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Department of Health Social Services Inspectorate Social Care Regions
SSI Regional Office: SCR(L) London Office
QUALITY PROTECTS
MAP 3
2001 / 2002
Bexley
Linked Health Authorities: Bexley & Greenwich HA (QAA)
Outer London
OL 718
Please type the LA contact name & telephone no here: Rory Patterson 020 8836 8183
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(Name) Nicholas Johnson 31-Jan-01 Director of Social Services
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Guidance
Space for answering the questions is limited to the size of the boxes provided. Your answers will therefore need to be in the form of concise
summaries, focussed on key points and issues. Responses in bullet point form are entirely acceptable (see Instructions for how to start
new lines within response boxes)
In responding on each objective, you must explain explicitly what you are doing to meet the objective specifically in relation to black and
ethnic minority children and their families, including unaccompanied asylum seeking children. This must include details of how you measure
and monitor the quality of services as they are delivered to these groups, and the outcomes achieved.
Responses should also refer explicitly to specific services for disabled children and their families, and to work in partnership with other
agencies.
Your responses to Sections A and B should make clear and full reference to the values of the relevant Performance Indicators as entered
in your Autumn 2000 Position Statement (for your convenience, the relevant PIs are collected on the Performance Indicators sheet. You can
go directly to the PIs for any objective by using the button at the head of the sheet, and a button to return you directly to the objective is also
provided).
You should also indicate as far as possible which Priority Areas are being addressed.
Note that, as well as PIs, some questions in relation to progress in 2000/2001 are also addressed in the Autumn Position Statement
(Sections 8 to 20 inclusive). Please ensure that your MAP answers are consistent with these, cross-referring where appropriate.
Mapping of Autumn 2000 Position Statement sections to QP Objectives
PS Autumn 2000
QP Objective Performance Indicators
Section(s)
PAF A1, C23, D35, E44
1 8, 16, 17
QP 1.1.2, 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e
PAF A3, C20, C21
2 12
QP 2.3.5
PAF E45
3 11
QP 4, 5
PAF A2, C18, C19, C24
4 8, 11, 18
QP 4.0.1, 8, 9, 10
PAF A4
5 15
QP 5.1.2a, 11, 5.2.1a, 12, 5.3.1a
6 9 QP 13
7 20 QP 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4
8 None
9 25 PAF C25
10 19 QP 14, 15
11 8, 13, 17 PAF B7, B8, B9, B10, C22, E45
Guidance - Page 4
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Definitions of Priority Areas for Grant
1 Objective 1: Increasing the choice of adoption, foster and residential placements for looked after children, including appropriate
choice for black and ethnic minority children. Particular attention should be given to the new PSA target to maximise the potential of
adoption as placement option for looked after children; to the recruitment of adoptive parents and foster carers; and to the
implementation of the foster care standards and the Code of Practice. Within this priority, you should separately identify planned
expenditure on adoption.
2 Objective 4: Improving the life chances of looked after children through expenditure on their
» education, with particular attention to implementing the joint DH/DfEE Guidance on the Education of Children and Young People in
Public Care and to working towards the PSA targets
» health needs: working with health agencies to deliver a holistic service to meet the range of looked after children’s physical and
emotional health needs as outlined in the consultation document Promoting the Health of Looked After Children , including reducing
teenage pregnancy and supporting teenage mothers and fathers in the light of Teenage Pregnancy (SEU 1999)
» reducing offending and working towards the PSA target on offending
» and more and better cultural, leisure and sports opportunities and the necessary support to take advantage of those opportunities.
Expenditure should not substitute for services which properly should be provided or are being provided by local education authorities
and the health service, though expenditure on voluntary sector provision to complement such services is acceptable.
3 Objective 5: In preparation for implementation of the Children (Leaving Care) Bill councils should bring their practices into line with
the new duties they will be required to discharge under the legislation. In particular this means increasing the support for those aged
16-18 living in and leaving care, including steps to prevent inappropriate discharge from care. Particular attention should be given
to:
»identifying and where necessary recruiting suitable people to be Young Person's Advisers under the Act
»working with housing authorities and other providers to ensure that there is a range of suitable accommodation for young people
»ensuring that councils' finance systems are ready for the new arrangements.
4 Objective 7: Improving assessment, planning and record keeping. Particular attention should be given to the inter-agency
implementation of the Framework for Assessment of Children in Need and their Families and Working Together to Safeguard
Children .
5 Objective 8: Participation of children, young people and their families in the planning and delivery of services and in decisions about
their day-to-day lives. Particular attention should be given to the involvement of young people collectively and to enhancing their
individual voices, for example through the development of independent advocacy services.
6 Objective 10: Managing change: expenditure in this priority area should be targeted on human resource issues, communications and
on work to strengthen the governance of children's services. Key aspects of HR will include workforce analysis; training and
development; effective and safe recruitment; and developing ownership, participation and awareness of multi-agency frontline staff
in the Quality Protects programme.
7 Objective 11: Enhancing the development and use of management information systems; improving quality assurance systems to
ensure that services are delivered according to requirements and are meeting local and national objectives; and developing financial
management strategies. Attention should be paid to how information systems, as they develop, are designed and used to help
control for procedural and practice compliance and hence underpin quality assurance.
8 (for the ring-fenced element of the grant):
Objective 6: Services for disabled children: this has been made a priority area for grant because of the body of evidence which
shows heavy demand pressures and shortcomings in the provision of services. Expenditure should be targeted on increased
provision of family support services including short term breaks; better integration of disabled children into mainstream leisure and
out of school services; improved information for planning purposes; better information for parents and the increased availability of
key workers and other measures to improve co-ordination. Steps must be taken to ensure that services are appropriate for ethnic
minority communities.
Guidance - Page 5
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Objective 1: To ensure that children are securely attached to carers capable of
providing safe and effective care for the duration of childhood
Relevant Performance Indicators: PAF A1, C23, D35, E44
QP 1.1.2, 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e
A PROGRESS AND RESULTS 1999/2000; 2000/2001
Describe your progress to date under this objective, including evidence of improved outcomes for children
Two additional Senior Social Workers were recruited to improve practice in the child care teams. This has led to improvements in the
standard of placement agreements, and child care planning. Placement disruption is very low and only 6% of children have had three or
more placements. Improved support packages in place for carers working with difficult children. A liaison officer for the education for
children in public care has been recruited to improve communication between Social Services and schools over the needs of looked after
children. All children whose care plans recommend long-term fostering have been taken to the fostering panel for approval and matching.
All children in long term fostering placements have been formally matched to their carers. The fostering panel has been reviewed and the
remit altered to improve monitoring and promote foster carer standards. 53.6% of children are in stable placements. It is anticpated that
this performance will be improved as recruitment is maintained and standards are improved.
