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WELCOME TO THE FIRST EDITION OF THE NEW LOCAL S AFEGUARDING BOARDS NEWSLETTER!

A note from our independent chairs

I have now been chairing the LSCB for some seventeen months – the time has really flown! I continue to be impressed by the commitment and dedication of all I have the pleasure to work with on this journey. The inspection found the LSCB to be in good shape and the action plan it triggered is well on track. A great deal has happened in the LSCB over the INSIDE THIS ISSUE: past few months and this newsletter is full of the developments and changes which have characterised this busy period.

HEADSTART 5 In February the LSCB published a searching Serious Case Review into the circumstances leading up to the sad and untimely death of Blake Fowler (“Child K”). We expressed our sadness at the missed opportunities in this little boy’s life TRAINING 6 in the many media statements that accompanied the publication of the report. I am confident that the services offered by all partners of the LSCB are now more effective MODERN SLAVERY ACT 8 than those prior to 2011, the period covered by the Serious Keith Makin LSCB 2015 Case Review.

SHARE AWARE 9 CAMPAIGN Welcome to the spring edition and the Local Safeguarding Adult Board (LSAB) first official newsletter entry. The LSAB, although operating for many years, has recently been given clear statutory responsibilities for assuring local safeguarding arrangements and partners act to help and AND MUCH MORE…. protect 'adults at risk' of abuse, exploitation or neglect. The Board has been working to decide how best to undertake these new roles and I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has con- tributed to this and will support the Board in the future. You can read more about the Care act and how this will affect care and support arrangements at page 5 of this newsletter. We will continue to work closely with our member agencies, the community and other partnerships in Southampton and neighbouring areas to ensure that the needs of adults at risk, NEWSLETTER namely those who require care and support and unable to protect F E E D B A C K Fiona Bateman LSAB themselves from abuse or neglect, are met. To this end we have set out within our Strategic Plan for 2015-16 the key priorities for the Board this year to help us better achieve this objective. This is We would like to hear your ideas available here. for this newsletter! A peer review of the LSAB in March recognised some areas of excellent practice. There are Things like: of course always areas of improvement. For us that is to ensure greater participation and consultation with frontline practitioners, service providers and most importantly people who  Format have experienced abuse and neglect so that we continue to improve support to them. Fundamentally the Board wishes to ensure that services deliver an environment that pro-  Ideas for articles tects against abuse and neglect and promote the wellbeing of adults in need of care and support, and our plan reflects this. Please contact us with any It is also important to recognise that safeguarding responses should offer protection guided thoughts. by the adult at risk and that our processes must be flexible to achieve this. To this end we are working with other LSABs across and the IOW to produce clear guidance

and will, during the course of 2015, coordinate awareness and training events to embed good safeguarding practices across the voluntary and statutory services and promote the understanding that 'safeguarding is everyone's business until the person is safe'. WHATS HAPPENING IN S OUTHAMPTON? Page 2

CARE AND SUPPORT IS CHANGING FOR THE BETTER – THE CARE ACT 2 0 1 5

As many of you will be aware, Adult Social Care is now governed by new legislation: The Care Act. In the past Adult Social Care legislation has been covered by a vast number different Acts. Now, and for the first time, The Care Act brings all of these individual areas together. It also makes LSAB’s statutory in all Local Authority Areas.

Predominately the Care Act consolidates previous best practice by making them statutory requirements. Some of the significant areas of the Care Act include:

Prevention, reducing and delaying need, Provision of Information, Advice & provision of Advocacy Services, Amendments to Assessment & Eligibility, Development of Direct Payment and Deferred payment options, Development of Adult Safeguarding, Development of integrated partnership working.

For the first time Adult Safeguarding is now a statutory function, this means it is now equivalent to Children’s Safeguarding. Safeguarding within the Act is aimed at people with Care and Support needs who may be in vulnerable circumstances and at risk of abuse or neglect. One aspect of change is how partner agencies work together to protect individuals.

In February the LSAB co-ordinated multi-agency training which not only provided an overview of the The Care Act but also ex- plained some of the changes that will be applied to Adult Safeguarding. The feedback provided in these courses will be put to good use and will inform future training development for both LSAB and SCC. For more information on the Care Act please visit Southampton Information Directory.

