Child Protection

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Wednesday September 15th 2010, One Wimpole Street - London, 09:00 - 16:00

Child Protection: Working Together to Safeguard Children

Overview

In The Coalition: Our Programme for Government, the government outlines what actions it will take to improve the safeguarding of children. It states that it will publish serious case reviews, with identifying details removed and review the vetting and barring regime and scale it back to common sense levels.

On June 10th 2010, Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove wrote to Professor Eileen Munro to invite her to conduct an independent review of children’s social work and frontline child protection practice. Children’s Minister Tim Loughton and Professor Munro outlined the broad remit and length of the review which will look at how to remove the barriers and bureaucracy which prevent social workers spending valuable time with vulnerable children.

A tight financial climate requires partners and stakeholders to gain wider knowledge on what works best and where the most improvement can be achieved. It also places an even greater emphasis on rigorous, high quality local knowledge about the needs of children, young people, their families and carers in local communities, and in turn improving children and young people’s services.

Agenda

This timely and informative forum will bring together all the key stakeholders and offer them an opportunity to discuss and examine the latest policy developments and guidance, share best practice and understand how to work together to strengthen safeguarding practices.

09:00	Registration and Coffee
09:50	Chair’s Welcome Address Penny Nicholls, Director for Children & Young People, The Children's Society (CONFIRMED)
09:55	Protecting Children Through Better Inspection The safeguarding inspection programme Safeguarding in the schools inspection framework The inspection workforce The evaluation of serious case reviews How can we ensure inspection supports improvement? Chris Batty HMI, Divisional Manager, Social Care, Ofsted (CONFIRMED)
10:15	Developing a Children’s Service Workforce that is Confident and Skilled Developing a children’s service workforce that is confident and skilled at making the right decisions and provide the right report Managing referrals effectively What impact is the current level of referrals having on the sector? How can the workforce raise the profile of safeguarding work and restore outside confidence Improving assessments and use of early intervention support to meet children's needs Developing an integrated workforce that keeps children safe Kim Bromley-Derry, Acting Chief Executive, London Borough of Newham (CONFIRMED)
10:35	Safeguarding Children in Health The role of the regulator Safeguarding arrangements for children health services Services and pathways of care High quality care for all Protecting children through better inspection New requirements – Serious Case Reviews Sue Eardley, Senior Policy Lead - Children and Maternity Strategy and Safeguarding, Care Quality Commission (CONFIRMED)
10:55	Questions and Answers Session
11:15	Coffee Break and Networking
11:35	Learning from Serious Case Reviews Local Safeguarding Children Boards and Serious Case Reviews Local leadership and accountability Strengthen and clarify the serious case review process Ensure lessons are learnt and implemented Implementing the revised guidance Laura Eades, Independent Chair, Bedford Local Safeguarding Children Board (CONFIRMED)
11:55	Commissioning Better Outcomes for Children, Young People and Their Families Delivering the Commissioning Support Programme Supporting Children’s Trusts to commission services that deliver better outcomes Building sustainable capacity in Children’s Trusts Getting the arrangements right for children in need How can Children’s Trust Board give sufficient priority to early intervention How can effective commissioning improve safeguarding practices Keith Moultrie, Director, DfE/DH Commissioning Support Programme (CONFIRMED)
12:15	Questions and Answers Session
12:30	Lunch and Networking
13:30	Providing the Best Outcomes for Children in Care Ensuring that those with the power to improve children’s lives do live up to their responsibilities Ensuring children are actively involved in the decision that affect their lives Ensuring the provision of suitable services for children are in place Perspectives from children in care and living away from home Nine basic rights from children’s rights consultation 2010 Dr Roger Morgan, Children’s Rights Director for England (CONFIRMED)
13:50	Working Together to Safeguard Children Living with Domestic Violence Multi-agency practice in safeguarding children abused through domestic violence Identifying risks to children from domestic violence Making decisions of whether a case presents as in need of a safeguarding response or family support Barnardo’s Domestic Violence Risk Assessment Model Implementing Barnardo’s Domestic violence multi- agency Risk Assessment Matrix Vivienne Springer, Lead Domestic Violence L&D Consultant (CSM), Barnardos(CONFIRMED)
14:10	Questions and Answers Session
14:25	Coffee and Networking
14:45	Taking a Multi-Agency Approach to Tackling Safeguarding Issues Positively promoting the sharing of data and information across multiple agencies to identify interrelated risks and ensure early intervention and prevention Putting in place effective arrangements to consult with children, young people and their families in relation to safeguarding Developing links with established groups within the local voluntary and community sector Developing a pro-active safeguarding approach and attitude Helen Lincoln, Service Head - Children's Social Care, Tower Hamlets Council (CONFIRMED)
15:05	Working Together to Safeguard Children Online Role and remit of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre Keeping children safe online Promoting positive online behaviour Developing a successful e-safety strategy Good safeguarding practices to combat child abuse online Identifying and safeguarding victims of child trafficking Working in partnership to build up intelligence Sophie Butt, Staff Officer to Jim Gamble, Chief Executive, Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) (CONFIRMED)
15:25	Safeguarding our Children and the Community The Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme Empowerment and Education for the Public The Process Early Learning from the pilot areas Success stories Detective Sergeant Louise Wall, National Co-ordinator, Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme (CONFIRMED)
15:45	Questions and Answers Session
16:00	Chair's Summary and Close

*programme subject to change without notice

Audience

Delegates will include heads and members of children’s safeguarding boards, child protection coordinators, children’s services directors, lead professionals, social workers, social services directors, child protection managers, family mentoring managers, directors of social care, childcare services inspectors, early years development managers, head teachers, superintendents, inspectors, clinical team leaders, consultant nurses, health visitors, foster care providers and policy directors and will be drawn from central government, local authorities, education, criminal justice, health sector, academia and third sector organisations.