14 foster carers have been recruited during the year. Targeted recruitment campaign has ensured that 29% of newly recruited foster
carers are from minority ethnic groups. 19 of 114 foster carers have been registered for the NVQ training in child care. This has helped to
retain experienced foster carers and improved the quality of service to children.
Bexley has formed an adoption consortium with Kent, Medway, East Sussex and Brighton and Hove. This will increase the size of the
pool of prospective adopters for the authorities involved. It will improve recruitment and training of prospective adopters. Bexley currently
has 15 prospective adoptive parents in assessment, although 14 children are awaiting placement. Continue to use voluntary adoption
agencies to cover shortfall of placements. BAAF undertaken a comprehensive review of Adoption Service. Bexley has been shortlisted
for a Beacon Award for fostering services. Local recruitment campaign being maintained and stability of placements remains good.
B PLANS 2001/2002 AND BEYOND
Set out what you will achieve for children under this objective in 2001-2002 and beyond, and how you will achieve it.
More independent members will be recruited to sit on the fostering panel by March 2001. This will increase the independent oversight of
the quality of the fostering service and ensure that national standards are implemented and maintained. Provide training for members of
the fostering panel on the role of the panel and National Foster Care Standards by April 2001. Continue our recruitment campaign during
the year to provide more local placements for looked after children and maintain contact with families, schools and community. A
proposed target of 130 foster carers is aimed for at the end of the period. Increase the number of foster carers registered for the NVQ
level 3 training. Audit all cases with permanency plans for long-term fostering. This will be supported by a 3 monthly monitoring schedule
supervised by the fostering panel. Liaise with family support services to improve the level of support available to children in care and their
carers. Work with CAMHS to provide more advice and support to foster carers on behaviour management.
Proposals have been put forward to restructure the Adoption and Fostering Team to take account of the competing demands of the
Adoption and Fostering service. The team will consider whether to have dedicated social workers for adoption work, and will develop a
placements service for the department. Ensure that concurrent planning is undertaken for all children where adoption is the plan. Reduce
length of time children wait for adoption. New recruitment campaign and membership of the Consortium will increase pool of adopters.
Continue to improve working with the leaving care team to ensure a smooth transition to independence for care leavers. Recruit extra
education liaison worker to work with foster carers to improve educational attainment for looked after children. Improve information
available to foster carers on after school clubs, homework clubs and other resources which will improve the life chances of looked after
children. Develop specific educational and health packages to support children and foster carers.
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What are the key elements of your strategy to provide more family placements (a) through foster care (including recruitment and
retention, training and support of foster carers) and (b) through adoption (including recruitment and post-adoption support)?
Plans are in place to restructure the Adoption and Fostering Team and change it to a Family Placements Team. Within the new structure,
consideration is being given as to whether social workers will specialise in either adoption or fostering work. More social workers are
being recruited to the team to increase the number of assessments which can be undertaken and improve post adoption support.
Increased recruitment budget to enlarge the pool of prospective adopters. Work with recruitment consultant to target minority ethnic
groups.
Set up a Foster Carers Executive Committee. This will allow foster carers and Social Service managers to meet regularly to discuss
issues around support and systems. Foster carer annual reviews will be used to identify individual needs, and develop a annual training
programme for foster carers. Develop link working by fostering social workers, and expand role of social work assistants in the team.
Improve foster carer review process to include service user views and seek the views of other professionals. Have exit meetings with all
outgoing foster carers to determine whether improvements required in retention.
Work with local organisations to promote foster caring as part of the recruitment campaign. Free access to leisure facilities for foster
carers and their families to improve recruitment and retention. Develop CAMHS for looked after children, and provide a social worker to
improve access to mental health services. Enter into a partnership with local community and religious groups aimed at recruiting more
adopters from minority ethnic groups. Develop joint funded health worker post for looked after children. Work with PCT and BGHA to
develop health screening workers for children and young people. Continue to improve management information with the PCT to monitor
health assessments of looked after children. With PCT develop work with foster carers to contribute to the reduction of teenage
pregnancies among looked after children.
What steps are you taking to ensure that you have the appropriate range and level of residential placements?
Maintain membership of the Pan London Residential Contract Group. It is setting standards for residential placements, and monitoring
quality of services. Continue to develop partnerships with education and health to meet the needs of children with complex needs who
require a residential placement. Social services placement panel considers the appropriateness of all requests for residential placements.
Where more than one agency is involved, the Bexley Joint Assessment Panel approves and reviews all residential placements. Allows
multi-agency cooperation on residential placements. Placements for children with complex needs are joint funded and agreement
reached through the Panel. Four placements have been approved for joint or tripartate funding with education and health. Develop
protocols with partners for early identification of children with complex needs who need residential care. Conduct needs assessment to
anticipate future demand for residential placements. Support services for children with disabilities will be reviewed in 2001 to take into
consideration the increased demand. Consider development of Family Placements Team to ensure an overview of residential
placements.
Please provide the following information:
The number of approved adopters at 1 January 2001 who do not have children matched or placed with them 1
The number of children at 1 January 2001 with adoption as the plan (approved by Adoption Panel or agency decision
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maker) who do not have an adoptive family matched with them and have been waiting more than six months.
D EXPENDITURE OF GRANT
Placement choice is a priority area for grant
How much do you plan to spend on this in total in 2001 – 2002? (£) 42,000
Of this total, how much will be spent on adoption? (£) 21,000
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Objective 2: To ensure that children are protected from emotional, physical and
sexual abuse and neglect
Relevant Performance Indicators: PAF A3, C20, C21
QP 2.3.5
A PROGRESS AND RESULTS 1999/2000; 2000/2001
Describe your progress to date under this objective, including evidence of improved outcomes for children
Multi-agency procedures for working in child protection have been reviewed. They are now being formally consulted on.
The proportion of child protection re-registrations has fallen from 22% to 17% as at September 2000. All cases where children have been
reregistered have been reviewed. Multi-agency working group has been set up to oversee the implementation of the Assessment
Framework. Children's social work service has been reviewed and restructuring process is now underway to improve timeliness of
assessements. Inter-agency procedures have been fully reviewed and re-written to be consistent with Working Together. Bexley has
conducted independent audit of thresholds of conferences and registration. Reviewed impact of earlier change in policy on registration of
children who were either accommodated or were subject to legal orders. The number of core group meetings achieved, as well as
attendance by key agencies is being audited. A group for women who live with 'Schedule One Offenders' has been set up jointly with the
NSPCC.
Reviewed all registrations of children on CPR for over two years. Relevant factors that inhibit successful intervention have been identified
and acted upon. A system is in place to monitor that social workers undertake visits to children on the child protection register every 6
weeks. Current performance is 85% but this will improve to 95% in the coming year. Reviewed all re-registrations of children on CPR, and
this has reduced from 22% to 17%. Systems established to monitor closely re-registrations and audit cases. Parental participation at case
conferences is monitored and attendance is 85%. Undertaking an inter-agency pilot of the assessment framework documentation, and
some forms adapted to meet the needs of other agencies. Performance against targets is monitored by the Area Child Protection
Committee (ACPC).
