BOARD NEWSLETTER - Isle of Wight Safeguarding Children Board

ISLE OF WIGHT SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN BOARD
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BOARD NEWSLETTER
Board meeting held on 3 December 2014
KEY DECISIONS
UPCOMING
EVENTS
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To agree to develop an interim action plan in response to the OFSTED review of the IOWSCB, which
found that the IOWSCB had made significant improvements over the last 12 months, and gave an
overall grade of requires improvement. The full report can be found here. The overall judgment for
children’s services is that it requires improvement.

To agree the date of the 2015 Annual Conference as Friday 23 October. Bookings will commence in
due course.
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To be assured that the IOWSCB missing, exploited and trafficked sub group are able to directly
measure themselves against the Rotherham CSE recommendations, with evidence of excellent activity
between partner agencies and compliance with the systems and processes in place.

To receive the missing, exploited and trafficked problem profile, which details all victims and known
perpetrators. The problem profile focuses on the 4LSCB areas and identifies children and young
people at risk, themes, trends and hotspot areas. Incorporated into this is the location of
educational establishments and care homes. The problem profile indicates the level of risk for each
individual and location.

To initiate a Task and Finish Group to review partner awareness and actions with regard to female
genital mutilation (FGM) and early forced marriage (EFM) and provide assurance to the IOWSCB that
FGM and EFM are on the agenda of partner action plans.

To initiate a multi-agency Task and Finish Group to address the requirements of professionals and
children and young people on the Island with regards to neglect. The group will: review thresholds and
types of neglect; analyse data; consider development of the Child & Family Assessment model;
develop a practitioner toolkit for working with neglect; develop a data set to enhance understanding of
long term low level neglect; and develop a tool to measure the journey of the family.

To undertake a formal review of the 4LSCB CDOP (Child Death Overview Panel) process by April 2015.
Board Meeting
3 February 2015
Honour Based Violence
15 January 2015
4 or 5 February 2015
Application form
Designated Officers for
Safeguarding and Child
Protection (IW Council)
20 January 2015
27 February 2015
Safeguarding Foundation
(IW Council)
30 January 2015
7 February 2015
Youth Mental Health First Aid
(Community CAMHS)
2 and 9 February 2015
18 and 25 March 2015
Chelsea’s Choice Practitioner
Event (IOWSCB)
11 February 2015
The Impact of Domestic
Violence and Abuse on Young
People (IOWSCB)
2 March 2015
IOWSCB Annual Conference
23 October 2015
For dates of Adult Safeguarding
Board Learning Lessons events
email [email protected]
Click here for more information on
IOWSCB events.
CONTACT
DETAILS
KEY DOCUMENTS AND RESOURCES
The IOWSCB website has a new section on information sharing. This brings together in one place our
guidance and protocols on information sharing, and includes a basic guide featuring a flowchart with key
questions to ask yourself.
The online safeguarding procedures have been updated. The latest changes include new chapters on child
protection plans; honour based violence; self harm and suicidal behaviour; and responding to abuse and
neglect. Click here to see the full list of all the changes made.
Following publication of the National Serious Case Review Expert Panel’s first annual report, the DfE have
provided a response to each of the nine recommendations.
Julie Davies, Board Manager
The DfE launched a consultation document on 6 January 2015 about three substantial changes to Working
Together 2013. These are in relation to the referral of allegations against those who work with children;
notifiable incidents involving the care of a child; and the definition of serious harm for the purposes of
serious case reviews. The closing date for comments on the proposed changes is 3 February 2015.
[email protected]
01983 814545
A list of the 2015 IOWSCB Board and Sub Group meeting dates.

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