Please click here for factsheets on the Care Act 2015 which you may find useful.

SOUTHAMPTON INFORMAT ION DIRECTORY (SID) Southampton’s new online service provides a comprehensive directory of resources and information, advice and support that helps people find information and solutions about local care and carers. SID brings together a range of information into one knowledge hub, including: child care, adult care, support for those with special educational needs and their carers, education, local family activities, and money matters and benefits. Please click here to view the new site. WHATS HAPPENING IN S OUTHAMPTON? Page 3

EARLY YEARS PUPIL PR EMIUM

From April 1st 2015 around 20% of our 3 and 4 year olds who attend early education provision are eligible for Early Years’ Pupil Premium. This is worth 53p per hour for up to 570 hours a year; equivalent to 15 hours a week for 38 weeks. This money will go directly to the early years’ provider, whether that’s a childminder, preschool or nursery, and they will use this money to help raise outcomes for the children. All 3 and 4 year olds who have been Looked After for at least 1 day and children whose parents meet the financial criteria, which is the same as that for Free School Meals, are eligible. The eligibility check will be carried out by the early years’ provider. Eligibility criteria: If parents are in receipt of one or more of these: Income Support income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance income-related Employment and Support Allowance support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 the guaranteed element of State Pension Credit

 Child Tax Credit (provided they’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)

 Working Tax Credit run-on, which is paid for 4 weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

 Universal Credit

Or if the child has:

 been in local-authority care for 1 day or more in or Wales  been adopted from care in England or Wales  left care under a special guardianship order or residence order in England or Wales For more information, please email [email protected]

NEW ADVOCACY SERVICE

Following a recent procurement process Solent MIND working in partnerships with Choices Advocacy, together as Advocacy South, have been successful in securing the contract to provide Advocacy Services across Southampton from 1st April 2015. The new service will cover advocacy support including: · Independent Mental Health Advocates

· Independent Mental Capacity Advocates · Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards & Paid Representatives st · Care Act Advocacy (new requirement from 1 April) · Special Education Needs and Disabilities advocacy and supporting those in transition For more · Supporting parents with an Learning Disability information, please · General community advocacy and self-advocacy groups click here

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THE LOCAL SAFEGUARDI NG BOARD TEAM HAS EXPANDED…..

The Local Safeguarding Adults and Children’s Boards are now managed by the same team within the Quality Assurance Unit in .

The team includes:

 Sarah Lawrence— Safeguarding Board Manager

 Charlie Perrin— Safeguarding Board Coordinator

 Emma Gilhespy—Safeguarding Board Coordinator

 Libby Pearce—Safeguarding Board Assistant

 Sue Hall—Safeguarding Board Assistant

To contact the team, please email [email protected] or phone 023 80 832995

CHILD SAFETY WEEK From the 1st – 5th June 2015 Southampton LSCB will be touring the city in Southampton City Council’s trailer raising awareness of child safety issues. Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) have agreed the week’s theme as: ‘Teatime Terrors' and will be using this to help frame discussions with families around the risks of accidents at this time of day. For example, drowning and bath water scalds, road accidents caused by heavy traffic while rushing home from school and nursery, and burns and scalds caused by kitchen appliances. We plan to hold demonstrations to the public, highlighting how easily accidents can happen in and outside the home. Further information about local opportunities will be available shortly.

To find out more about Child Safety Week, please click here. CHELSEAS CHOICE

Chelsea’s Choice is a theatre production that has toured the country, raising awareness about the issues of Child Sexual Exploitation. The play enables audiences to see how grooming and exploitation can occur in all communities. This is a 40 minute performance, followed by the opportunity for audience members to talk to experts in the field and the actors themselves. In addition we will have present a number of agencies who will be available to offer help and advice. The plays will take place on 22nd, 23rd and 24th June 2015 at various schools and colleges around the City. The target audience is the community and young people. We will be circulating flyers and further information soon, and would greatly appreciated your support in disseminating these appropriately. For more information on this, please email [email protected].

