Issue - meetings

Report of the Director, Legal and Governance providing an overview of performance across Children and Families Services since November 2018.

The Panel considered the report of the Director, Legal and Governance which provided an overview of performance across Children and Families Services since August 2018.

The Panel also note the performance summary from the Chair and the response provided by officers.

Jane White – Service Lead, Children’s Social Care, Southampton City Council and Phil Bullingham – Service Lead, Safeguarding, Improvement, Governance and Quality Assurance, Southampton City Council were present and with the consent of the chair addressed the meeting.

In discussion with officers it was noted that:

·  The indicator M4, measured the number of new referrals of children aged 13+ where child sexual exploitation was a factor.  The indicator did not represent cases already open to Children and Families where child sexual exploitation was a factor, if case records included the completion of a Sexual Exploitation Risk Assessment Form (SERAF) for a child, it indicated that a child was vulnerable.

·  The Performance Board had identified the number of Looked After Children placed out of county, who did not have a record of a return interview following a missing episode needed to be addressed.

RESOLVED that consideration is given to including in the suite of performance measures the number of children and young people subject to a SERAF.