Composite Action Plan for Child L  01.02.10

1

Within six months of the publication of this Review the LSCB Chair should ensure that all information sharing protocols between agencies and adult mental health professionals, where parental mental health issues could have a direct and significant impact on children and young people, are reviewed.

1) To progress Aim 1.2.3 of the LSCB Business Plan (To develop joint working protocols between children and adult services re C&YP living in the context of parental mental ill health)

• To hold a multi agency workshop to inform the development of protocols

• To draft protocols

LSCB Manager

Completed

2

Within three months of the publication of this Review consideration is given by the LSCB to circulating to all agencies the model of suicide prevention in children and young people documented in the publication “Analysing child deaths and serious injury through abuse and neglect: what can we learn? (DCSF publication.)

1) To implement circulation amongst partner agencies.

LSCB Manager

Completed

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Recommendation

Action

Responsible Agency/Lead Person

Progress

3

The Associate Director for Safeguarding Children (ADSC) will convene a Joint Trust (LPCT, LTHT) working party to scope the issue of children’s non attendance at health appointments within 3 months of acceptance of the Internal Health Management Report by LSCB.

The working party will report their findings and recommendations to the Safeguarding Children Health Advisory Group by December 2008.

1. Identify a key group of staff to contribute to the working party.

2. Agree remit of group and develop key actions.

3. Ensure findings and recommendations available for SC:HAG December 2008.

Associate Director for Safeguarding Children

Completed

4

The Director of Service Delivery and Chief Nurse within the Leeds PFT will ensure that training for mental health staff includes an awareness of the impact of parental mental health conditions upon children and young people by December 2008.

A) Internal training to be reviewed and where appropriate to include ‘awareness of impact of parental mental health’.

2. Outcome of review to be reported in LPFT Clinical Governance Council.

Director of Service Delivery & Chief Nurse

Completed

5

Within six months of the publication of this Review the Chief Officer should remind CYP Social Care Team Managers of the need for Social Workers to initiate contact with appropriate mental health professionals in all relevant cases. This should be monitored and documented during supervision.

SCR and Action Plan to be put on agenda of CSM meeting for discussion, and for cascading to Team Managers

SCR and Action Plan to be put on agenda of CP Section meeting for discussion, and Child Protection Coordinators to be reminded of need to clarify involvement of Mental Health services at CP Conferences, and other CP meetings

Senior Child protection Co-ordinator

Completed

6

Within six months of the publication of this Review the Chief Officer should ensure that the current file retention policy in cases where Child Protection Conferences have taken place but where no Child Protection Plan has been made is reviewed.

CYPSC policy re social work cases to be reviewed, and recommendations re any proposed alterations made to CMG.

(Policy re file retention at CP Section already allows for file retention until child reaches age of 18)

Senior Child protection Co-ordinator

Completed

7

Within three months of the publication of this Review, the Education Leeds Child Protection Coordinator should ensure that Designated Persons for Child Protection in schools and other areas of the Service are reminded of their responsibilities and the guidance relating to child protection files as detailed in ‘Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education 2007’.

Letter to schools Autumn 2008

Head of Service, safeguarding, looked after and vulnerable children

Completed