Forth Valley Public Protection Issue 2 - Spring 2017 Newsletter Welcome to the second edition of the Forth Valley Public Protection Inside this Issue Newsletter. Child Protection ____________ 2 Tyndrum Gender Based Violence ______ 4 This newsletter has been Crianlarich Adult Support & Protection ___ 6 produced by the Public Lochearnhead Forth Valley Alcohol and Protection lead officers Balquhidder across Clackmannanshire, Drugs Partnership __________ 9 Strathyre Falkirk and Stirling council Community Safety _________ 10 areas and includes national and MAPPA Matters ____________ 12 local information about child protection, adult protection, Callander substance misuse, gender based violence and the Multi-agency Aberfoyle Thornhill Dunblane Public Protection Arrangements. Bridge of Allan Menstrie Alva Dollar Tillicoultry Kippen Gargunnock Tullibody Details of all the multi-agency Clackmannan STIRLING ALLOA Clackmannan partnerships and the lead officers Fallin Bannockburn can be found below. Please do Drymen Balfron Cowie Airth Kincardine contact us if you want further Croftamie Killearn Fintry information or to discuss any of the Stenhousemuir Carronshore Denny Larbert Grangemouth Bonnybridge Bo’ness content of the newsletter further. Strathblane Banknock FALKIRK Laurieston Kilsyth Polmont Shieldhill Brightons Linlithgow California Maddiston Cumbernauld Slamannan Avonbridge Clackmannanshire and Stirling Forth Valley Alcohol And Drugs Falkirk Gender Based Violence Child Protection Committee Partnership Partnership Anne Salter Elaine Brown Linda Gilliland [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 01786 233851 01786 233542 01324 506028 Falkirk Child Protection Clackmannanshire Violence Forth Valley Mappa Committee Against Women Partnership Lee Tait Evelyn Kennedy Gail Cook [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 01324 574933 01324 590544 07746 317640 Falkirk Adult Support & Clackmannanshire And Stirling Stirling Gender Based Violence Protection Committee Adult Support & Protection Partnership Ian Kinsley Committee Ann Marie Sinclair [email protected] Graeme Hendry [email protected] [email protected] 01324 506555 01786 233519 01259 452519 1 Child Protection National Child Protection Improvement Programme Update On Thursday 2nd March the • Exploring the establishment of a Minister for Childcare and Early national Child Protection Register Years, Mark McDonald MSP • A requirement for all Initial Case addressed parliament on the Reviews to be shared with the Child Protection Improvement Care Inspectorate Programme. This statement followed a year of work on the • National standards setting out programme since it was formally the skills and competences for announced to Parliament on those undertaking reviews 25th February 2016 by Angela • A programme of work to Constance, then Cabinet Secretary understand children’s experiences for Education and Lifelong of child protection systems in Learning. Scotland This statement coincided with • Further work to clarify the The Minister also announced that the publication of two reports: interaction of the child protection a national Child Protection Policy the Scottish Government’s system and the Children’s will be published, identifying all the Child Protection Improvement Hearings System, particularly for responsibilities and actions across Programme Report on its nine key sixteen and seventeen years olds. government which are aimed at areas of work - the Child Protection supporting families and protecting The Minister for Childcare and Early Systems Review; Neglect; Child children. As part of this a plan will Years also made a commitment to Sexual Exploitation; Child Trafficking; be developed to better prevent bring new legislation before this Child Internet Safety; Children’s the emotional, physical and sexual session of Parliament introducing Hearings; Inspections; Leadership; abuse of children in Scotland. a new definition and criminal and, Data and Evidence - and the offence of abuse and neglect of More information about the Systems Review Report - Protecting children. Child neglect is principally Child Protection Improvement Scotland’s Children and Young prosecuted in Scotland under Programme can be found at People: It is Still Everyone’s Job - www.gov.scot/Topics/People/Young- section 12 of the Children and produced by its independent chair, People/protecting/child-protection/ Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937. Catherine Dyer. CPIP The Scottish Government considers The Systems Review made twelve that the existing legislation frames The Child Protection Improvement recommendations relating to three neglect and abuse too narrowly, Programme Report can be themes: Leadership, Governance by focusing