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Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 64 KB Minutes: That
the minutes of the previous meeting held on the 7 March 2019 be approved. Members
received confirmation in connection to the query raised in a previous meeting
that warden posts within Sheltered Housing Complexes had been removed. |
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Pre-Scrutiny Minutes: The
Committee scrutinised the following Cabinet Board items: Cabinet
Board Proposals Western
Bay Youth Offending Service Report From HM
Inspectorate of Probation The
Committee received an overview of the Western Bay Youth Offending Service Report
from HM Inspectorate of Probation (HMI), as detailed in the circulated report. Clarification
was given that the report was for Member’s information and no decision was
required today. An action plan had been
developed from the recommendations contained within the HMI report and the
progress against the action plan would be brought to a future meeting of Social
Care, Health and Housing Cabinet Board to enable Members to monitor the
effectiveness of the mitigating measures put in place. Discussion
took place on the areas of positivity contained within the report on how staff
were very child focused, and spoke warmly of the children and young people with
whom they interacted and worked to achieve the best outcomes. The Committee asked that the positives should
be highlighted to staff not just the areas of concern contained within the
report. Concern
was expressed at the Management Boards lack of awareness of what was happening
within the Western Bay Youth Offending Service.
Officers explained that performance data presented to the Board was
indicating a positive picture of the service with no issues of concern. As a result of the inspection it was
identified that there were a number of areas that were causing difficulties
within the team. Staff remuneration,
risk thresholds and the Information Technology systems were not consistent and
there was no link with Children’s Services. The
Director of Social Services, Health and Housing identified the measures that
had been instigated as a result of the Inspection and explained that the
management of the Youth Offending Team had been brought into Children’s
Services and the monitoring for performance would be undertaken by Members of
the Social Care, Health and Housing Cabinet Board. Discussion
took place on the lack of support identified in the HMI report given by
partners who were also members of the Western Bay Youth Offending Service
Management Board. Members were reassured,
that as a result of the report, a commitment had been given by Swansea Bay
Health Board to prioritize young people/children who needed to access mental
health services. Members
identified the need to invite the Education representative who sat on the Management
Board to attend Committee the next time a report was submitted on the Western
Bay Youth Offending Service Management Board.
This was requested by Members to enable them to gain an understanding of
how children/young people subject to a referral to the Youth Offending Service
received education and what additional support was in place, whether data was
held on the numbers of exclusions, statements and the numbers of young
people/children subject to reduced school hours. In response to Members concerns in relation to safeguarding issues identified in the HMI report. Officers explained that a review of safeguarding was taking place by an external reviewer and that a report would be brought ... view the full minutes text for item 2. |
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Forward Work Programme 2018/19 PDF 74 KB Minutes: The
Committee noted the Forward Work Programme for 2019/20. |
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Access to Meetings to resolve to exclude the public for the following item(s) pursuant to Section 100A(4) and (5) of the Local Government Act 1972 and the relevant exempt paragraphs of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the above Act. Minutes: Resolved: That pursuant to Section 100A (4) and (5) of the Local
Government Act 1972, the public be excluded for the following items of business
which involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in
Paragraphs 13 and 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the above Act. |
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Pre-Scrutiny Minutes: PRE-SCRUTINY The
Committee scrutinised the following private Cabinet Board items: Private
Cabinet Board Proposals Contractual
Arrangements for the Provision of Short Breaks for Disabled Children Members
received an overview of the Contractual Arrangements for the Provision of Short
Breaks for Disabled Children as detailed in the private circulated report. Following
Scrutiny, the Committee was supportive of the proposals to be considered by
Cabinet Board. The
Manager’s Report on Hillside Secure Children’s Home Members
received information on the young people, staff and service planning and
development for the period 1 December 2018 to 28 February 2019 as detailed in
the private circulated report. Following
Scrutiny, the report was noted. |