CHILDREN AND FAMILIES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP MINUTES 280414

Lambeth Children & Families Strategic Partnership MEETING 49 28/04/14 Minutes

Commission & co-produce services that are effective in meeting needs of local communities Meeting theme:

MEETING MINUTES COMMISSION & CO-PRODUCE SERVICES THAT ARE EFFECTIVE IN IN THESE MINUTES: MEETING NEEDS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES

Chair’s Message: These minutes summarise key issues discussed at its most recent board meeting held on 20.02.14 Contents & Allprotected content within this electronic from bulletin is at harm the discretion of the Children and Families  Who was present and apologies Strategic Partnership.

 Minutes of the last meeting: 20.02.14 Follow us on: and Partner Updates

 LSCB Annual Report 2012-13 @LambethCFSP Chair, Councillor Rachel Heywood,  Aspirational Families Programme Cabinet Member for Children and Families Update The Children and Families Strategic Partnership (CFSP) is working in a period of  Recent serious youth violence unprecedented change where partners are incidents, their cause and outcomes facing huge challenges. April’s meeting focused on Serious Youth Violence its cause and outcomes. Presentations were also provided for the LSCB annual report 2012-13 and Aspirational Families Programme . I’d like

to thank everyone who is doing such fantastic work despite current challenges.

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APOLOGIES WERE NOTED FROM: Who was there? Board members: Abdu Mohiddin, Public Health

Consultant, NHS Lambeth Councillor Rachel Heywood, Cabinet

Member for Children and Families (Chair) Carolyn Dwyer, Delivery Director Communities, Environment and Housing Andrew Eyres, Managing Director, NHS Lambeth (AE) Maria Millwood, Integrated Graham Laylee, NHS Lambeth Non- Commissioning Director, Children’s Executive Director (GL) Services, LBL

Ann Baxter, LSCB Chair (AB) Helen Charlesworth-May, Strategic Director Commissioning, LBL Sue Pettigrew, Chair, VCSF (SP) Ian Lewis, Delivery Director, Children’s Anthony Bottrall, Lambeth Governor Forum representative (AB) Social Care, LBL

Maureen Sheridan, Lambeth Governor Emma Stevenson, Assistant Director,  The minutes from the Forum representative (MS) Children & Maternity Joint previous meeting: 20.02.14 Commissioning , LBL were circulated for Veronica Charles, Adviser Team Manager Focus to Work 2| Department for Work and Cathy Twist, Delivery Director - information. Pensions| Jobcentre Plus (VC) Education, Learning & Skills, LBL

Robyn Williams, Lambeth Borough Police Paul Chambers, Director of Student (RWill) Performance, Lambeth College

Associate Board members: Dr Sadru Kheraj, Lambeth CCG

Ruth Wallis, Joint Director of Public Health, Sue Foster, Strategic Director Delivery, and Lambeth (RW) LBL

Andrew Carter, Assistant Director, Multi- Barbara Hills, General Manager, agency Safeguarding Quality Assurance & Children’s Community Health Service Development, LBL on behalf of Andrew Wyatt (AC) Andrew Wyatt, Assistant Director, Multi- agency Safeguarding Quality Assurance & Catherine Pearson, CEO, HealthWatch (CP) Service Development, LBL

Presenting:

Alima Qureshi, Head of Troubled Families, Communities, Housing, Environment, LBL (AQ))

John Anthony, Strategic Lead Youth Offending Service, LBL (JA)

Colin Newman, Operations Manager, Gang Violence Reduction Unit, Culture and Communities, LBL (CN)

Meeting supported by:

Bethan Hope-Evans, Strategic Planning and Performance Officer, LBL (BHE) LAMBETH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP MINUTES 280414

2. Minutes of the last Partner Updates:

 Chair reported on the national media meeting and Partner announcement regarding a historical Updates safeguarding investigation into sex abuse claims at Brixton’s Angell Road

 Minutes for 20 February 2014 children’s home and South Vale youth assessment centre in West Norwood.

 Membership The minutes were signed off as a true New and accurate name record.

An action progress update was provided and there was a discussion including the following points:

 Chair reported that she is yet to meet with MM to agree a six month forward plan. She agreed to complete this by the next meeting.  Chair also reported the final interviews to determine whether Lambeth has been successful in Action: their Big Lottery LEAP bid will take place on Friday 9 May and  Chair to meet with MM to that the final council budget for develop 6 month forward plan before next meeting 2014/15 has now been agreed.

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3. LSCB Annual Report – 2012-13

Ann Baxter, LSCB Independent Chair Trafficking and Female There was a discussion about AB presented the retrospective LSCB Genital Mutilation  the impact of early intervention annual report for 2012-13 (a 4. Improve multi agency reducing acute intervention. statutory requirement). AB reported RW referred to high levels of working around adults on all LSCB activity, progress in risk in the borough’s population achieving strategic priorities and with Mental Health, and the important role of new focus areas for the year ahead. Substance Misuse and threshold criteria in ensuring no

