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SCVO Voluntary and Community Sector CYP Forum

SCVO Voluntary and Community Sector CYP Forum. May 6, 2014 Independent Chair SSCB: Dr Jenifer Harding. What is Safeguarding?. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is: protecting children from maltreatment and harm; preventing impairment of children's health or development;

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SCVO Voluntary and Community Sector CYP Forum

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  1. SCVOVoluntary and Community SectorCYP Forum May 6, 2014 Independent Chair SSCB: Dr Jenifer Harding

  2. What is Safeguarding? • Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is: • protecting children from maltreatment and harm; • preventing impairment of children's health or development; • ensuring children have safe and effective care; • taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes. From ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children 2013’ JAH - SSCB - VCS CYPF

  3. Why is Safeguarding important? • Statutory – must do it; • Children are protected by law; • If a child needs help, every day matters; • Take action as early as possible; • Early Help is more effective at promoting welfare than reacting later on ‘Safeguarding Children is everyone’s responsibility’ JAH - SSCB - VCS CYPF

  4. Sandwell Safeguarding Children Board (SSCB) • Statutory and Independent • Makes sure that everyone in Sandwell works together to safeguard children (keep children safe); • Scrutinises and challenges; • Asks the ‘why’ question; • Includes Council, health services, CCG, community services, police, probation, Youth Offending Team, schools, voluntary sector JAH - SSCB - VCS CYPF

  5. SSCB Focus • Quality • Multi-agency training • Promoting partnership working • Learning from (serious) case reviews • Campaigns: shaken baby, safe sleeping, dog and household safety • Neglect – noticing and acting • Suicide and self harm prevention • ‘Hearing’ children without words JAH - SSCB - VCS CYPF

  6. SSCB Priorities2014-2015 • Experiences of CYP • Learning and Improvement • Child Sexual Exploitation • Think Family and Neglect • Thresholds JAH - SSCB - VCS CYPF

  7. What SSCB does…….. • Learning from case reviews: • 2011 Threshold guidance not working • Writes policy and procedures: • New Multiagency Thresholds Guidance • Provides multiagency training: • This Training for new Thresholds • Quality assurance: • Audits to see if new Threshold guidance and training effective JAH - SSCB - VCS CYPF

  8. Thresholds matrix windscreen Universal Plus children with additional needs Early help assessment Targeted additional needs Universalneeds Safeguarding Complex/ Significant needs Eligibility for children’s social care • Children in Need assessment (S17) • Child Protection (S47) • Looked After Children Children/young people and family Needs can increase and decrease JAH - SSCB - VCS CYPF

  9. Discussion…. If it is not good enough for our children, it’s not good enough for Sandwell children • How can we work together? • What can SSCB do to help you? JAH - SSCB - VCS CYPF

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