CIN plan duration broken down by time bands (CIN open for Managers should analyse cases to identify drift or to anticipate more than 12 months and drift, identify plans due review, and ensure plans have more than 2 years specifically To ensure that CIN plans do not drift beyond the period planned involvement and the review is updating plans requested by Ofsted) and plans are reviewed and updated in a timely way appropriately. To identify cases which require a decision on Workshop clarified timescales step-up or step down as part of exit strategy to take place within as: CIN plan open for 3 a six month period months, 6 months, 12 months and over 12 months. Manager should analyse individual cases with regard to the quality of the assessment, interventions, planning and review. By looking at trends within their team and identifying whether Outcome of CIN case (step up To ensure that cases are escalated or de-escalated in line with the there are appropriate levels of understanding of the risks, which / step down) / reason for continuum of need and cases are managed at an appropriate level are being managed in particular cases. The analysis of the closure of risk, recording the reasons for closure manager should fit into the overall departmental analysis in terms of the understanding of risks and thresholds. For example through feeding into the PIMS meetings Manager should analyse the report to ensure that is Time taken to allocate from minimal delay between the completion of the assessment and C&F to CIN: date between To ensure that there is no delay between the process of the start of the plan, in order to reduce the risk of escalation by outcome of C&F and date assessment and delivery of interventions/services prompt preventative action. Managers should act on cases allocated to a CIN team where delay is identified, record the reasons and actions to rectify the situation Use the report to identify cases and prompt discussion with team members relating to the accuracy of the assessment and To ensure that interventions are effective and do not lead to the possible reasons for a repeat plan being necessary. recurrent plans being necessary or escalation required. To verify Repeat CIN plan in last 12 Review the step down process to identify issues and to enable that quality and accurate assessments are undertaken which months the adjustment of fresh plans. Use the report to assess the confirm the level of risk/need. To reduce the number of repeat risks associated with cases, the nature of the intervention and plans its appropriateness and to seek to avoid delay in needs being met.
CIN plan duration broken down by time bands (CIN open for more than 12 months and more than 2 years specifically requested by Ofsted) Workshop clarified timescales as: CIN plan open for 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and over 12 months. To ensure that CIN plans do not drift beyond the period planned and plans are reviewed and updated in a timely way Managers should analyse cases to identify drift or to anticipate drift, identify plans due review, and ensure plans have involvement and the review is updating plans appropriately. To identify cases which require a decision on step-up or step down as part of exit strategy to take place within a six month period Outcome of CIN case (step up / step down) / reason for closure To ensure that cases are escalated or de-escalated in line with the continuum of need and cases are managed at an appropriate level of risk, recording the reasons for closure Manager should analyse individual cases with regard to the quality of the assessment, interventions, planning and review. By looking at trends within their team and identifying whether there are appropriate levels of understanding of the risks, which are being managed in particular cases. The analysis of the manager should fit into the overall departmental analysis in terms of the understanding of risks and thresholds. For example through feeding into the PIMS meetings Time taken to allocate from C&F to CIN: date between outcome of C&F and date allocated to a CIN team To ensure that there is no delay between the process of assessment and delivery of interventions/services Manager should analyse the report to ensure that is minimal delay between the completion of the assessment and the start of the plan, in order to reduce the risk of escalation by prompt preventative action. Managers should act on cases where delay is identified, record the reasons and actions to rectify the situation Repeat CIN plan in last 12 months To ensure that interventions are effective and do not lead to recurrent plans being necessary or escalation required. To verify that quality and accurate assessments are undertaken which confirm the level of risk/need. To reduce the number of repeat plans Use the report to identify cases and prompt discussion with team members relating to the accuracy of the assessment and the possible reasons for a repeat plan being necessary. Review the step down process to identify issues and to enable the adjustment of fresh plans. Use the report to assess the risks associated with cases, the nature of the intervention and its appropriateness and to seek to avoid delay in needs being met.
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