The Board welcomed Lucy Cooke,
Interim Clinical Director for Children’s Services for the
Berkshire East CCG.
The minutes of the Local
Safeguarding Children Board meeting on 20 May 2016 were approved as
a correct record.
Matters arising
- Rob France
notified the Board that the MODUS computer system was owned by
Thames Valley Police, and not by the Office of the PCC as
incorrectly recorded in the previous minutes. Rob agreed to raise
the ongoing issues with the system within Thames Valley Police.
(Action: Rob France)
- The
E-Safety presentation had been delivered to the Children and Young
People’s Partnership by Kellie Williams. The Partnership had
resolved to establish a Task and Finish group who would aim to
reassure the LSCB that provision would be covered.
- The
Department for Education’s completed review of LSCBs and the
government response had been circulated. The Association of
Independent LSCB Chairs’ response had also been circulated,
and it was noted that the AILC were mindful of the potential
destabilising nature of the proposed arrangements. The proposed
changes were part of the Children and Social Work Bill which was in
the committee process within the House of Lords and House of
Commons. It will be a substantive future agenda discussion.
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- The Board
was notified that Angella Wells would
be joining the pan Berkshire Policies and Procedures group in order
to provide additional strength to the links between the group and
Bracknell Forest LSCB.
- Jonathan
Picken reported that he was working
with Sarah Roberts to map the current provision of policies and
procedures, noting where the different documents were hosted. This
piece of work was ongoing.
- It was
proposed that the Children’s Social Care Safeguarding
Practice Diagnostic action plan progress report would be brought to
the Board on 25th November 2016. (Action:
Lorna Hunt)
- The Board
requested that an update report on the function of the MASH also be brought to the November meeting of
the Board . (Action: Mairead Panetta)
- The
LSCB’s Safeguarding Plan 2016-2019 had been circulated and
added to the LSCB website. All LSCB subgroups were asked to align
their work plans with this overarching plan for proper integration
into the LSCB. (Action: Jonathan Picken/Sub Group Chairs)
- An updated
version of the LSCB Funding 2016-17 document had been circulated in
order to provide more accurate financial forecasting. Board members
to discount the previous report .
- The Board
was notified that Andrew Moody, Head of Children and Women’s
Commissioning for the East Berkshire
CCGs had now left the organisation.
- It was
reported that the CAMHS Transformation plan focussed on provision
for ASD. There was also a new public health campaign which
encouraged models for crisis intervention to be established. Led by
Lisa McNally, Public Health had also developed videos ‘for
children, by children’ on common mental health issues, and
the Board was encouraged to watch these on Bracknell
Forest You Tube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCxGeEIeH4Q&feature=youtu.be&list=UUkF6Nu9dEwCerdmujtoXWVA.
The Board agreed that this should be promoted via the LSCB website
and through social media. (Action: Alison Burnell/Jonathan Picken)