B PLANS 2001/2002 AND BEYOND
Set out what you will achieve for children under this objective in 2001-2002 and beyond, and how you will achieve it.
New inter-agency procedures will be fully implemented, conforming with Working Together and the assessment framework. Independent
audit of CPR thresholds has been commissioned for September 2001 which will inform current practice. It will focus on inter-agency
attendance at core group meetings and information systems for assessments. Parental participation will also be monitored. Local
resource directory of services for children and families will be compiled for practitioners. This will help social workers to develop more
comprehensive support strategies for vulnerable families. Leaflets setting out information on the assessment framework and Working
Together published by April 2001. All new re-registrations and children on the register for two years or more will be reviewed. Audit of
service users experience of child protection process undertaken by September 2001. Evaluation to be incorporated into future practice
guidance.
Appoint Mental Health and Drugs specialist to develop inter-agency practice with parents whose children are subject to section 17 and
section 47 enquiries. Develop protocol with Adult Mental Health services June 2001 to work with adults with mental health problems
whose children may be at risk of harm. Develop information strategy through the ACPC to raise awareness of child protection issues, by
August 2001. Protocol developed with the Police Service to deal with young people who abcsond from residential or foster care. These
young people are vulnerable to sexual exploitation, crime and drug misuse. Improvements to the database will ensure timely action to
minimise the risks for this group. The proportion of children from ethnic minorites subject to S47 enquiries and child protection
conferences wil be reviewed. The outcome of this review will inform practice and develop operational guidelines for working with and
supporting families from minority ethnic groups. The format of child protection minutes will be reviewed and improved to make them
more accessible to parents and other profesionals. Complete procedures for children and young people involved in child prostitution.
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What system do you have or are you putting in place for monitoring and auditing that the timescales for child protection
processes – as set out in the revised Working Together – are being met?
Working Together timescales are monitored by the Central Child Protection Team. IT systems are being developed to monitor progress
electronically. Targets being developed to monitor performance. Cases randomly sampled by CCPS to monitor progress against
timescales. An early warning system for S47 enquiries is being built into the referral and assessment process. This will facilitate the
prompt conclusion of any child protection investigations. Decisions about holding a case conferences will then be made within the 15
working days deadline. The existing timescale in Bexley for holding the first review conference is 3 months. This is consistent with the
new stipulation in the Working Together guidance. Guidelines are being developed to ensure the 'core group' meets within 10 working
days of the initial conference. An option is being considerd to have an initial 'core group' meeting at the tail end of any case conference,
where a decision is made to register. Performance against timescales will be monitored quarterly by the ACPC. This will be used to
identify why delays occur and propose action by agencies to improve outcomes. Targets will be included in the ACPC Business Plan.
What progress have you made in implementing the other changes required by revised Working Together?
An extended programme of inter-agency training is going to be established. Training on working on abuse investigations, and recording
are planned. Training for ACPC members on the requirements of Working Together is planned for June 2001. The new inter-agency
procedures on child protection will be implemented. Convening timescale systems are going to be replaced to ensure closer monitoring
and performance management of the service.
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Objective 3: To ensure that children in need gain the maximum life chance
benefits from educational opportunities, health care and social care
Relevant Performance Indicators: PAF E45
QP 4, 5
A PROGRESS AND RESULTS 1999/2000; 2000/2001
Describe your progress to date under this objective, including evidence of improved outcomes for children
Family support service has been extended. Belvedere Day Nursery has been transformed into a family resource centre catering for under
8 year olds. Using a multi-agency approach this service is designed to work with families in their homes, while also providing group and
individual sessions at the Centre. A parenting directory has been produced. This gives parents information about a wide variety of
resources available inside and outside the borough. A support group for parents of children with Attention Deficit Hyperkinetic Disorder
(ADHD) has been jointly set up with the Directorate of Education. This group meets on a weekly basis to look at the needs of the parents
and available services and resources. There is regular liaison with the Special Needs Access Provision group (SNAP) through the
monthly ADHD support group.The Family Centre has also assisted SNAP in organising two coach trips for the families. Group for
substance misusing parents established at the ante-natal clinic at Queen Mary's Hospital. This supports parents who wish to give up
drugs and prevents further harm to children.
A support group for women involved in child protection investigations has been established. The group has a membership of 15.
Paediatric Consultant attends the Family Resource Centre once a week to hold a clinic for children and their parents and advice staff.
Post service support programme is being piloted by the Family Resource Centre. This will monitor the progress of families who have
received a service, and provide some additional help to move them forward. Family Centre support the Young Carers Group in setting up
creches, interviewing staff, management, and help with user consultation. Drug Reference Group is highlighting the harmful effects of
drugs on children. Children from the Pupil Referral Unit, and the young homeless are being targeted. Established young carers group
funded by carers grant. This group for children caring for parents is run by Moorings Befriending Project. Carers grant funds part-time
advice worker post for parents of children with learning difficulties. Improving risk assessment measures for working with children and
young people. Support services for children who are HIV postive. 90% of recipients are from minority ethnic groups.
B PLANS 2001/2002 AND BEYOND
Set out what you will achieve for children under this objective in 2001-2002 and beyond, and how you will achieve it.
Do a satisfaction survey by April 2001 at the Family Centre and Family Resource Centre, and develop a users forum for both centres.
A joint service with education for parents who need support in dealing with children showing challenging behaviour. A provision to support
families from minority ethnic groups to access services. Negotiating with community groups to provide advocates. For parents and
children from minority ethnic groups. Family Resource Centre will be expanding the service to help families become self reliant or move
to a community based resource, where appropriate, after receiving a service. Education support worker to provide advice and support to
social workers where children in need are having difficulties in school. Mentoring Plus Scheme will work with young people in families
who are receiving services. The scheme will also provided mentoring and career guidance to young people offending or at risk of
offending. Increase the school support fund for asylum seeking, and refugee children infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS. It will help
buy special equipment.
The 16+ Mentoring Scheme will continue to work with children in need including young peple leaving care. The project now accepts self-
referrals from young people in need. A user feedback system is going to be built into the assessment process. This will give all people
who have had an assessment to indicate whether they were happy with the process, and satisfied with the decisions that were taken.
A service for the children of drug using parents is being developed. This will look at the needs of children affected by substance abuse,
and provide support to enable parents to attend rehabilitation programmes. Joint planning with Housing will look at the provision of
services for homeless young people. Children's services contribute to the development of the Supporting People Strategy. Through this
strategy, vulnerable children and families can access social housing. This can support parents who are victims of domestic violence and
families who need rehousing because of victimisation. The eligibility criteria for children in need will be reviewed. This will help prioritise
services for those in greatest need, as well as identify prospective areas for joint work with other agencies.
