Venue: Conference Room 3 - Civic Centre
Contact: Claire Heather, Democratic Support Officer Tel: 023 8083 2412
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Child Sexual Exploitation in Southampton - Update PDF 62 KB Report of the Service Director Children and Families providing the Panel with an update on working being undertaken to prevent Child Sexual Exploitation in Southampton, attached. Additional documents: Minutes: The Panel considered the report of the Service Director, Children and Families providing the Panel with an update on work being undertaken to prevent Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) in Southampton.
Jane White, Service Lead for Children’s Social Care, Catherine Parkin, MASH Service Manager, and Inspector Elkins form Hampshire Constabulary were in attendance and with the consent of the Chair addressed the meeting.
The Panel particularly noted the following points:-
RESOLVED: (i) That the Licensing Committee consider making CSE training a condition of receiving a taxi licence in Southampton; (ii) That, in recognition of the benefits with regards to enhanced understanding and targeting resources more effectively, officers explore opportunities to increase resources dedicated to analysing CSE data, including consideration of commissioning academic research to support decision making; (iii) Under the proposed mandatory reporting duty certain groups or professionals would be placed under a legal duty to report suspected cases of child abuse and neglect to proper authorities. It is recommended that the Cabinet Member lobbies Ministers to encourage the duty to apply to a wide range of organisations rather than be limited to statutory bodies.
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Elective Home Education and Safeguarding Arrangements PDF 62 KB Report of the Service Director Children and Families outlining the position with regards to elective home education arrangements in Southampton, attached. Additional documents: Minutes: The Panel considered the report of the Service Director, Children and Families outlining the position with regards to elective home education arrangements in Southampton.
The Cabinet Member for Education and Skills and the Service Lead for Education and Early Help were in attendance and with the consent of the Chair addressed the meeting.
The Panel particularly noted the following points:-
RESOLVED:
(i) That the Panel were provided with information outlining the reasons given for the increase in the number of EHE in Southampton; (ii) That available anonymised information on Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 4 exam results for children educated at home in Southampton was provided to the Panel; (iii) That, to help support outcomes for young people in the city, the Cabinet Member considers if additional support, specifically regarding sitting examinations, can be provided to children educated at home; (iv) That, the Cabinet Member writes to the 3 Southampton MPs encouraging them to lobby Government to strengthen the statutory duties placed upon local authorities with regards to the oversight of children educated at home.
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Children and Families Performance PDF 66 KB Report of the Service Director Legal and Governance providing an overview of performance across Children and Families Services since September 2016, attached. Additional documents:
Minutes: The Panel considered the report of the Service Director, Legal and Governance providing an overview of performance across the Children and Families Division since September 2016.
The Panel noted the following points:-
· There was a spike in contacts in September but the percentage of contacts that had become referrals had decreased. · To improve reporting timescales managers were now required to attend a weekly performance meeting and report on team performance. · A caseload tool was in place to manage case numbers for social workers.
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Monitoring Scrutiny Recommendations PDF 60 KB Report of the Service Director Legal and Governance relating to recommendations made at previous meetings of the Panel, attached. Additional documents: Minutes: The Panel noted the report of the Service Director, Legal and Governance setting out progress on recommendations made at the previous meeting. |