Ensure close links are in place between Out of School Panel and CSE/Missing Coordinator Wendy Packer/ Jackie Citron Immediate Virtual Head attends fortnightly MCRG to share information with police and social care. CSE/Missing coordinator attends Out of School Panel as required by Virtual Head. Green Ensure all Social care staff consider the risk of ‘missing’ when a child comes into care as part of placement planning. SAST Amanda Braund Immediate July 2016 Planning for Permanence & Matching launch Amber Continue to improve Placement Stability as this is a known risk area for young people going missing Amanda Braund / Becky Norris July 2016 TBC Amber of children and the reasons they give for going missing are collated and shared with partners and senior leaders to inform future planning Jackie Citron / Emma Diakou Jackie Citron /New LCS ICT Lead August 2016 August 2016 Quarterly data reports for SE Subgroup / NSSCB to show numbers and timeliness of RFM interview completion plus detailed qualitative data. Fortnightly data reports in time for Missing meetings to show push/pull factors, locations and with whom. Red Red Senior Leaders are systematically informed Police / Decs Desk Immediate Police to notify Decs Desk Amber
2 Protection Our Ambition is To reduce the harm caused to children who go missing Action Lead Timescale Progress to date Rag Rating Data regarding missing children is reliable and able to inform analysis around characteristics and trends. Jackie Citron / LCS ICT Lead/ Emma Diakou July 2016 Data reports are capturing improved data though work to improve data quality and accuracy needed Amber Regular meetings are held between Police, Health, YOS, Social Care and Education to ensure missing data held between agencies is checked for accuracy as well as for analysis and mapping purposes. Ally Murray (Police) May 2016 Fortnightly meeting of MCRG in place from May 2016. Green The police send daily missing and found reports to NSC via Declaration desk. This immediately informs case worker & CSE/Missing Coordinator. Jo Baker / Helen Caldwell Jackie Citron Immediate May 2016 This is in Fortnightly meeting of MCRG in place from May 2016 will address any issues relating to timeliness and data quality. Green Police send Safeguarding reports to NSC when they have completed Safe and well Information obtained from RFM interviews to be shared with the Police Jackie Citron / Ally Murray Jackie Citron / Ally Murray July 2016 July 2016 This has been requested from the Police Data to be collated and passed to the Police at the fortnightly MCRG. Green Amber
Jackie Citron SAST June 2016 Immediate Bi-monthly CSE Networking Meetings used effectively to implement actions (with focus on disruption) in cases of CSE. Team Leaders to consider all methods of disruption in case of alleged / potential CSE at Strategy Meeting. Team Leaders to consider referring complex cases to bi-monthly CSE Networking Meeting. Green Amber
3. Provision Action Lead Timescale Progress to date Rag Rating Effective return interviews with children are consistently high quality and enable professionals to learn more about the reasons and risks attached to children-missing episodes. Jackie Citron Jackie Citron / New LCS LCT Lead July 2016 August 2016 New process in place from July 2016 Review and amend RFM form with a focus on push/pull factors and SOS Green Red Strengthen our expectation around timely and persistent family support, with a regular staff member to work with and support the family. SAST July 2016 Present to SAST Red Strengthen our expectation of participation and obtaining the views of children in their return home interview and our ongoing work to plan their care Jo Jackie Milton Jackie Citron / Sophia Tuplin / Shelley Caldwell Immediate August 2016 Sophia Tuplin in post from April 2016 Develop leaflets for YPs and Parents/Carers with support information re Missing/ CSE Green Red Risk assessments and safety plans are robust for all children at risk of going missing. Trigger plans to be used where necessary. QA Team / Jackie Citron / SAST August 2016 Present to SAST Amber