South Gloucestershire Council Children, Adults and Health

1. South Gloucestershire CouncilChildren, Adults and Health Review of integrated children’s services Voluntary Sector July 2014

2. Service delivery framework

3. Background • Council savings plan agreed on 19 Feb 14 • savings plan for 2014–17 details savings targets for all council services • supported by a framework for 2017-20 to outline broad savings • Savings target of £590K for ICS from 15/16 • Will also be impacted by changes to the education services grant

4. Principles • Child is best placed within their family, with clear permanent alternatives available if that is not possible • Multi-agency early help to support families within their community • Minimise the number of “professional touches” for a child/family/young person during their involvement with ICS • Maximise opportunities for improved outcomes and narrowing attainment gap • Continuum of support to meet need from early help to child protection (and reduce escalation of need) • Team around the child/family; common business process

5. Considerations • Legal framework • Mutli-agency partnership working • Early help strategy • Minimise the number of different key workers experienced by a child/family • National developments (e.g. family justice reform, new Ofsted framework, adoption guidance, troubled families) • Establishment of 0-25 disability service • Further integration of service provision

6. Objectives • Identify and put in place the most appropriate organisational configuration • Demonstrate optimum efficiency and effectiveness • Meets the needs of C&YP in South Gloucestershire • Deliver the required savings • Define delivery parameters for the overall service and for each function • Define evidence based programmes to focus on outcomes for C&YP • Consider opportunities for further integration

7. Scope • All functions and staff within SGC integrated children’s services division are in scope of the review with the exception of: • Children’s health and disability • Special educational needs • Priority neighbourhood youth workers • EDT • Armadillo • 276 FTEs

8. Project team • Tracy Allison Service lead • Nick Lowe, Nicola Hannaford Service mgr • Geri Palfreeman/Katie Harwood service mgr • Joanna Smith NBT • Lindsay Gee SG CCG • Simon Crisp Police • Susannah Hill ELS • Nicola Plant HR lead • Sarah Thompson Project mgr With additional advice from colleagues in: • Legal, finance, property, voluntary sector, commissioning and Comms

9. Approach / timeline • Consider “as is” Apr/May • Research models in other LAs Apr/May • Develop preferred delivery model June/July • Engagement of Partners June/July • CYP Committee model decision Sept • Staff/TU structure consultation Oct/Nov • Organisation structure decision Nov • WFC begins Dec

10. Progress to date – research • Interviews conducted with 13 other LAs • Most also reviewing their delivery model • Varying levels of integration between: • social care and preventative services • Multiple agencies delivering services for C&YP • Focus on early help • One example of commissioning statutory provision

11. Progress to date – key themes from staff drop in sessions • Build on what is already working well - stability • Less management not less front line staff • More focus on services for adolescents / homeless 16+ year olds • Improve stepping down of cases from social care • Clear description of services and thresholds • First Point is important • Less complex IT systems

12. Progress to date – “as is” analysis (BA interviews, data analysis and SWOT) • Improve profile of First Point • Court work responsibility • Management structure for LAC & Care Leavers • Geographical location of teams • Expansion of FIF offer • Consider Staying Put parameters for care leavers • Strengthen Early help

14. EngagementImportance of Partnership engagementOpportunity for further integrationFootprintsLong term visioning

15. Questions?