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How are you ensuring effective linkages with the following programmes and/or objectives where they exist in your council area?
Sure Start
Programme not funded in Bexley.
Connexions
A multi-agency working group has been established to prepare for the implementation of the Connexions strategy.
On Track
Programme not funded in Bexley.
Health Improvement Plans and Health Action Zones
The HImP sets out plans for a new joint funded health worker for looked after children. Will improve uptake of health assessments and
access to health services for looked after children. Includes plans for extra staff to provide support for parents of children who have
learning difficulties and behavioural problems. Develop health services for looked after children through the Quality Protects/Health
working group. Children Services Partnership Group is the primary organ for joint decision making on children services. Developing
Paediatric Home Care team and improving joint working with the Children with Disabilities Team. Plans are in place to recruit additional
staff to this service. Implementation of CAMHS strategy. Service has now been relocated to improved facilities, with a locality base at the
Family Centre from March 2001. This will enable joint assessment work to be developed. Improve assessment of children with special
needs. A project is being developed to map services for children with special needs and improve service provision. More health
screening for young offenders. Analysis of young offender assessments indicate concerns about emotional well-being.
The Joint CAMHS Development Strategy
A needs assessment was carried out on the mental health requirements of children with learning disabilities. A multi-agency service for
children with emotional and behavioural difficulties is being piloted. It is hoped that joint working will help smooth over the referral
processes for this group of children. A Social Worker has been employed to work with looked after children, to improve access to
CAMHS and provide extra support for foster carers. Ensures a timely response to the needs of looked after children who are in transition
and need support from CAMHS. Young Abusers Project is being established to work with young people who abuse other children. The
project has been set up in partnership with NCH and the PCT. Access arrangements are being reviewed. Access criteria that are
common to the different agencies will help target the services better. Improved management information has made it possible to look
closer at the demand for services and the issues that are being presented. User satisfaction surveys will be conducted in 2001 to help
improve service delivery. Joint Commissioning Board will identify priorities for the service and develop eligibility criteria.
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Bexley: 718
Objective 4: To ensure that children looked after gain the maximum life chance
benefits from educational opportunities, health care and social care
Relevant Performance Indicators: PAF A2, C18, C19, C24
QP 4.0.1, 8, 9, 10
A PROGRESS AND RESULTS 1999/2000; 2000/2001
Describe your progress to date under this objective, including evidence of improved outcomes for children
A system of 3-way health monitoring has been introduced. The carers, Social Workers, and Community Health workers are now formally
sharing information about the health needs of children looked after. CAMHS worker for looked after children has been appointed.
An Education Liaison Officer has been appointed. This post has improved the quality of communication between Social Workers and
Teachers. The liaison officer can commission support packages for looked after children at risk of exclusion from school. The Liaison
Officer attends the Placements Panel to address any specific issues about education that may have come up for children. The needs of
all children taking Key Stage tests and GCSE examinations were reviewed at the beginning of the school year. A Council Policy and
strategy for the Education of Children in Public Care has been drafted and it is hoped will be approved in April 2001. Training on PEPs
and Designated Teachers was jointly carried out, and is ongoing. PEPs being piloted and outcomes are will be reported to the Education
of Children in Public Care Steering Group.
Education Welfare Officers monitor LAC who have behavioural or attendance issues, and are aware of designated teachers in schools.
The service's database is being reconfigured to record the looked after status of any child currently or previously looked after.
A Corporate Parenting conference was held. Headteachers, Carers, Social Workers, Education and Social Services managers attended.
Two conferences for looked after children were held. First Key supported young people in care to make presentations and debate
pressing issues with education and social care officers. This has led to the establishment of a Young People's Forum which will
contribute to the development of policy and practice in relation to looked after children. Social Services and Education participated in a
joint audit of information on looked after children's performance in school. The outcome of this has helped to inform the new policy on
education for looked after children. Termly network meetings for Designated Teachers have been set up. These meetings have been
combined with training sessions. A HeadTeachers conference on Corporate Parenting was staged in May.
B PLANS 2001/2002 AND BEYOND
Set out what you will achieve for children under this objective in 2001-2002 and beyond, and how you will achieve it.
Looked after children will receive better health screening. Plans are being developed to recruit a health worker for looked after children
with the Primary Care Trust. Will improve links between health and social services and ensure that looked after children can access
health services.Improvements in the social services database will ensure that health information is recorded more accurately and
performance against targets can be monitored. A shared database for information on looked after children will be set up by Social
Services and Education. Establish a termly monitoring system for the educational attainment of looked after children. This will involve
Foster Carers and Social Workers meeting to examine issues that have arisen and determine any action action needed in the following
term. Set and monitor targets for admission and setting up PEPs for all children newly looked after, or changing school. New systems and
procedures are being developed to encourage social workers to routinely gather information on education and health. This will also act as
a prompt for social workers to inform colleagues in other agencies when children become looked after or change placements.
An extra educational liaison officer will be recruited to work with foster carers on accessing educational support for looked after children.
We will improve on current performance for educational attainment for looked after children. Set up a home visiting service for looked
after children who need screening services from CAMHS. A specialist Social Worker in CAMHS will develop programmes for working
with looked after children. Review the health assessment process for looked after children to make it less intrusive, and improve take up
among older children. Using leisure centres for health and fitness check ups is being considered. Two health promotion workers to
support looked after children and care leavers will be recruited. They will do health screening, as well as run information and awareness
programmes on a range of health issues. Following the sending out of a leisure questionnaire to all looked after children, a leisure and
arts strategy for looked after children will be devised. A looked after young person was involved in developing the consultation strategy.
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Please say what you will do to:
improve the educational attainment of looked after children (with reference to the original and new PSA targets)
Recruit an extra education liaison officer to work with foster carers to improve the educational attainment of LAC.
Develop a pilot project to provide laptops for looked after children to aid home learning. Continue to commission support services for
looked after children who may need additional help in school. Develop links with the community education service to ensure older
children can access educational opportunities appropriate to their level of assessed need. Provide access for education department to
Client Resource Management System (CRMS) database to enable tracking of attendance and performance. Also ensures early
information on changes of circumstances for looked after children. Administer the Equal Chances questionnaire to young people and
carers. This will highlight areas of educational need, which will be targeted for future developments. The Education in Public Care
Steering Group will consider developing a pilot project to provide laptops/computers for looked after children to improve educational
outcomes. A 0.5 Educational Psychologist has been recruited to help assess the needs of looked after children and identify special
improve access and delivery of health care – including CAMHS - to children looked after
Established multi-agency joint commissioning board for delivery of CAMHS in Bexley. New management arrangements for CAMHS
established. Service now being managed by Oxleas NHS Trust. Team has moved to new premises and will have outreach services
around the borough, including the Family Centre. Consideration being given to a jointly funded (Oxleas and Social Services) manager's
post for Bexley CAMHS. Joint Commissioning Board will develop performance monitoring system. Monitoring system now in place to
ensure looked after children have access to CAMHS. New CAMHS social worker for looked after children appointed to improve access
and work with children in transition. Joint health and social services funded post to improve delivery of health care to looked after
children.