predominantly on its accessed at www.gov.scot/ and Accountability; Developing a physical effects. The definition can Publications/2017/03/6005 Learning Culture; and Shared Values. cause difficulties in prosecuting, The Systems Review Report – They included the establishment of owing to its narrow scope. The Protecting Scotland’s Children: a Child Protection Leadership Group Scottish Government will consult It is Still Everyone’s Job - can which the Minister will chair. Other on the scope and wording of the be accessed at www.gov.scot/ recommendations include: proposed new legislation later this Publications/2017/03/9380 year. 2 Child Protection in Sport Clackmannanshire Child Protection The PE, Active Schools and School Sport programming is delivered by the Clackmannanshire Council Sports Development team who are part of the Council’s Education in Sport Service. The recruitment of supply/ relief staff, sports coaches, ski instructors etc is based on the Council’s Human Stirling Resources procedures. Many of the senior pupils who follow the Sports Leader In Stirling there are two main organisations involved in and Modern Apprentice training offered by Sports the protection and welfare of children in sport. They are Development and in partnership with organisations such as Active Stirling and ClubSport Stirling. Active Stirling is Sports Leader UK, Children 1st, national governing bodies contracted by Stirling Council to provide sport and physical of sport, develop into sports coaches and club coaches of activity services to the schools and communities of Stirling. the future. ClubSport Stirling is Stirling’s local sports council with over 110 member clubs. During the Active Easter 2017 programme 43 senior pupils attended the Sport or Dance Leadership training Active Stirling follows Children 1st’s 10 Steps to of 35 hours this month . The young people had a great Safeguarding Children in Sport as a framework for getting experience but have also grown in their confidence to work child protection and child welfare right. Child welfare with each other and develop leadership skills. and child protection is core to Active Stirling’s operations and embedded into the role of all staff. The importance There are strong partnerships with primary and secondary of having a trained and vigilant staff team is guided by schools and sports clubs managed by the Sports effective management systems and the Child Protection Development team. These partnerships enable pupils to Officer oversees all procedures and operations in this access a wide range of sporting opportunities at various regard. ability levels both in curricular and extra curricular time. ClubSport Stirling is the representative body for Stirling’s Once a relief coach has met the Council’s employment sports clubs and Active Stirling will only work clubs that conditions and produced satisfactory evidence such as are affiliated to ClubSport Stirling. Clubs have to meet ;enhanced / updated PVG , relevant national governing strict criteria in order to affiliate to ClubSport Stirling body qualifications, first aid, references etc they are including robust child protection procedures. Of course if required to attend Safe guarding and protecting children, a club does not have this in place then the Active Stirling Positive Coaching Scotland workshop and other Council team will be only too happy to support a club to develop training such as the annual coaches evening. policies, understand procedures and embed principles of child protection through their operations. In addition to Partnerships between the Council and the sports clubs ensuring clubs have appropriate policies ClubSport Stirling requires similar evidence and an agreement signed to also provide PVG checking for club coaches and volunteers. ensure coaches behave in a particular fashion with children ClubSport Stirling is registered with Volunteer Scotland and vulnerable adults. Disclosure Services and 58 clubs utilise this service. Others An annual programme of Coach Education, update sessions may not work with children or access their PVG checks from is available to all individuals and sports clubs. There are their Governing Body. various grant aided schemes to ensure attending a course Through the partnership between Active Stirling and is affordable to the coach / club. Clackmannanshire ClubSport Stirling further training is provided for coaches Sports Council is one such organisation. For more details and volunteers. This training includes Sports Coach UK do not hesitate to access www.clacksweb.org.uk email Safeguarding and Protecting Children courses and In [email protected] or phone 01259 Safe Hands Training for Child Protection Officers. Courses 452352. Our activities are