Indicator Frequency Rationale Source This gives the proportion of social work assessments Rate of single assessments per 10,000 0-17 population Quarterly Local Authority being completed against the overall population No. of children with a current assessment and the Number/ % of completed assessments to timescale Quarterly timeliness of completing within agreed national Authority timescales of 45 days Indicator Frequency Rationale Source No. of children taken into police protection Quarterly Partners identifying safeguarding concerns Police Probation No. of children a professional has identified Health: Quarterly Partners identifying safeguarding concerns safeguarding children concern UHNM/BHFT/BHCT/SSOTP/ SSSFT/NSCHT Data Intelligence as part of Agency Focus (see Forward Planner): Indicators that are moving in the wrong direction; analysis around that indicator would be expected. This would include trends, age, reason, gender, and benchmarking with our statistical neighbours (where possible) as well as West Midlands Average and England Average analysis of referrals around source, population, including step-up from early help, step down from children’s social care, trends and benchmarking where possible Understanding our Front Door - MASH intelligence 4. Children in Need and Child Protection:
Indicator Frequency Rationale Source Rate of single assessments per 10,000 0-17 population Quarterly This gives the proportion of social work assessments being completed against the overall population Local Authority Number/ % of completed assessments to timescale Quarterly No. of children with a current assessment and the timeliness of completing within agreed national timescales of 45 days Authority Indicator Frequency Rationale Source No. of children taken into police protection Quarterly Partners identifying safeguarding concerns Police No. of children a professional has identified safeguarding children concern Quarterly Partners identifying safeguarding concerns Probation Health: UHNM/BHFT/BHCT/SSOTP/ SSSFT/NSCHT Data Intelligence as part of Agency Focus (see Forward Planner): Indicators that are moving in the wrong direction; analysis around that indicator would be expected. This would include trends, age, reason, gender, and benchmarking with our statistical neighbours (where possible) as well as West Midlands Average and England Average analysis of referrals around source, population, including step-up from early help, step down from children’s social care, trends and benchmarking where possible Understanding our Front Door - MASH intelligence 4. Children in Need and Child Protection:
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