reduce teenage pregnancy and support teenage parents into education, training or work
All looked after children will be provided with information on safe sex and family planning. A teenage pregnancy strategy will be
developed through the Foster Carers Executive. Health promotion workers will attend the Young People's Forum to talk about puberty,
sexual health, dealing with pregnancy, and available services. They will also offer a confidential advisory service to young people who
wish to further explore personal issues. Young parents receive priority referrals to the careers service for help in preparing for, and finding
employment. Ensure young people have access to a range of suitable accommodation when they leave care and continue to receive
support. Teenage pregnancy strategy will develop services to support teenage parents in education. Develop child care services to
enable teenage mothers to continue with their education, training or work.
increase opportunities and support for children and young people in care to participate in leisure, cultural and sporting activities
Develop a programme of library tours for looked after children. This will introduce them to the variety of resources available in local
libraries. The programme will also include readings from popular texts. Develop an arts and crafts scheme for looked after children
interested in the arts. Visits to museums and concert halls will be organised for interested groups. Shows that reflect diversity and
broaden the range of their interests and knowledge will be particularly encouraged. A leisure saver card for foster carers and their families
will be introduced. An application has been made to the Regional Arts Lottery Programme for a grant to produce an Annual Report. This
report will be designed and written by the young people. It will contain photographs, artwork, cartoons, and various writings by the young
people. Negotiations will continue with Leisure Link, the main provider of leisure services in Bexley to provide free leisure cards for foster
carers and their families. This will encourage foster carers to make use of facilities and increase accessibility for looked after children.
narrow the gap between the proportions of children in care and their peers who have had a final warning or are convicted
Funding has been secured to link YOT to CRMS database which will enable the team to monitor looked after children who commit
offences and develop appropriate preventative programmes. Project will be established at the YOT to prevent offending and reoffending
among looked after children and young people. The YOT will improve joint working with social workers and foster carers to identify those
young people most at risk of further offending and develop preventive support programmes. Will include a targeted approach to
developing education, training and employment opportunities. Crime Concern Mentoring Plus scheme will work with this client group and
provide intensive support over a 12 week period. More effective support programmes will be developed for young people needing bail
support and those remanded to local authority accommodation. YOT will continue to develop links with Football in the Community
Coaching Scheme to divert young people from crime and provide opportunities to learn coaching skills.
D EXPENDITURE OF GRANT
Life chances of LAC is a priority area for grant
How much do you plan to spend on this in total in 2001 – 2002? (£) 168,000
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Objective 5: To ensure that young people leaving care, as they enter adulthood,
are not isolated and participate socially and economically as citizens
Relevant Performance Indicators: PAF A4
QP 5.1.2a, 11, 5.2.1a, 12, 5.3.1a
A PROGRESS AND RESULTS 1999/2000; 2000/2001
Describe your progress to date under this objective, including evidence of improved outcomes for children
A project has been jointly set up with Prospects (the Careers service) preparing young people for employment. The project matches
young people who are out of work or are in their final school year to jobs, and advises them of the requirements of potential employers. It
also supports young people to stay employed. An agreement has been reached with the Crayford Day Centre Design Unit to jointly
produce information about leaving care for care leavers, and looked after children. The Young People's Forum has been established.
This will give care leavers the opportunity to meet together and with looked after children. They will also be encouraged to act as mentors
to younger looked after children. Young people who are placed in private accomodation are able to benefit from support available from
the drop-in service. Improvements in the Social Services database now allow post care monitoring of looked after children.
Young person has been involved in recruitment of education liaison officer for looked after children. Develop involvement of young people
in recruitment of staff and foster carers. Care leavers attending courses in higher and further education are supported by financial grants.
They are also provided with suitable accommodation during the holidays.Young people are able to attend two types of groups run by the
Leaving Care Team. These groups are open to young people before and after they leave care. The Leaving Care group serves a
teaching and supportive role. It has a programme which works with young people on the emotional and practical issues associated with
leaving care. The drop-in serves as a networking and advice centre for young people. The youth service is involved in the drop-in and
can encourage young people to make use of leisure facilities and other productive activities. These would include participation in the
Princes Trust Programme and the Duke of Edinburgh Award.
B PLANS 2001/2002 AND BEYOND
Set out what you will achieve for children under this objective in 2001-2002 and beyond, and how you will achieve it.
The Leaving Care team will establish formal working with partner agencies, in particular Health. A programme of health assessments,
and awareness guidance is being planned. A health awareness worker will be attending the Drop-in on a weekly basis.
A procedure for post-care support is going to be implemented. This will involve a step-wise process for communicating with care leavers
who might have left the borough, or who have declined to stay in contact. The Foster Carer Executive will work on improving foster
carers' awareness of the needs of care leavers. This will improve the message to care leavers about the demands of independence, and
need to maintain a stable lifestyle. Put in a bid for a worker to do life story work with care leavers. This is an area of work which needs
developing because of the disadvantages many looked after children experienced in childhood. The team will develop joint working with
the YOT to reduce offending among looked after children. In particular, work will be undertaken to develop specialist accommodation for
young offenders leaving care. ICT systems in the team are being improved so that young people can be monitored more effectively.
The Leaving Care Team will continue to work with local housing providers to develop supported schemes for care leavers. Plans for
accommodation for care leavers will be made through the Supporting People Strategy for the Council. Specialist programmes will be
devised for young people to consider how to reduce the relatively high level of pregancies amongst young people who have left or are
leaving care. This information will be routinely monitored and form part of the teenage pregnancy strategy for Bexley. The development of
peer mentoring for young people leaving care will be considered with SOVA and Crime Concern, to prevent social isolation and
encourage increased participation in education, employment and training.
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What are the key elements of your plans for the suitable accommodation and support for young people leaving care, and those
in transition to independence, in line with the legislation on care leavers and in light of the new PSA target?
Protocols have been set up with the Housing Department to ensure that young people leaving care are nominated for suitable tenancies.
6 additional lodgings providers are being recruited to support young people in transition to independence. Links are now established with
the careers service and local colleges to provide opportunities for care leavers and give them the opportunity to find education and
employment. Two mentoring schemes are available for young people to receive support and prevent isolation. Youth service involvement
in the leaving care group helps to ensure that young people avoid isolation and can engage in constructive leisure activities. Young
people can attend a drop-in group for support prior to, and after they have left care. They meet with other young people who can provide
mutual support and advice. The involvement of other agencies gives the care leaver an expedient route to services and advice. The
weekly drop-in session serves as a problem solving forum for all care leavers. It is task focused and seeks to work with care leavers on
issues affecting their welfare.
