Transcript Count Us In!

Children,Young People &
Families subgroup
15 January 2013
Southwark council updates
1. Children and Young People's Plan
Following from the previous update, the consultation period has
now finished and we are moving into the 'Making sense of it all'
period.
This will take place over the coming months with some initial
priorities, which will be out to consultation, identified in April-May.
Just to reiterate a huge thank you to all of the services that
supported the consultation. The insight was fantastic and it has
provided a solid foundation for the future plan.
2. Southwark Safeguarding Children's Board
In line with national legislation change there is a local review
of the work and governance of the board locally.
This includes consideration as to how we increase the
representation of faith and community groups on the board.
This follows a successful recruitment of lay members to the
board last year.
Response
 Clarification, comments, questions?
 Other issues to be raised?
 CAS will put to council for response to the group.
 Email, speak to us after.
 [email protected]
Improving how CAS represents and
lobbies for the voluntary sector
New year, new approach to how CAS can:
 Lobby the council (& others)
 Give the sector more influence
 Represent our members – you
How?
 Series of ‘Summits’ to improve partnership working
between sector and council
 New system of elected representatives (Reps)
 New policy strategy
This session
 Update members on these changes
 More importantly – you tell us what you want from CAS
 Key issues/threats facing orgs
 Coproduction
 Joint, strong responses to policy changes, positions
Children,Young People and Families subgroup
16 January 2013
The Thinking Allowed Summits
Concept
• An open and well structured dialogue on the right topics between local
decision makers/opinion formers can lead to significantly improved crosssector working relationships, more efficient services and ultimately, better
outcomes for the residents of Southwark.
Topics
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Health (Nov 12)
Children’s Services (Dec 12)
Personalisation (Mar 13, exact date TBC)
Welfare Reform ?
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The Children’s Services
Summit
Why Children’s Services? Why now?
• Policy reforms
• Funding cuts
• Structural reforms
Desired outcome
• To create a joint action plan that addresses emerging challenges and issues in
the developing Children’s Services landscape and allows partnership working
to flourish
Method
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Identify drivers for and expectations of partnership working
Establish objectives for partnership working
Outline obstacles for partnership working
Create an action plan to meet objectives and overcome obstacles
Drivers for and expectations
of working together
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Better outcomes for children, young people and families
Reduce duplication and improve use of resources
Greater service user involvement
Genuine co-production (from identifying need to service design to
evaluation of delivery)
Greater emphasis on early intervention and prevention
Better integration of health, education and children’s services
Structuring the market appropriately for personalisation
Encouraging collaboration and innovation
Improving communication and use of intelligence
More representative decision making structures
Clearer thresholds for services
Take a longer term view
Areas for development
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Personalisation
Communication
Safeguarding
Sustainability, collaboration and coproduction
Action plan
Personalisation
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Create a market forum to share information, best practice and address
challenges
Transition fund to support organisational change
Communication
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Create self-servicing directory of services
Action plan
Safeguarding
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Create a multi-agency safeguarding hub
Allow VCS to access central social services C.A.F for assessments
Review make up of the safeguarding board
Sustainability, collaboration and coproduction
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Create CAS collaboration forum
Create collaboration toolkit
Unit costing training
Impact measurement training
Action plan
Areas to address
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Greater VCS role at every stage of the commissioning cycle (from needs
assessment to evaluation)
Quality mark?
Is there anything missing?
What should be prioritised?
Next steps
 Write up report in light of discussion
 Inform the CAS Influencing and organisational strategy
 Circulate via CASCADE at the end of January 2013
Contact details
Andy Boaden
[email protected]
020 7358 7017
New system of elected Reps
Existing system
• People from sector sitting on a range of council-led strategic
partnerships
• E.g. Children and Families Trust, Safeguarding Children Board
• BUT, no systematic way of wider sector –
• having a voice
• being told of policy changes, opportunities, threats etc.
New system
• Group of 25-30 representatives (Reps) who –
• attend subgroups, listening to concerns/issues
• speak on behalf of the sector on strategic partnerships
• systematically feed back developments to sector
New system of elected Reps
Oct-Dec
• Received nominations for group of 20-30 elected
representatives (Reps)
• Announced approx. 30 nominees at CAS AGM on 5th
December
Jan-April
• Work with Reps to –
• agree key messages
• develop ways of communicating developments
• Start new system in earnest in April
Voluntary and Community Sector Reps
Phil Mawhinney (Policy and Participation Officer, CAS)
1. Helen Rice
2. Jacky Bourke-White
3. Lisa Greensill
4. Andy Walker
5. Mohamed Umarr Kamara
6. Carol Nwosu
7. Kassandra Echebima
8. Eilette Andrew-Thomas
9. Ian Redding
10. Nicholas Okwulu
11. Andrew Rice
12. Susan Underhill
13. Hazel Saunders
14. Sharon Kitson
Blackfriars Advice Centre
Age UK Lewisham & Southwark
Time and Talents
Southside Young Leaders Academy
Sweissy Union
Sickle Cell & Young Stroke Survivors
IPA
1 Way Forward
Peckham Voluntary Sector Forum
People Empowering People
Southwark Disability Forum
Blackfriars Settlement
Faces in Focus
Faces in Focus
Voluntary and Community
Sector Reps
15. Rev Fred Osei Annin
16. Dinah Cox
17. Eileen Conn
18. Joan Baxter
19. Natalia Sali
20. Stephanie Correia
21. Catherine Evans
22. Neil White
23.Verinder Mander
24. Carolyn Martin
25. Julie Corbett-Bird
26. Sally Causer
27. Florence Emakpose
Actionplus Foundation (UK)
Time and Talents
Peckham Vision
WPF Therapy
Southwark Contact a Family
Southside Rebah Ltd
Southwark Law Centre
Southwark Pensioners Centre, Director
Southwark Carers
Family Action
Blackfriars Settlement
Southwark Citizens Advice Bureaux Service
World of Hope
Key discussion points
• How can we make sure subgroup functions well with
Reps?
• How can Reps systematically listen to and feed back to
subgroup?
• Should there be communication with Reps outside
subgroup meetings and how?
• E.g. 1 hour per subgroup meeting, ad hoc meetings on specific
topics as they come up?
• Online communication? Email briefings?