LOCAL SAFEGUARDING ADULTS BOARD WEBSITE

We are currently developing a new website for the LSAB. This will include tools and guidance for professionals, any published Safeguarding Adult Reviews and information on training. We will also provide a link to the 4LSAB policies and procedures.

If you have any ideas or suggestions about what we could include on our website then please contact us on [email protected]

Please refer to this website if you require any information regarding safeguarding adults at risk. WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTHAMPTON? Page 5

HEADSTART

HeadStart Southampton is a new project working with children between the ages of 10 – 14 years, to build resilience so they are better able to cope when things get tough. Worry and anxiety is increasingly common in childhood and HeadStart aims to inter- vene early and give the tools children need to manage worry and anxiety before they develop into a bigger issue.

The concept of resilience is key to HeadStart and by this, we mean doing better than was expected in difficult circumstances, which is really what HeadStart is all about.

The project is funded by the Big Lottery and run by Children’s Services who are working closely with Young Minds, boingboing (a community interest company focusing on the idea of resilience), Achievement for All and the Big Lottery to develop the program in line with national requirements. Southampton are also linking up with the other 11 HeadStart Authorities to share learning and good practice.

Locally the project is developed and co-produced with young people at its heart. Two Young Apprentices have been recruited in Southampton. They are hosted by No Limits, giving a voice to young people, shaping activities, and evaluating activities whilst gaining youth work qualifications.

Where is HeadStart?

HeadStart is currently taking place in three Secondary schools in Southampton; Cantell Maths & Computing College, Chamberlayne College for the Arts, Redbridge Community School and the Primary schools for each.

How long will the project last?

The pilot phase of HeadStart has been extended and will finish in July 2016. During this time the City will be bidding for further funding to expand the project.

Who is Delivering HeadStart?

The project is managed by Southampton City Council Children and Families Services and activities are delivered by partners in the city. There are various activities taking place including Emotional First Aid from Solent NHS Trust which is a ‘whole school approach’ to emotional wellbeing, with children, staff and parents being trained. There is also a Buddy Scheme being developed with Year 5 children from two primary schools in Southampton to help children to deal with worry and support each other. South- ampton Solent University are delivering 3 elements of the project: Mindfulness training for teachers in primary schools, Young Leaders in Sport which helps children to develop leadership skills and Media Mentors which offers information and guidance for young people on staying safe on line. Cantell School are running a transition program for children starting at their school in Sep- tember. Holiday activities will give them a ‘headstart’ amongst their peers, familiaity with their new school, confidence and new friends in advance of the new school year. Southampton Voluntary Services are running a project to support Young Carers and exploring ways of using the city’s award winning parks and green spaces to relax, have fun and take time out. No Limits are providing 1:1 counselling in secondary schools which is proving extremely popu- lar. The LINX Behaviour Management Programme is taking place in the Polygon School to help and support children with particular needs. All of the elements to Head- Start are developing and the pilot phase is our opportunity to test and learn about what works and adapt as we do so.

What about the schools not included in the pilot phase?

Southampton has the opportunity to bid for further funding from the Big Lottery next year. This is likely to be several million and we will be looking at expanding. All schools are very welcome to submit ideas and comments for the future. Please contact [email protected] for more information. TRAINING TWHAT’S R A I N I N GIN THE NEWS? Page 6

WEEKLY WEDNESDAY WOR KSHOPS — FOR THE ADULTS AND CHILDRENS SAFEGUARDING WORKFORCE

6/5/2015 Using Chronologies Effectively Rosie Lacey (SCC) Council Chamber, Civic Centre

13/5/2015 Getting it right Early On Anne Downie (SCC) East Wing Rm 121 (meet in reception)

27/5/2015 Recognition of Physical Abuse Dr Hilary Smith (Solent NHS) Council Chamber, Civic Centre

10/8/2015 Rapid Response Procedures Dr Hilary Smith (Solent NHS) Committee Rm1

17/8/2015 Female Genital Mutilation (FGM/Honour Parvin Damani (SCC) and Conference Rm 3 Based Viiolence (HBV) Melanie Golding (Hampshire Constabulary) 24/8/2015 Women in Leadership—Who Cares? Alison Elliott (SCC) Committee Rm 1

To book on to any/all of these sessions, please email [email protected].