Leaving care team track young people and write to them regularly if they are not part of organised schemes and activities. Regular
monitoring prevents rent arrears and eviction. 18 supported houses places are provided for care leavers. A young person's forum has
been set up to ensure that care leavers and young people in care can have a voice in how the leaving care service is provided and
develops. All young people receive a monthly newsletter which keeps them in touch with other care leavers. A support group for care
leavers with children is being set up with the Belvedere Family Resource Centre. The Youth Service is also involved in developing a
programme of activities for the group.
How are you ensuring appropriate support for young people who will not covered by the new Act?
Leaving care team will continue to work with young people who may not be covered by the new Act. Will provide advice and assistance
and access to housing if needed. Practical assistance and advice on housing and benefits is also provided by the team.
D EXPENDITURE OF GRANT
16+ year olds in and leaving care is a priority area for grant
How much do you plan to spend on this in the first six months of 2001-
58,000
2002? (£)
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To ensure that children with specific social needs arising out of disability or a
Objective 6: health condition are living in families or other appropriate settings in the
community where their assessed needs are adequately met and reviewed
Relevant Performance Indicators: QP 13
A PROGRESS AND RESULTS 1999/2000; 2000/2001
Describe your progress to date under this objective, including evidence of improved outcomes for children
Children with disabilities team has support packages for 80 children and works with other agencies to support children in their families.
Additional resources have been provided for Falconwood Respite Home to provide extra staffing to look after children with complex needs.
A Shared Care Coordinator has been appointed to develop a family based respite care scheme. This scheme will recruit 20 carers to
provide respite care for children with disabilities. A football taster pilot was conducted in conjunction with Charlton Athletic Football Club
and SNAP. this gave children with disabilities the opportunity to engage in a leisure activity within the community. A holiday chalet for
children with disabilities and their families has provided holiday breaks for 10 children annually. A summer and Saturday playscheme for
children with disabilities has been set up. A respite care panel has been set up to ensure the approach to meeting the need for respite care
is consistent and properly monitored.
Additional individual support has been provided by Falconwood Respite Home, for children with complex needs and those with behavioural
difficulties. Service users in Falconwood took part in a consultation exercise which produced a brochure summarising ther findings of the
consultation. All parents will receive a copy of this brochure. The consultation involved children with limited speech capabilities. The
consultation was done in conjunction with Triangle. Working with partner agencies to increase the use of leisure services for children with
disabilities. This has involved raising the awareness of agencies from Health and Education about developing leisure resources other than
for respite care. A support group is being run for children receiving cancer services. Up to nine families have attended the group. Liaison
meetings with the managers of women and children services have been reinstated.
Training on non-verbal communication with children who use non-verbal means of communication has been done for partner agencies.
B PLANS 2001/2002 AND BEYOND
Set out what you will achieve for children under this objective in 2001-2002 and beyond, and how you will achieve it.
Started a review of respite care and other support services for children with disabilities. This will include residential respite, family
placements, and Saturday and summer playschemes. New Shared Care Co-ordinator being appointed to increase availability of family
based respite care. Work is underway with the Early Years Partnership to develop playschemes for children with disabilities. The Early
Years Special Needs Coordinator is developing a service to provide daycare for children with disabilities. Disability Register co-ordinator
will be appointed to improve and maintain register of disabled children. A needs assessment for children with learning disabilities and
behavioural difficulties will be done. Additional support workers will be recruited to the Children with Disabilities Team. Social Workers will
commission support services for children which may include support from new staff in the team. Plans are being developed to provide
access to CAMHS for children with learning disabilities. This is a multi-agency project being led by the Joint Commissioning Board.
The respite support review will ensure there will be more equitable access to respite services by children with disabilities. The project team
will include representatives from parents and the voluntary sector. Attention will also be given to how children with disabilities can access
mainstream leisure facilities. There wil be improved mullti-disciplinary assessments of children with learning disabilities. There will be an
increase in outreach support by memebrs of the Children with Disabilities team. The Belvedere Family Resource Centre will continue its
work with children with learning difficulties, and with other agencies which can help with the early identification of need. Staff are trained
signers to communicate hearing impaired children.
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Please say what you will do to:
work with partners, including disabled children and their families, to assess needs and commission/provide services with partner agencies
Through the Joint Assessment Panel jointly commissioned residential care and packages of support for children and their families will be
established. Joint working arrangements are being developed and new protocols will be written to ensure multi-disciplinary working is
started at an early stage. Consult with children and families over the development of respite care services. Information from this
consultation will be used to inform the development of the family based respite service. Work with partner agencies to ascertain the level of
need of children with learning disabilities. Improve service co-ordination and the quality and variety of services available to them.
Bring forward proposals for multi-agency assessments for children with special needs. Improve parental involvement in the development of
services through the use of questionnaires and consultation programmes. More work will be undertaken to guage user satisfaction with
services.
provide increased family support services (including any linked use of Carers Grant monies)
Through work with the Early Years Partnership, improve playschemes and after school provision for children with disabilities.
Maintain Saturday and Summer playschemes. Consider the more effective use of Falconwood Respite service to provide daycare for
families. Consider proposals for supporting MENCAP advise worker for children with disabilities. Extra family support services will be
provided by Crossroads using Carers Grant funding. Continue to develop the work of the Family Resource Centre with children with mild
learning difficulties and other disabilities.
provide inclusive play and leisure facilities
Negotiations are underway with Leisure Link to provide more inclusive play and leisure facilities for children with disabilities. This issue will
also be considered by the project group reviewing respite support. This group will report back at the end of May 2001.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is working with SNAP to provide leisure opportunities for children with disabilities.
The Family Centre and SNAP have organised a programme of outings for children with disabilities and their families.
Maintaining links with integrated services like the Meadows playscheme.
provide joint information services for service users
A multi-agency directory of services has been produced. Leaflet signposting services will be produced in different languages and media.
The Disability Index will be used as a database for providing information to families who need support and assistance. It may serve as the
first point of contact for families seeking support from Social Services. It will provide information to families about services available from
the statutory, voluntary and independent sectors. The Children's Partnership Group will oversee the development of an information
strategy for service users and build on the joint service directory already developed.
D EXPENDITURE OF GRANT
Disabled children is a priority area for grant
How much do you plan to spend on this in total in 2001 – 2002? (£) 106,000
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To ensure that referral and assessment processes discriminate
Objective 7:
effectively between different types and levels of need and produce a
timely response
Relevant Performance Indicators: QP 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4
A PROGRESS AND RESULTS 1999/2000; 2000/2001
Describe your progress to date under this objective, including evidence of improved outcomes for children
Divisional structures have been reviewed and the intake service has been restructured to improve the quality of assessments, and
timeliness of assessments. Children's social work is being reorganised into two units from three existing teams. Number of staff has been
increased. Each unit will be subdivided into an intake and long-term section, with each section being managed by a practice manager.