Learning Disability one slips through the net. Background information was  provided including the purpose of 5. Children with a the high number of referrals the LSCB, information on structural disability and number of assessments. The screening process and changes, governance arrangements, 6. Improve the local the statutory framework and the. associated referral thresholds response to bullying were explained. AC KEY POINTS: highlighted the impact of AB referred to the importance of AE asked AB to present her report thresholds affecting the volume safeguarding being integrated in to NHS Lambeth Clinical of cases being referred. AE queried the process the priorities of all strategic Commissioning Group, AB determining which children are partnerships which address agreed. There was a discussion assessed following referral. children’s issues. about the definition of bullying  RW referred to increased MET AB reported on issues impacting and AB referred to a Be Safe training around social care service delivery during 2012 Online comic designed by which may have impacted an increase in referrals. including: Lambeth Young Voices  SP highlighted services - Staff changes across all safeguarding group in commissioned by the VCS and partner organisations conjunction with the LSCB. issues regarding - Serious Case Reviews for two ACTION: it was agreed to proportionality.  AB advised that improved joint children and the shared circulate this comic. working should assist cases COMPLETED. learning resulting from this being dealt with appropriately. RW reported that info-sharing The six new priorities for 2013-14 There was a discussion around: protocols had been developed. were explained:  Baseline data and what is 1. Improve the quality of considered positive and negative AB agreed to report back  staff capacity and high caseloads child protection discussion points to the LSCB.  client’s high level needs increasing practice risk and the allocation of resources. Actions: 2. Embed the Early Intervention Strategy AC referred to implications of the  AB to circulate Be Completed 3. Improve our local Ofsted framework and differing Safe Online comic Chair thanked AB for her report. response to Missing perceptions affecting how risk is Chair thanked AB for her report. Children, Child Sexual measured and type of support Exploitation, Child provided. LAMBETH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP MINUTES 280414

4. Aspirational Board members were updated on Families Lambeth’s Early Help LambethC Actions: Programme  AQ to circulate case Completed studies including next steps, links with other Update partners and expected outcomes or outcomes already achieved Alima Qureshi, Head of Troubled  RW to circulate new Families, Communities, Housing, Public Health info Environment, LBL presented. available regarding Risk factors relevant to ALF.

Board members were provided with an update of the Aspirational Families programme and outcomes to date. A report and presentation was circulated in advance of the meeting.

AQ presented by PowerPoint and key points included:

 May 2015 will be the final Payment By Results phase of this programme

 A 5 year extension to the programme had been agreed

 The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) have announced 3 new elements to the programme:

o Identification of the relevant households  Membership dependent on agenda t o Engagement of these households An example of a family’s journey on the ALF programme was discussed including individual

o Demonstrating sustained change for these family perspectives. Key needs and which households

national and local filters met were also discussed.  The 3 national and 2 local criteria to determine who to

engage in the programme was explained ACTION – AQ to circulate case studies including

next steps, links with other partners and expected  Information was circulated showing the total number of outcomes or outcomes already achieved. families identified by the programme at November 2013: Completed. 1627 (183: met all national and local criteria; 619

families met 2 national criteria and 2+ local criteria and Chair praised AQ for her hard work and 825 families met 2 national criteria and 1 local) commitment to delivering the ALF programme  Total number of households turned around is 445 over the last 12 months.

RW referred to some new Public Health info  Multi-systemic therapy support has been provided to work with around 183 cases with more complex needs. available regarding Risk factors relevant to ALF. South London Tenancy Support has been working with ACTION – RW to circulate info to partners. 825 families.

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JA referred to key issues affecting gangs from 5. Recent serious youth YOS perspective: violence incidents, their  Schools programme: ‘Growing Against

Gang Violence’ found high levels of cause and outcomes disclosure for youth violence taking

 Robyn Williams, Chief Inspector, MET Police place both inside and outside the home  John Anthony, Strategic Lead Youth Offending  Worklessness: there has been an overall Service, LBL improvement and increase in young people exiting gangs  Colin Newman, Gang Violence Operations Manager,  Evident impact on emotional wellbeing: Gang Violence Reduction Unit, Culture and an increase in impact of emotional Communities, LBL trauma  Ruth Wallis, Joint Director of Public Health for Lambeth and Southwark  Cross borough work ongoing about how

to identify children who are not in

R.Will lead the presentation and reported that a community education but are at risk tension assessment had been carried out and Lambeth had been ranked at level 5 (out of 6). She advised this is above RW reported on 2 referral programmes for normal levels and Lambeth has potential to increase to level young people who present themselves to A&E 6. as a result of youth violence. RW also referred

to the most common health needs of young R.Will referred to 2 murders of young people which took people admitted. Data shows 70% of young place in February 2014. Both had cross borough links and people hadn’t reported the crime which led to many arrests of young people aged below 18 had taken them being admitted to hospital. place. A summary of interval crime for gang activity was provided. Chair referred to the multi-agency team

response to SYV incidents and the importance Key points discussed: of young people’s voices. There was a

 an annual decrease in gang related activity by 4.3% discussion about the location and time of day

(March 2014) however knife crime has increased for murders. R.Will advised there were no clear trends. from 92 to 102 offences since 2013.  Significant impact on interventions carried out by the CN reported many arrests have recently taken Trident Gang Crime Command which have place related to the GAS gang. He also referred to gang members operating around the responsibility for tackling gang violence. Successful country. outcomes resulting from Trident were discussed.

 Lambeth is co-producing a Confidence Plan aimed at There was a discussion regarding schools increasing young people’s confidence response to incidents. ACTION - To discuss school response further at the next meeting.  Ongoing work with YLC around the IDRIS project and Young Ambassadors programme launch CP reported that HealthWatch felt there had  Approach to working with the GAS gang and shared been an increase in children with mental health learning from Glasgow and Boston issues across the spectrum from mild anxiety to school refusal to children being admitted to  Positive work with Marcus Lipton youth centre and residential facilities. CP to consider CAMHS work with young men. Similar targeted work will data. take place in soon

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Actions: Lambeth  To discuss school BHE to add response to serious to agenda youth violence further Children’s 6. AOB at the next meeting. . Trust There was no other business discussed. Thanks were given to R.Will for hosting this meeting. Board AE agreed to host the next meeting at a Lambeth health centre – date MEETING 49 tbc. 28/04/14 Date of next meeting:

Tbc – 2-4pm - tbc

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