Table 1. LSCB Multi-Agency Case Audit: Executive summary 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 Performance Comparison 2015/2016 2016/2017 Areas of development Areas improving for continued development Improvements in record keeping and the There has been an improvement in the involvement To continue to ensure that the right agencies are logistics of meetings of the right agencies in multi-agency meetings. involved in multi-agency meeting planning; including Practitioners are appropriately engaged in these preparing reports or being invited to attend. meetings and understand the information sharing protocols. Consistency in record keeping and minutes of all meetings is needed; in particular core groups. The receipt of CP minutes has improved. Timeliness and responsiveness of The receipt of feedback from referrals has improved; Continued progress in the receipt of feedback from feedback from referrals to Children’s feedback has not been received practitioners referrals. Social Work Services take action to address this. Continued emphasis on raising Practitioners have a good knowledge of the Continued use of the thresholds guidance to support awareness of the thresholds guidance thresholds guidance, know how to make referrals referrals. and using this in practice and where to go to seek advice for referrals. The position of agencies in gaining Most practitioners understand the need to obtain The needs to be clarity across all agencies about the consent for referrals needs to be clarified consent. Some individual gaps seen. requirements to obtain consent. Developmental work to consistently draw There is progress in capturing the voice of the child Continuous improvements are needed in gathering out the voice of the child and areas of good practice are identified in terms of the wishes and feelings and there are the practitioner considering what life is like for the challenges for some agencies that do not have direct child. contact with the child. Continued work around interventions Practitioners recognise case deterioration, parental Continued work is needed in of SMART and the impact of interventions on the non-compliance or disguised compliance, and take planning, contingency planning and the continual child action to address this. assessment of interventions to have a positive impact on the child.
Table 1. LSCB Multi-Agency Case Audit: Executive summary 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 Performance Comparison 2015/2016 2016/2017 Areas of development Areas improving for continued development Improvements in record keeping and the logistics of meetings There has been an improvement in the involvement of the right agencies in multi-agency meetings. Practitioners are appropriately engaged in these meetings and understand the information sharing protocols. The receipt of CP minutes has improved. To continue to ensure that the right agencies are involved in multi-agency meeting planning; including preparing reports or being invited to attend. Consistency in record keeping and minutes of all meetings is needed; in particular core groups. Timeliness and responsiveness of feedback from referrals to Children’s Social Work Services The receipt of feedback from referrals has improved; feedback has not been received practitioners take action to address this. Continued progress in the receipt of feedback from referrals. Continued emphasis on raising awareness of the thresholds guidance and using this in practice Practitioners have a good knowledge of the thresholds guidance, know how to make referrals and where to go to seek advice for referrals. Continued use of the thresholds guidance to support referrals. The position of agencies in gaining consent for referrals needs to be clarified Most practitioners understand the need to obtain consent. Some individual gaps seen. The needs to be clarity across all agencies about the requirements to obtain consent. Developmental work to consistently draw out the voice of the child There is progress in capturing the voice of the child and areas of good practice are identified in terms of the practitioner considering what life is like for the child. Continuous improvements are needed in gathering the wishes and feelings and there are challenges for some agencies that do not have direct contact with the child. Continued work around interventions and the impact of interventions on the child Practitioners recognise case deterioration, parental non-compliance or disguised compliance, and take action to address this. Continued work is needed in of SMART planning, contingency planning and the continual of interventions to have a positive impact on the child. assessment
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