This will speed up the flow of work between intake and long-term and reduce delays in transferring work, which was a problem under the
old structure. An initial assessment process is used to identify cases with lower levels of need. These are allocated to Social Work
Assistants. This has freed up qualified Social Workers to work with cases with higher levels of need. 4 additional Social Work Assistant
post have been created in the new structure. 4 Practice Manager posts have been created. These posts will provide support and
management guidance to Senior Social Workers and audit referrals and assessments.
The new structure will speed up decision making with regards completing initial assessments and initiating core assessments.
A multi-agency pilot project on the new assessment framework has been set up. This will help with the implementation of the framework,
and considering any practical implications for all the relevant agencies. Issues about information gathering from all agencies in a timely
fashion have been identified, and relevant protocols are being developed. GPs have developed a draft document identifying relevant
information required for the completion of assessments. Health Visitors have customised assessment formats for collecting information
about people who require servicces from Social Services. A Social Worker post is to be introduced into the Belvedere Family Resource
Centre to assist with core assessments. Multi-agency training programmes have been developed to inform all agencies of the
requirements of, and their roles in the New Assessment Framework.
B PLANS 2001/2002 AND BEYOND
Set out what you will achieve for children under this objective in 2001-2002 and beyond, and how you will achieve it.
Assessments will be more responsive to the needs of the child. They will be more timely to the needs of the child and the new structure
will integrate intake and long term work in one unit. The process will be overseen by one Unit Manager who will ensure that there is unity
of decision making and no delay between initial and core assessments.
New management information systems will monitor the timescales of all assessments, and provide an early warning for any impending
delays.
All cases of re-referrals within a six month period will be reviewed and appropriate plans put in place to provide positive long term
outcomes.
There will be prompt identification of cases needing multi-agency involvement. Care packages from different agencies will be approved in
timely fashion.
Multi-agency procedures for assessments will be developed.
A quarterly review of performance against timescales will be undertaken and any remedial measures required put in place.
Performance will be reported quarterly to the new Children and Young People's committee.
A multi-agency protocol on confidentiality of information will be developed.
Eligibility criteria will give other agencies a clearer picture of services available and referral thresholds for Social Services.
To produce public information on eligibility criteria and the New Assessment Framework.
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Please say what you will do to ensure that services provided to children following assessments are producing beneficial
outcomes
Regular auditing of files by Senior and Practice Managers and Senior Social Workers ensure that services provided following
assesments are consistent with decisions taken during assessment.
User satisfaction surveys will be carried out on all cases which have an assessment. The results from this will be compared with the
outcomes from the services that have been provided.
A sample of care plans will be audited to check that decisions have been implemented within required timescales.
All audits carried out to measure performance against timescales will be reported to senior managers and reviewed through Divisional
Management meetings.
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Assessment is a priority area for grant
How much do you plan to spend on this in total in 2001 – 2002? (£) 74,000
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Objective 8: To actively involve users and carers in planning services and in tailoring individual
packages of care; and to ensure effective mechanisms are in place to handle
complaints
A PROGRESS AND RESULTS 1999/2000; 2000/2001
Describe your progress to date under this objective, including evidence of improved outcomes for children
First Key organised 2 conferences for looked after children. An outcome from these conferences is the establishment of a Young People's
Forum. A Coordinator for the Forum will be recruited in January. Foster Carers are getting an opportunity to contribute to service delivery
through the Foster Carers Executive Committee. The Voice of the Child in Care has been commissioned to provide independent advocacy
for all looked after children. More young people are attending all or part of their statutory reviews. Joint training for Foster Carers, Social
Workers, and Designated Teachers has been organised. Feedback forms are being completed by looked after children and young people
using the Family Centre. The results from this feedback is sent to keyworkers for follow-up. A looked after young person was involved in
the selection of the Education of Children in Public Care Liaison Officer.
A survey of looked after children in foster care has been undertaken to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the service and make
necessary improvements. This is a follow up to a survey first undertaken in 1997 which stressed the importance of social workers listening
to children, and including them more meaningfully in care planning. Complaints from children and young people are investigated by the
Head of Professional Practice and Review and overseen by an independent person. There is a comprehensive complaints policy in place
with leaflets in libraries and Council reception areas. The level and nature of complaints is reported annually to Social and Community
Services Committee.
B PLANS 2001/2002 AND BEYOND
Set out what you will achieve for children under this objective in 2001-2002 and beyond, and how you will achieve it.
Young people will have the opportunity to shape services. The Young Person's Forum will feedback to the Divisional Management Meeting
and the Children's Partnership Group for inclusion in Children's Services Planning. There will be widespread consultation on the children
and families eligibility criteria in 2001. Post care reviews are being developed. This will invite children and carers to give feedback on the
time spent in care by young people. A protocol to encourage children to attend reviews, where it is appropriate, is being developed.
Consideration is being given to commisioning of a Children's Rights service which will improve the monitoring of the inclusion of the wishes
and views of children and their families in the care planning process. All families attending child protection case conferences will be given
the opportunity to comment on the process and outcome of the child protection investigation, through user satisfaction surveys.
We will invite First Key and other independent facilitators to help us develop our involvement work with looked after children, and ensure
that processes are embedded in the departments everyday practice. This will ensure that children's voices are heard when they have
complaints and that they will be responded to in a timely manner.
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How are you ensuring that children and young people and their families and carers are enabled to participate effectively in
discussions and decision-making about their own care?
The Young People's Forum will give children in care the opportunity to exchange ideas and views. It will also present them with a platform
from which they can can comment on the type and quality of services they receive. Young peope are encouraged to attend reviews, as is
appropriate. Where possible reviews are held in the foster home to meet the convenience of the young person. Disabled parents have
representatives who attend the working groups for young carers. There will be wider use of user satisfaction surveys and consultation to
improve the quality and responsiveness of services.
How are you involving children and young people and their families and carers in service planning? Include details of how you
record and analyse the results of consultations with users and their families.
The Children's Forum meets quarterly to discuss a wide range of issues affecting services for children with disabilities. Attendance from
officers from voluntary, health, education, and social services, and councillors give parents the opportunity to contribute to the full range of
services available to them. All parents will be consulted for the review of respite care services for children with disabilities. This will include
questionnaires and briefing sessions. This feedback will be used to shape the development of the service. All families who use services at
the Family Centre are asked to complete feedback questionnaires . These questionnaiires give them the opportunity to express their views
on the services they received, as well as offer suggestions for the future. Social Workers who refer families to the the Family Centre are
also asked to fill in feedback questionnaires. These are then compared and the Social worker is given a report on the views of the families
about their perceptions and requirements.
How are you ensuring more effective and quicker complaints procedures?
