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North East Social Work Services. Child Protection Local Management Review 21 st March 2013. Introduction. Ann-Marie Rafferty Head of Service North East Social Work Services. REVIEW OF ACTION PLAN & Evaluation September 2012 – March 2013 Pat Togher Service Manager. Completed.
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North East Social Work Services Child Protection Local Management Review 21st March 2013
Introduction Ann-Marie Rafferty Head of Service North East Social Work Services
REVIEW OF ACTION PLAN & Evaluation September 2012 – March 2013 Pat Togher Service Manager
Glasgow’s Children 27th February 2012 Kelda Gaffney, ASM Karen Frew, ASM
Child Protection Meeting Audit Children and Families NE CHP Janine McAlister (Team Lead)
Child Protection Meeting Audit WHY? IDENTIFY issues regarding HV’s attendance at CP meetings Collect information to build relationships with partners and facilitate working together Develop solutions Improve outcomes for children and families
Child Protection Meeting Audit 2 teams involved NE CHP Audit period (4 weeks) between January and March 2013 20 Health Visitors involved
Child Protection Meeting Audit Information was collected on: Number of meetings HV invited to The notice period given for planned meetings If the health visitor attended Reason for non attendance Reasons for late starts or cancellations of meeting
Child Protection Meeting AuditRESULTS 40 meetings audited over this time period Number of meetings HV’s invited to varied
Child Protection Meeting AuditNotification period Varied (-5 – 92 days) 62.5% (25) < 15days 42.5% (17) < 7 days 22.5% (9)< 5 days
Child Protection Meeting AuditHealth Visitor Attendance 38% (15) not attended Reason for non attendance 93% (14) were cancelled by SW (1) the HV had not been invited Less than 1 days notice for cancellation in 3 cases
Child Protection Meeting AuditReasons for delays > 40% late starting No access to rooms SW on the phone Chair of meeting on duty Parents running late No reason provided
Child Protection Meeting AuditRESULTS No evidence of any meetings being cancelled due to a health person not being available Where HV’s were not available due to sickness/absence they sent their staff nurse
Child Protection Meeting AuditPlan Feedback information to SW Revise audit tool – ? use same tool over both services Re-do audit - NE CHP in 4 mths (all teams) Present back findings at next LMR
Social Work ServiceRoma Children & Families Team Keith Moore-Milne Team Leader/Mental Health Officer keith.moore-milne@glasgow.gov.uk
Origins of Romani Romani in Europe are descendants of groups who left India around 1000 years ago Arrived in Europe around 14th Century Romani - some links with Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi but the present form influenced by Byzantine Greece and the Ottoman empire Some speak Romani and national language Others speak national language and limited (or no) Romani
Migration 1850 to 1920/30 – abolition of slavery of Roma in Romania and subsequent destitution – many Roma fled SE Europe in search of better lives 1945 onwards – post war Europe and iron curtain sealed borders – movement restricted 1980 – 1989 – erosion of former soviet block frees up Romani and enables movement Accession of A8 (2004) and A2 in 2007
Current migration Czech & Slovakian republic to UK Slovakia to Czech republic Romania to Czech Republic and Slovakia Moldova and Ukraine to Russia Moldova to Ukraine Eastern Europe to Canada
European Economic Area The following countries are in the European Economic Area: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK. Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland are EFTA countries (European Free Trade Association) These nationals have the same rights as EEA nationals.
A8 Countries - May 2004 Czech Republic Hungary Estonia Slovakia Slovenia Poland Lithuania Latvia Full accession rights since May 2011. This means the same rights as UK, French, Spanish, Italian or other EEA citizens
A2 Countries – Romania & Bulgaria Will not have full accession rights until Jan 2014. No right to work in UK until Jan 2014, unless self employed. No recourse to public funds.
Most Roma people want to work or be in self employment
Current Estimates Estimates vary between 2000 and 3000 children and adults (2007 figures) Based on GP registrations (1609) across 5 Practices, School/Nursery Roll numbers, DRS Social Survey, Police environmental Health estimates. No Data – No Progress – currently trying to establish Roma ethnicity category in Carefirst 6 and new GIRFEC report Romanet Baseline Study (2011); `No Data – No Progress’ (2010) www.soros.org/initiatives/roma
Gypsy/Roma/Travellers GRT category is unhelpful/inaccurate Roma are, in general, `sedentary’ population – not travellers. Current patterns are more likely to be migratory settlement patterns Increasingly signs of settlement – reduced `churn’ rate at schools
Social Work Service(Roma Children & Families) 3 social workers appointed – Jamie O’Donnell, Lesley Crichton & Billy McCann Plans for further 2 bilingual/trilingual support workers to be appointed Based at 3rd Floor, Samaritan House, 79 Coplaw Street, Govanhill G42 7JG Tel: 424 1430.
Roma children `events’ open in March 2012 128 open `events’ Under 5s 41 (32%) 5 – 12 57 (45%) Sub Total 98 (77%) 12 – 16 26 (20%) 16+ 4 (3%) Total 128 (100%)
Nationality 56 Slovakian children 56 Romanian children 8 Czech children 2 Latvian children 2 Hungarian children 4 unknown
Households Slovakian households 22 Romanian households 15 Czech households 2 Others 3 Total households 42 30 Allocated 12 unallocated
Events `open’ Feb 2013 105 events (17% of est. 600 Roma children) 79% Children in Need (14% of disability) due to poverty/overcrowding/poor presentation/neglect 9% Sexually problematic behaviour (2% more serious offences) 6 % Physical abuse 6% Offences (theft mostly) 9 LAAC & 3 CP Register & 5 VYP 4 LAAC cases on S.70. 5 vol admissions (3 children after mothers convicted for trafficking) Mostly working with families on voluntary basis – very small number on S.70