FUTURE WORKSHOPS AND YOUR FEEDBACK!

The Local Safeguarding Board’s Team are looking for feedback on it’s Learning and Development offer! We are interested to know:

 What topics would you like to see a Workshop on in the future?

 Are there any major barriers to you attending?

 Can you think of any ways in which these sessions could be improved e.g. timing, venue, topics etc.

Please send any feedback to [email protected]—we hope to hear from you soon!

WORKING TOGETHER TO SAFEGUARD CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE LEVEL 3 TRAINING

These LSCB multiagency courses will help to develop and refresh your knowledge and skills to most effectively use child protection procedures and best practice to safeguard children and young people in Southampton. The course is multi agency and will help you to carry out your crucial role ensuring agencies work together to protect children from harm. Learning from local and national serious case reviews is included in the course. The course is aimed a professionals from ALL agencies who:

 Contribute to child protection enquiries.

 Work with complex issues within families.

 Have attended a safeguarding training course to Level 2/3 or have equivalent experience. For more information and dates, please visit www.southamptonlscb.co.uk/training TRAINING Page 7

SAFEGUARDING ADULTS LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Adult Safeguarding training is available for staff members of Southampton City Council, and the Voluntary and Private Sector. To find out more about this training, please click here or email [email protected]

CHILDREN AND FAMILIE S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Please see below list of upcoming courses for the Children’s Safeguarding Workforce.

 Introduction to the Early Years Foundation Stage—2nd and 9th June 2015

 Creating a communication rich environment for all—4th June 2015

 A positive approach to managing challenging behavior—16th June 2015

 Supporting Looked After Children in Education—22nd June 2015

 Observation, Assessment and Planning—30th June and 14th July 2015

For more information on these and on how to book, please click here.

ADULT AND CHILDREN’S SAFEGUARDING E - LEAR NING

Southampton City Council has now developed Level 1 Safeguarding Adults and Children e-learning available to Southampton City Council Staff, Schools and approved Voluntary and Independent Providers in the Care sector Please visit this link to sign up and complete the training.

PIPPA TRAINING

Half day multi agency training is now available to attend, the next sessions will take place on: Identifying and responding to domestic violence and abuse (DVA)  30th April 2015 12.30 – 4.30  17th September 2015, 12.30 – 4.30

The aim of the session is to enable participants to:

• Recognise DVA and identify ‘barriers’ to seeking help

• Risk assess and take appropriate action

• Seek advice and make referrals to specialist services

Domestic Violence and Impact on children and young people  14th May 2015 – all day The aim of the session is to enable participants to: • Identify the impact DVA has on children and young people To find out more, or to book your place, please contact: • Identify the ‘barriers’ those experiencing DVA have to seeking help [email protected]

• Assess risk and take appropriate action or telephone 023 8083 4947 and ask for Kerry • Contact specialist service for future help and advice WHAT’SWHAT’S IN IN THE THE NEWS? NEWS? Page 8 TRI - X U P D A T E S

 Working Together 2015 has now been published and can be viewed here - BASPCAN are holding conference which will explore recent changes to government guidance regarding 'allegations against people who work with children', 'notifiable incidents', and 'the definition of serious harm for the purpose of serious case reviews'. To find out more, click here.  What to do if You’re Worried a Child is Being Abused: Advice for Practitioners—available here  Information Sharing – Advice for practitioners providing safeguarding services to

MODERN SLAVERY ACT 2015

The Modern Slavery Act 2015 received Royal Assent on Thursday 26 March 2015. The act will give law enforcement the tools to tackle modern slavery, ensure perpetrators can receive suitably severe punishments for these appalling crimes and enhance support and protection for victims. The act is available to view here.

