Both IRO and Practice Manager should be aware of which cases have not had a pre meeting report and use this report to To ensure that SW report is shared with family and the IRO has follow up with SW the reasons for delay on cases. Managers had sight of the report 2 days prior to the conference to ensure Pre- meeting report completed should take action with SW whose reasons for delay are not they are aware of issues in advance. It will highlight where a within 2 days of conference acceptable. Managers can use this information to look at conference may need to be adjourned unnecessarily due to failure date. With a list of 'no'. which reports haven't been done and those that have been to complete a report on time. The report can be used to alert done which allows managers to pre-empt possible delays and a managers to poor practice /performance within teams lack of partnership working with parents and other agency partners. Children Looked After reporting CLA data Provides data for PIMMS Review the report and if a child has been identified who has not been visited, the manager to ensure a visit is undertaken immediately by the allocated worker or duty worker. The manager to record the To ensure that children who are Looked After are visited within the reasons for the visit not being completed % of visits in time statutory timescales, to comply with minimum statutory within timescales on LCS. If a particular requirements allocated social worker is not undertaking work within timescales repeatedly then this should be addressed as part of the performance management process. To ensure that SWs are discharging their responsibilities as a corporate parent The manager to ensure that children in The purpose of the report is to ensure that any child who is Looked Visits due within 7 days our care are visited within the timescale After is visited within 7 days from making the order or placement expected or immediately once delay is
Pre- meeting report completed within 2 days of conference date. With a list of 'no'. To ensure that SW report is shared with family and the IRO has had sight of the report 2 days prior to the conference to ensure they are aware of issues in advance. It will highlight where a conference may need to be adjourned unnecessarily due to failure to complete a report on time. The report can be used to alert managers to poor practice /performance within teams Both IRO and Practice Manager should be aware of which cases have not had a pre meeting report and use this report to follow up with SW the reasons for delay on cases. Managers should take action with SW whose reasons for delay are not acceptable. Managers can use this information to look at which reports haven't been done and those that have been done which allows managers to pre-empt possible delays and a lack of partnership working with parents and other agency partners. Children Looked After reporting CLA data Provides data for PIMMS % of visits in time To ensure that children who are Looked After are visited within the statutory timescales, to comply with minimum statutory requirements Review the report and if a child has been identified who has not been visited, the manager to ensure a visit is undertaken immediately by the allocated worker or duty worker. The manager to record the reasons for the visit not being completed within timescales on LCS. If a particular allocated social worker is not undertaking work within timescales repeatedly then this should be addressed as part of the performance management process. To ensure that SWs are discharging their responsibilities as a corporate parent Visits due within 7 days The purpose of the report is to ensure that any child who is Looked After is visited within 7 days from making the order or placement The manager to ensure that children in our care are visited within the timescale expected or immediately once delay is
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