Children & Young People Service Presentation to Barrow Local Committee 8 March 2019 Serving the people of Cumbria
Children & Young People Service The service is responsible for the following areas: · · M ulti Agency Safeguarding Hub Child in Need · · Emergency Duty T eam Child Protection · · Early Help Services Children Looked After · · Focus Families Care Leavers · · Targeted Y outh Support Y outh Offending Service · · Syrian Refugee Programme Edge of Care and Residential · · 16/ 17 yr old Homelessness Service Fostering · · Family Group Conferencing Adoption Serving the people of Cumbria
District contacts Senior Manager Jonathan Taylor Email: jonathan.taylor@cumbria.gov.uk Tel: 01539 713310 Service Managers Keeley Slack Paul Elliott Email: keeley.slack@cumbria.gov.uk Email: paul.elliott@cumbria.gov.uk Tel: 01539 713310 Tel: 01229 408100 Serving the people of Cumbria
CLA Strategy 2018 • The CLA Strategy sets out the Council’s priorities for Children Looked After and Care Leavers. • The Strategy was produced with children and young people. • It sets out how we will meet our Corporate Parenting duty. Serving the people of Cumbria
National Corporate Parenting Principles Local Authorities requirements in relation to children looked after and care leavers: • To act in their best interests and promote their health and wellbeing; • To encourage the voice of the child • To promote access to services (including partners’) • To promote high aspirations • To ensure they are safe and have stability at home, education, work and in their relationships • To prepare children looked after and care leavers for adulthood. Serving the people of Cumbria
If Cumbria was a district of 100 children what would they look like? • 51 would be boys and 49 would be girls • 5 would be from Black and Minority Ethnic families • 13 would live in low income families • 52 families with more than one child • 9 school aged children would have mental health disorders • 10 pupils are persistent absentees • 2 pupils have had at least one fixed term exclusion • 5 16-17 year olds would be NEET 2017 Serving the people of Cumbria
If Barrow was a district of 100 children what would they look like? • 51 would be boys and 49 would be girls • 4 would be from Black and Minority Ethnic families • 18 would live in low income families • 48 families with more than one child • 10 school aged children would have mental health disorders • 10 pupils are persistent absentees • 2 pupils have had at least one fixed term exclusion • 5 16-17 year olds would be NEET 2017 Serving the people of Cumbria
Open cases in Barrow Care leavers 39 Other open cases 136 Children Looked After 147 Child in Need plan 171 Child Protection Plan 127 Dec 2018 Serving the people of Cumbria
Trends in Barrow 250 200 CIN 150 CLA CP 100 50 0 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Serving the people of Cumbria
Early Help • 572 children with an Early Help plan • This is a rate of 430 per 10,000 population, higher than the Cumbria rate of 379 • 62% are boys and 38% are girls • 59% aged under 10 and 41% are 10 and over Dec 2018 Serving the people of Cumbria
Child in Need plans • 171 children with a Child in Need plan • This is a rate of 129 per 10,000 population, higher than the Cumbria rate of 96 • 56% are boys and 43% are girls • 50% aged under 10 and 50% are 10 and over • 32% have a disability Dec 2018 Serving the people of Cumbria
Child Protection plans • 127 children subject of Child protection plan • This is a rate of 95 per 10,000 population, higher than the Cumbria rate of 61 • 51% are boys, 47% are girls and 2% are unborn babies • 67% aged under 10 and 33% are 10 and over • 3% have a disability • 31% have had a previous CP plan Dec 2018 Serving the people of Cumbria
Categories for CP plans Barrow Neglect 35% Emotional Abuse 54% S exual Abuse 5% Multiple Physical Abuse 2% 4% Dec 2018 Serving the people of Cumbria
Children looked after • 147 children looked after • This is a rate of 111 per 10,000 population, higher than the Cumbria rate of 73 • 56% are boys and 44% are girls • 35% aged under 10 and 65% are 10 and over • 8% have a disability Dec 2018 Serving the people of Cumbria
CLA placements • 78% of CLA are living in foster placements • 14% are in residential placements • 29% are living in Barrow • 35% are in placements outside Cumbria Dec 2018 Serving the people of Cumbria
CLA placements Barrow Placed with Adoptive parents Other placement 3% 2% Residential - 2% Foster - own other provision provision 12% 30% Foster - family & friends carer Foster - other Residential - own 12% provision provision 37% 2% Dec 2018 Serving the people of Cumbria
Foster carers • 25 foster care households in Barrow • 178 foster care households in Cumbria • 4 new fostering households approved since April 2018 • 22% of Cumbrian CLA are from Barrow but only 14% of foster carers are from the district Dec 2018 Serving the people of Cumbria
Care leavers • 39 care leavers in Barrow receiving support • This is a rate of 29 per 10,000 population, higher than the Cumbria rate of 18 • 56% are in education, employment or training • 95% are living in suitable accommodation Dec 2018 Serving the people of Cumbria
What could you help us with? • Foster carer recruitment • Influence commissioning of services • Role as corporate parents Serving the people of Cumbria
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