Children in need: Indicator Frequency Rationale Source Number of children in need and rate per 10,000 0-17 Provides a comparable measure of the size of the Children’s Social Quarterly population (WM/DfE includes CP/LAC in this figure) children in need population Care No. Children in Need Plan in place at the end of the Children’s Social Quarterly To scrutinise and understand volumes period Care Data Intelligence as part of Agency (see Forward Planner): Local Authority: Analysis of Children in Need Child Protection: Indicator Frequency Rationale Source Number & rate per 10,000 0-17 population of children Quarterly Children’s Social Care subject of protection plans at the end of the period To understand the volume of safeguarding concerns Number of s47s starting in the period Quarterly Children’s Social Care being raised To give an indication of whether section 47s are being % S47s resulting in ICPC Quarterly Children’s Social Care raised appropriately % ICPC within 15 working days of S47 Quarterly of response for the child Children’s Social Care Initial Child Protection Conferences (rate per 10,000) Quarterly Children’s Social Care Number of children becoming subject of a child Gives them the level of induction of demand and Quarterly Children’s Social Care protection plan understanding Gives indication of demand and needs to be seen in Number of children ceasing to be subject of a child Quarterly conjunction with % of children on a child protection Children’s Social Care protection plan and outcome plan for 2 years or more
Children in need: Indicator Frequency Rationale Source Number of children in need and rate per 10,000 0-17 population (WM/DfE includes CP/LAC in this figure) Quarterly Provides a comparable measure of the size of the children in need population Children’s Social Care No. Children in Need Plan in place at the end of the period Quarterly To scrutinise and understand volumes Children’s Social Care Data Intelligence as part of Agency (see Forward Planner): Local Authority: Analysis of Children in Need Child Protection: Indicator Frequency Rationale Source Number & rate per 10,000 0-17 population of children subject of protection plans at the end of the period Quarterly Children’s Social Care Number of s47s starting in the period Quarterly To understand the volume of safeguarding concerns being raised Children’s Social Care % S47s resulting in ICPC Quarterly To give an indication of whether section 47s are being raised appropriately Children’s Social Care % ICPC within 15 working days of S47 Quarterly of response for the child Children’s Social Care Initial Child Protection Conferences (rate per 10,000) Quarterly Children’s Social Care Number of children becoming subject of a child protection plan Quarterly Gives them the level of induction of demand and understanding Children’s Social Care Number of children ceasing to be subject of a child protection plan and outcome Quarterly Gives indication of demand and needs to be seen in conjunction with % of children on a child protection plan for 2 years or more Children’s Social Care
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