the Joint Board June 2016. LSCB writes to London Mayor Aug 2016. Deputy Mayor meets project Oct 2016. Coombe Boys’ School will be piloting a project to highlight the learning through school assemblies. Information on LSCB website about radicalisation and extremism & in Newsletter summer 2016;


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Progress

3.3 Awareness raising continues through the community

regarding CSE.

Glenna De Bosco Voluntary Sector Board Members Lay Members Daksha Mistry

Ongoing

Parents and carers are aware of preventive measures to keep children safe from CSE.

LSCB presents re CSE to the Licensing Committee. Police hold CSE summit July 2016. LSCB met with Kingston Pubwatch June 2016. Safer Kingston plans to promote CSE in its next event in November 2016. During the Autumn we plan to hold our safeguarding training event for local hotels, B&Bs and our Council Licensing


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Committee and staff, across both boroughs to ensure that staff are aware of CSE risks. CSE Awareness Raising week is the last week of Sept 2016 – focus on esafety.

3.4 The LSCB to visit BTP at Raynes Park.

BTP are brought into information sharing & training network.

Elisabeth Major visited BTP at Raynes Park May 2016.

3.5 Raise safeguarding children and LSCB profile in Kingston. Develop the next phase of the Safe From campaign regarding mental health. We build upon the multi-agency participation work with children and young. Evaluate & apply learning from the 2016 DfE Child Abuse Campaign March –Sept 2016. Launch the online Green Book of safeguarding for voluntary sector, faith and

Alex Colclough

Public Health is carrying out a needs’ assessment into the local Korean community. This will inform our engagement work further. The General Public has more awareness of safeguarding children in Richmond & know what to do if they are worried about a child.

Schools & children’s centres in the most deprived areas focus on local population – rise in EHAs. Autumn 2017 launch of Green Book.

LSCB publicised Child Abuse reporting campaign March - Sept 2016 & March –Sept 2017. LSCB meets schools in New Malden re In safe Hands roll out for summer 2017. LSCB attends Kingston Council Korean task group autumn 2016. LSCB meets KIC. LSCB has stall at Fire Brigade open day Aug 2016. We see a rise in family engagement with Children’s Centres locally. Kingston Healthwatch joins QASG spring 2017.


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Progress

community groups. Faith, community & voluntary sector groups are clear about safeguarding responsibilities. School clusters develop “In Safe Hands” community engagement events.

3.6 Strengthen interfaces between Adults and Children’s Services

LSCB

Jan 2017

The LSCB’s ‘See the Adult see the Child’ protocol has stronger prominence. Key strategic groups share safeguarding information seamlessly re vulnerable people. We embed the “See the Adult, See the Child” guidance which was launched in 2015 in all agencies, who work with adults. Key strategic groups share safeguarding information seamlessly re vulnerable people.

February 2016 Board had a presentation regarding adults with learning disabilities and the implications for parenting. This led to a meeting to strengthen relationships in April 2016 between adults and children’s services. SPA meets Learning Disability Services for adults Summer 2016. RBK Housing develops a flagging system re vulnerable families following local learning. Autumn 2016. LSCB presents local learning to SWLStG May 2016. LSCB meets Kingston Wellbeing Service Jan 2017.


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Autumn 2016 LSCB meets with substance misuse providers in Kingston to discuss protocols & transitions. Transition / growing up area developed on LSCB website autumn 2016 for working protocols. LSCB presents a report to SAPB re strategic interfaces in Kingston October 2016. LSCB provides learning & improvement training to Tuition Services, Probation, April 2016, SWLStG staff &, Virtual School June 2016, Kingston SPA August 2016, Early Years Providers Oct 2016.


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3.10 We need to do more to engage with our local Family Justice Board this year.

Elisabeth Major

We have a working relationship with the FJB and local courts and staff access LSCB training.

LSCB Lay Members begin to communicate with the family courts.

3.11 Continue to raise awareness of risks of substance misuse. Young people and risky behaviour, [self harm, substance misuse prevalence in Kingston]. High London figures for concern in Richmond seem to be related to the fairly affluent white British demographic. This also relates to our learning and improvement case review work in the borough.

LSCB Public Health

Ongoing

Young people, carers, parents & professionals have appropriate keep safe information re substance use. Support is targeted for this cohort and provides improved outcomes and that interventions and support are provided around substance misuse. The LSCB QASG will prioritise the scrutiny of the rise in substance misuse and domestic abuse and the services available for victims, users and perpetrators.

LSCB provides substance misuse training. Public Health & all other relevant agencies present actions in promoting substance misuse prevention to the QASG Nov 2016. LSCB supports awareness raising with links on website & tweets.


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3.12 Prevent awareness raising is highlighted across schools.

LSCB JAN 2017 Schools provide appropriate information to young people & children re Prevent.

Information on LSCB website about radicalisation and extremism; Safe From Extremism report is presented to the Join Board June 2016. LSCB writes to London Mayor Aug 2016 and sends report. Deputy Mayor meets project autumn 2016. Coombe Boys’ School is developing a model assembly plan for other schools.

Priority 4: Governance and Accountability No. Action Lead Times

cale How will we know we’ve made an impact?

Progress

4.1 The LSCB will need to continue to develop and strengthen its ability to influence strategic planning in Kingston and we need to continue to address issues within the safeguarding community where engagement of key partners, such as faith, community and voluntary sector groups need support.

Deborah Lightfoot

Ongoing

Key strategic boards share LSCB priorities, developed through its safeguarding assessment. Plans are in place for the development of the LSCB in light of the Wood Review.

Kingston LSCB & CDOP Annual Reports to be presented to the HWBB in Kingston in Nov 2016. Kingston LSCB Annual Report to be presented to the Adults and Children Committee in November 2016. June QASG considers LSCB Action Plan


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from the Ofsted inspection June 2015. Paper presented to Kingston Board Feb 2017 re revised governance plans. LSCB moves to Kingston & Richmond Councils April 2017 & newsletter is sent to highlight this change. LSCB presents summary of Wood Review to Joint Board June 2016. LSCB applies for DfE innovation grant funding for Wood Review Project with Kingston University July 2016, which is rejected. LSCB Chair meets Chair of SKP & HWBB April 2017.

4.2 Continue to work closely with Kingston Council in scrutinising the continuing of improvements in AfC / CSC.

Deborah Lightfoot Elizabeth Brandhill-Pepper QASG

Ongoing

CSC continues in its improvement and performance remains strong.

LSCB attends AfC Board April 2016. May 2016 Kingston Council oversight of CSC discussed at Board & independent consultant overseeing improvement attends Board. LSCB applies for DfE innovation funding to consider implications of Wood report with Kingston University Social Work Dept.


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Task & Finish group begins to consider Wood report recommendations re LSCBs.

4.3 Interfaces are strengthened between ASB, Channel Panel, MARAC, MAPPA, MASE in Kingston.

Marion Todd Elisabeth Major

A protocol of information sharing is agreed and in place regarding vulnerable children and adults.

LSCB presents a report to SAPB in Kingston October 2016. LSCB Chair meets Chair of SKP & HWBB April 2017. LSCB holds transition meeting with Substance Misuse services Autumn 2016.

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