A G E U K — EXAMPLES OF A BUSE Age UK have developed a section of their website titled ‘protecting yourself and others from abuse’, which details elder abuse, financial abuse, and gives helpful guidance on keeping money safe, managing money and choosing appropriate carers. It offers examples and links to other agencies that can offer more support. For more information and to view the website, please click here. BATH SAFETY

Public Health England (PHE) has issued an urgent alert on bath safety, and especially the use of bath seats, following a series of deaths and near misses reported by London's Child Death Overview Panels (CDOPs). Bath seats have been implicated in each case, and according to re- ports, one in three deaths from accidental drowning in children aged 0-2 involve bath seats. CAPT has published an in-depth article online which covers the nature of risk, advice to parents, and the real-life story of an 11-month old boy from Dundee who nearly drowned when his mum dashed downstairs to grab his pyjamas.

LOCAL AUTHORITY SECU RE CONTACTS ADCS has published a central resource on its website at: http://www.adcs.org.uk/resources/lacnotifications.html which brings together the secure email contact details and hyperlinks to local area information for local authorities to use when planning placements or notifying other local authorities of out of area placements of looked after children. This resource will also be of use to providers who also have a duty to notify their host authority of children from another area placed with them and potentially to young people who are placed in a new area. And it might be of use of course to local partners to the LSCB. As well as the information detailed above, the resource provides links to the statutory guidance, a postcode checker and suggested information for inclusion in any notification. HEALTHWATCH — S U R V E Y O F PEOPLE'S BIGGEST HEALTH AND CARE ISSUES FOR 2015— T O P 1 0

impact of the Better Care Fund 7. Access to adult mental health 152 local Healthwatch’s asked their services residents to complete a survey, 4. Involvement of children and stating what their biggest Health young people in health and care 8. Dementia services and Care worries are. The results decisions are: 9. Domiciliary care 5. Quality of care homes / residential 1. Access to GPs care 10. Complaints

2. Hospital Discharge 6. Access to children’s and adoles- For more information on this survey cent mental health services and to read more about the results, 3. Service changes issues and the (CAMHS) please click here.

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NEW HOME OFFICE GUID ANCE FOR PROFESSIONALS WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE ON PREVENTING ONLNE BULLYING AND ABUSE

The Home Office has published a new guide for professionals working with young people on preventing online abuse and bullying.

The guide has been developed for professionals who work with young people to help them understand what constitutes abusive behaviour online, the consequences of that behaviour, and where they can get help.

Guide’s Objectives  To establish consistent messages for young people about consequences of online behaviour  To give clear guidance on the criminal, youth justice and industry response to online behaviours To start dialogue with young people to change behaviour and prevent criminal activity from taking place using principles of behaviour change promoted by the Behavioural Insights Team. They have produced a range of publications on behavioural change, including the EAST framework for applying behavioural insights, all of which are available on their website www.behaviouralinsights.co.uk

SHARE AWARE CAMPAIGN

Share Aware is a NSPCC campaign that gives parents the confidence and support to help keep their children safe online.

A new straightforward, no-nonsense advice hub that will untangle the web, and show parents how they can be just as great a parent online, as they are offline. Two new animations, which bring to life why we need children to be more aware of what they share. They follow the story of two children who share too much about themselves online.

The charity wants parents to: Have open, honest conversations - talk to your child about their favourite sites and what they like doing online. Building trust and openness keeps everyone safe. And if they're not sure where to start, they can simply follow top tips to help parents have conversations with children about staying safe online.

Keep their knowledge up-to-date - having the right information at their fingertips will help them feel confident and in control. Net Aware is no-nonsense guide to the social networks, sites and apps children use

Be there to help and protect their child if things go wrong - through Net Aware, parents and children give their views on things like privacy settings, how to report unwanted users or content, and help parents work out which sites are right for their child. Information they'll need to know if things go wrong online.

Visit the NSPCC Share Aware hub to find our more PREVENT GUIDANCE

Prevent Duty Guidance was published on 12th March 2015. This is guidance on implementing the Prevent Strategy (2011). To view this document in full, please click here. Hampshire Constabulary held a multi agency conference on Tuesday 21st April 2015, looking at this guidance, in addition to the Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015. For more information on the Prevent Strategy, click here. ANNUAL BULLYING SURV E Y 2 0 1 5

‘Ditch the Label’ have completed a survey of over 4,800 young people, looking at the issue of bullying. It found that 50% of young people have bullied another person, 30% of which do it at least once a week. To view more findings, please click here.

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