Issue - meetings

To receive the report of the Director of Children & Young People’s Service updating on the Safeguarding Plan (formerly the JAR Action Plan), following publication of the Ofsted inspection report in July 2009.

The Committee received the Safeguarding Plan for Haringey introduced by The Director of C&YPS who drew the Committee’s attention to a factual inaccuracy in at paragraph 2.1.3 of the report which suggested that there were two Serious Case Reviews (SCR) to be published at the end of September 2009.  This was not the case; there were no SCRs scheduled for publication.

In response to concerns raised by the Committee Councillor Reith and The Director of C&YPS explained that regular “parenting meetings” occurred for those children with protection plans in place as well as in cases of foster-parenting and adoptions. 

Management team meetings between Children’s Services and Urban Environment officers took place which included discussions on homelessness operations.  Priority was given to removing children at risk out of temporary accommodation following discussions between the Urban Environment, Housing and Children’s services departments.

Officers would circulate a briefing note to Committee Members about children in care moving from one borough into another and how it was decided which borough would have responsibility for those children. 

The Committee was informed that Children’s Services managers actively reviewed files on a monthly basis to ensure work was covered and regularly talked with front-line staff. Child Protection was also part of targets in staff performance appraisals. 

RESOLVED

That the Safeguarding Plan for Haringey be noted.