Issue - meetings

The Panel considered the report of the Executive Director - Children and Learning, providing an introduction to the Family Safeguarding Model.

Councillor Winning(Cabinet Member for Children and Learning), Rob Henderson (Executive Director, Children’s Services and Learning), Steph Murray (Deputy Director - Children`s Social Care Delivery) and Matt Jenkins (Head of Family Safeguarding) were in attendance and, with the consent of the Chair, addressed the meeting.

The Panel discussed a number of points including:

• The risks and challenges associated with the Family Safeguarding Model approach that could prevent it from delivering the required outcomes and how these will be mitigated;
• The performance outcomes expected through the introduction of the Family Safeguarding Model;
• Commitment from key partners to make the model work;
• Learnings from Hertfordshire that provides assurance that demand can be reduced and savings achieved from 2024/25; and
• The composition of the Operational Board, including representation from schools.

RESOLVED  

1.  That the Panel suggested that a Headteacher is invited to attend Operational Board meetings to enable feedback about the impact of the Family Safeguarding Model on school outcomes to be identified and recorded.

2.  That an update on progress implementing the Family Safeguarding Model is presented to the Panel at the 30 January 2025 meeting.