It forms a standard agenda item at the Joint Performance and Quality Assurance Working Group that meets every two months (with an alternate focus on ‘data’ one month and ‘quality assurance’ the next). An agreed Safeguarding Board Forward Planner 2017/2018 will inform the focus of the meetings and will use the intelligence collated through this Joint LSCB Framework. An Insight/Assurance LSCB Dashboard will be shared with the respective LSCB Executive Group before going to the quarterly Board meeting. Section 1 Core Safeguarding Data set 1. Universal: 1.1 Number of children and people in the local area. Number of children and young people aged 0-17 in the local area, and also those aged 18-24 More detailed population data including population by age, gender and ethnic group Net migration data (inward and outward) and any LA border data (e.g. children from neighbouring LAs services in the local area and vice-versa) Number of school age children and breakdown by Special Education Needs (SEN), Free School Meals (FSM) and English as an Additional Language (EAL) ONS/national sources or local JSNA LA Education Annually to link with Annual Plan Annually to link with Annual Plan 1.2 Poverty and risk factors in the local area IDACI (% children living in income deprived households) Proportion of LSOAs in most 10% nationally % children in poverty LA Children’s Social Care Annually to link with Annual Plan 1.3 Universal support to keep children safe This is likely to be determined locally to include what activities have been undertaken to reach all or targeted children and young people, parents and communities in the local area to promote staying safe, such as e-safety and bullying campaigns; parenting initiatives; stranger danger. Evidence may include number of campaigns or promotional activity across the local area. Qualitative intelligence from Police about campaigns and emerging issues around certain topics or geographical areas and hot spots. LSCB Police Information on Forward Planner – Police Drill Down
The no./rate of reported offences against children (0-17 year olds) Schools rates inadequate for Safeguarding (from S175) Results of universal or targeted surveys of children and young people, such as youth councils, school surveys to understand the views of children in the local area about, for example, how safe they feel. Police Authority All Agencies Quarterly Annually Information on Forward Planner Part of Annual Survey through PSHE in schools*
Referrals to children’s social care services and single assessments: Indicator Frequency Rationale Source Number of referrals (and rate per 10,000 0-17 population) Quarterly This gives insight to the demand reaching social care services Local Authority % of referrals which are repeat referrals within 12 months. Quarterly A high rate of repeat referrals could suggest that interventions have not had a lasting impact, or that inappropriate referrals are not being dealt with Local Authority % of referrals* leading to assessment *“contacts” in Stoke-on-Trent Quarterly To ensure that partners understand social care thresholds Local Authority % of referrals* leading to the provision of a social care service (i.e. the becoming a child in need) *“contacts” in Stoke-on-Trent Quarterly To ensure that partners understand social care thresholds Authority % of referrals which are NFA, and by referring agency Quarterly A high rate of NFA referrals illustrate partner agency understanding of thresholds Local Authority No. of referrals made to Children’s Social Care - source Quarterly To understand where referrals come from All Agencies Assessments:
Indicator Frequency Rationale Source Rate of single assessments per 10,000 0-17 population Quarterly This gives the proportion of social work assessments being completed against the overall population Local Authority Number/ % of completed assessments to timescale Quarterly No. of children with a current assessment and the timeliness of completing within agreed national timescales of 45 days Authority Indicator Frequency Rationale Source No. of children taken into police protection Quarterly Partners identifying safeguarding concerns Police No. of children a professional has identified safeguarding children concern Quarterly Partners identifying safeguarding concerns Probation Health: UHNM/BHFT/BHCT/SSOTP/ SSSFT/NSCHT Data Intelligence as part of Agency Focus (see Forward Planner): Indicators that are moving in the wrong direction; analysis around that indicator would be expected. This would include trends, age, reason, gender, and benchmarking with our statistical neighbours (where possible) as well as West Midlands Average and England Average analysis of referrals around source, population, including step-up from early help, step down from children’s social care, trends and benchmarking where possible Understanding our Front Door - MASH intelligence 4. Children in Need and Child Protection:
Children in need: Indicator Frequency Rationale Source Number of children in need and rate per 10,000 0-17 population (WM/DfE includes CP/LAC in this figure) Quarterly Provides a comparable measure of the size of the children in need population Children’s Social Care No. Children in Need Plan in place at the end of the period Quarterly To scrutinise and understand volumes Children’s Social Care Data Intelligence as part of Agency (see Forward Planner): Local Authority: Analysis of Children in Need Child Protection: Indicator Frequency Rationale Source Number & rate per 10,000 0-17 population of children subject of protection plans at the end of the period Quarterly Children’s Social Care Number of s47s starting in the period Quarterly To understand the volume of safeguarding concerns being raised Children’s Social Care % S47s resulting in ICPC Quarterly To give an indication of whether section 47s are being raised appropriately Children’s Social Care % ICPC within 15 working days of S47 Quarterly of response for the child Children’s Social Care Initial Child Protection Conferences (rate per 10,000) Quarterly Children’s Social Care Number of children becoming subject of a child protection plan Quarterly Gives them the level of induction of demand and understanding Children’s Social Care Number of children ceasing to be subject of a child protection plan and outcome Quarterly Gives indication of demand and needs to be seen in conjunction with % of children on a child protection plan for 2 years or more Children’s Social Care
% of assessments to resulting in active engagement with CAMHS Quarterly To ensure that children are receiving the mental health help that they need Health: Number/% of children and young people who state that services provided to them were satisfactory Annually Gaining user feedback to ascertain service satisfaction/included in narrative) Health: UHNM/BHFT/BHCT/SSOTP/ SSSFT/NSCHT Children as Victims of Crime: Indicator Frequency Rationale Source Number/Rate of reported offences against children per 10, 000 0 – 17 year old population Quarterly To scrutinise the volume of offences against children Police % of children and young people who are victims of knife crime Quarterly To scrutinise the volume of this type of offence against children Police % of children and young people who are victims of gun crime Quarterly To scrutinise the volume of this type of offence against children Police No. of offenders against children who have received level 3 MAPPA cases who have reoffended against children Quarterly To understand/scrutinise volumes Police Total number of children held in police custody Quarterly To understand/scrutinise volumes Police Children in Custody (detained over night) Quarterly To understand/scrutinise volumes Police Children in custody (detained for court) Quarterly To understand/scrutinise volumes Police Indicator Frequency Rationale Source Reducing FTEs into the YJS: Number/Rate of young people (10 – 17 years old) becoming first time entrants into the Youth Justice System Quarterly To scrutinise performance to ensure that interventions are having an impact YOS Reducing Re-offending: Frequency/Binary of young people (10 – 17 years old) who re-offend/commit Quarterly To scrutinise performance to ensure that early interventions are having an impact YOS