Issue - meetings

The Panel noted the report of the Service Director, Legal and Governance which provided an overview of performance across Children and Families Services since April 2017.

Following discussions with Hilary Brooks, Service Director, Children and Families Services,  Jane White, Service Lead Children’s Social Care, and Phil Bullingham, Service Lead - Safeguarding, Improvement, Governance and Quality Assurance - it was noted that overall performance had improved.

It had been encouraging to note that the number of Single Assessments completed in 45 working days and the number of Looked After Children visited within timescales had improved.  The decrease in the number of children on a Child Protection Plan correlated to the increase in Children with a Child In Need Plan. 

The Panel questioned the reasons for the completion of Pathway plans not being 100%.  It was noted that this was partly due to difficulties completing plans for young people who were in custody.

The Service Lead - Safeguarding, Improvement, Governance and Quality Assurance - outlined the Quality Assurance Business Plan and the development of a high quality performance framework to support decision making.