The Work of SGSCB Janet Fraser Safeguarding Children Strategy Manager

1. The Work of SGSCBJanet Fraser Safeguarding Children Strategy Manager

2. SGSCB South Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Board is a statutory partnership its function is; • 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.

3. SGSCB And; • To ensure the effectiveness of what is done by each person or body for that purpose.

4. SGSCB membership • Includes all statutory partners • Voluntary agencies • Schools • The Secure Estate • 2 lay members

5. What do we do? • Develop policy and procedures • Provide multi agency training • Scrutinise the compliance of individual agencies with policies for example, safer recruitment, supervision and training • Undertake Serious Case Reviews when required • CDOP

6. Thresholds Guidance • To improve outcomes for all children and young people in South Gloucestershire through safeguarding and promotion of their welfare • To support interagency work and collaboration between all agencies when working with children, young people and their families • To facilitate the effective and timely delivery of services to children, young people and their families

7. Tier 1All children and young people • May include children and young people who: • attend school regularly • are reaching developmental milestones and normal growth patterns • appear to be emotionally well adjusted • have good attachments • have carers who take advantage of universal services

8. Lower Tier 2 Children with additional needs.May use pre-CAF check list to decide if CAFis needed • May include children and young people who: • have regularly missed important health or education appointments • are slow in reaching developmental milestones • have poor early attachments • have lack of appropriate stimulation and play opportunities • are starting to have absences from school; sudden, unexplained absence of more than 5 days; and are frequently late, or picked up late (on a regular basis)

9. Upper Tier 2Children with additional needs which require an interagency response/CAFLead Professional • May include children and young people: • Who are living with domestic abuse • For whom there are concerns about developmental delays • Who have long term physical or mental ill health • Who self harm • Who have an anti‑social behaviour order

10. Tier 3Children and young people with complex and acute needs/ child protection plan or court order • May include children and young people who: • are in care • have severe/ complex needs • are subject to a child protection action plan • are subject to court orders

11. Escalation Policy • Where there is a difference of opinion between practitioners with regard to the management of a case, thresholds for intervention, roles and responsibilities or the need for action and communication. • The document is for use among all staff both statutory and voluntary who work in a professional capacity with children and young people.

12. Allegations or concerns against staff and volunteers • All agencies need to have a process in place to deal with allegations or concerns • This applies to volunteers as well as paid staff • Named officer responsible • LADO

13. SGSCB • www.sgcyp.org • www.online-procedures.co.uk/swcpp