Children and young people are encouraged to use advocates from the Voice for the Child in Care. The advocate can ascertain the wishes
and feelings of the child at an early stage of the process. This allows a clear statement of the complaint to be passed to the relevant
officer. People from minority ethnic groups for whom English might not be their first language will have the opportunity to refer to a
designated person in a local community group for support. The designated person will be able to advise them of what they are entitlled to,
what services and procedures are available, and how to make a complaint; should they wish to do so. All complaints by children are
investigated by the Head of Professional Practice, and an independent advocacy group. Extra staff have been recruited to co-ordinate the
department's response to complaints and ensure they are completed on time. Complaints to the department are tracked and must be
completed within timescales set out in the procedure. Performance on each case is monitored at DMT. The new Quality Assurance
Manager will oversee children's complaints and ensure they have been reviewed independently and in a timely fashion.
D EXPENDITURE OF GRANT
Listening to children and young people is a priority area for grant
How much do you plan to spend on this in total in 2001 – 2002? (£) 23,000
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Objective 9: To ensure through regulatory powers and duties that children in
regulated services are protected from harm and poor care standards
Relevant Performance Indicators: PAF C25
A PROGRESS AND RESULTS 1999/2000; 2000/2001
Describe your progress to date under this objective, including evidence of improved outcomes for children
Falconwood and the children's home are inspected three times a year, instead of the statutory two. Unannounced inspections are
undertaken for day care groups. Information arising from early years inspections was analysed by the early years inspector and the
Inspection Unit. The pre-registration training programme for childminders has been very successful. Sessions on child protection and
equalities have been run. Two Inspectors are members of the Children and Young People's Partnership Board. They are able to advice
on the regulatory implications of decision making and service development. Support and advice is given to day care providers via the
regulatory process. Majority groups have done well and are being inspected by OFSTED on a 4 yearly inspection cycle. Very detailed
information is provided for people who are proposing to set up children's homes.
Recommendations of inspection reports are acted on very promptly. Regular Member visits to Falconwood and reports to Social and
Community Services Committee ensure that services are monitored and improvements made where necessary. There was a revieiw of
the Adoption Panel, which has contributed to a stronger focus on permanency planning. The fostering review undertook a rigorous check
of compliance with the fostering standards.
B PLANS 2001/2002 AND BEYOND
Set out what you will achieve for children under this objective in 2001-2002 and beyond, and how you will achieve it.
User satisfaction surveys will be carried out for all subvented services. Following transfer to OFSTED support for childminders will be
taken up by the Early Years and Childcare service. An audit of daycare services for children on the child Protection Register will be
undertaken. Ensure that inspection reports are more child focused. Opportunities for the child's views to be recorded will be explored.
Set up links with new inspection agencies, to establish dialogue on appropriate standards for regulated provision in Bexley. Establish
early warning protocols with new agencies on services providing residential care.
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What action have you taken to implement the Chief Inspector’s letter on private fostering?
There has been an SSI inspection of private fostering. Bexley's procedures were noted to be of a very high quality. Although there is little
evidence of private fostering taking place in Bexley currently, a publicity campaign will be set up to identify anyone actually privately
fostering unknown to us, or who might be considering private fostering. This is a follow up to a similar survey conducted two years ago
which did not reveal any significant activity in this area. The survey will include all schools an health visitors in Bexley. In addition,
publicity material will be placed in GP surgeries and libraries.
What action are you taking to implement the new provisions to regulate small private children’s homes (LAC(2000)21)?
There are no known small homes in Bexley. A public information campaign is being planned to obtain information on any placements in
small homes in the borough. Other authorities will be written to for information about children they may have placed in small children's
homes.
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MAP 3
2001 / 2002
Bexley: 718
Objective 10: To ensure that social care workers are appropriately skilled, trained
and qualified, and to promote the uptake of training at all levels
Relevant Performance Indicators: QP 14, 15
A PROGRESS AND RESULTS 1999/2000; 2000/2001
Describe your progress to date under this objective, including evidence of improved outcomes for children
The recruitment application form has been revised and changes made to reference requirements. Additional declarations about
disciplinary records have been included. A new procedure for obtaining references will consider requesting a reference from employers
other than the the last employer. All necessary security checks are to be completed before any appointmentment is confirmed.
Advertising in professional magazines added to recruitment strategy. Links been made with agencies that recruit staff from overseas.
Focus groups of current social work staff review recruitment and selection have been set up. Advertising and recruitment material have
been improved and social work recruitment is a priority. The level of benefits available through the local 'Choices' scheme has been
increased. Team structures have been revised and a more varied range of roles has been introduced. A new induction programme for
new and recently qualified Social Workers has been set up. Additional ICT has been purchased to improve efficiency of social workers
and allow them to input directly onto the database. This will improve monitoring of Quality Protects data.
Membership of the London Child Care Post-Qualifying Partnership. 3 pilot candidates and 5 staff are registered and supported in the
PQ1.
24 foster carers and residential workers are regiistered for the NVQ in Caring for Children and Young People.
Two managers and seven senior staff are undertaking management qualifications. 4 staff are registered for the Administration NVQs.
253 delegate days of in house training have been provided. This has included training on the New Assessment Framework, Fostering
standards, Adoption review, and training trainers. All social work vacancies in the Children's Social Work Teams have been successfully
recruited. Ensures that looked after children and children on the child protection register can be allocated to a social worker. Currently
100% of looked after children and children on the child protection register have an allocated worker. Less reliance on Agency social work
staff has improved outcomes for children and families. Personal Development Plans are in place for all social workers. This ensures that
B PLANS 2001/2002 AND BEYOND
Set out what you will achieve for children under this objective in 2001-2002 and beyond, and how you will achieve it.
Survey terms and conditions in the market place to ensure that Bexley remains competitive. Focus groups, and feedback from staff
consultations and exit interviews will be used to review recruitment and retention strategies. IT provision for staff is being reviewed.
Contnue to develop more flexible working arrangements taking advantage of the use of ICT. Develop a programme to promote the
attainment of professional social work qualifications. Enable five qualified social workers to achieve the PQ1, and three to achieve the
Post-Qualifying Child Care award in 2001. Expand the diploma and certificate in management programmes. Continue to promote
management development and organisational learning. Continue to support Goldsmith and Bromley colleges' social work diploma
courses.
Prepare up to 15 additional Foster Carers and 3 Residential Social Workers for the level 3 NVQ in Caring for Children and Young People.
To further promote NVQ qualuifications among administrative and ancillary staff. Support Directorate initiative to implement the "Towards
Safer Care" programme by reviewing Personal Development Plans. Develop multi-agency training programmes for the ACPC in
consonance with the implementation of "Working Together". Continue multi-agency briefings on the Assessment Framework. Incorporate
the framework principles into all relevant learning programmes, especially in respect of evidence based practice and outcomes. Support
the implementation of the new Adoption white paper, the "Total Respect" learning resource, and the implementation of the new policy on
the education of looked after children. Promote the lessons and proposals contained in "Excellence not Excuses", and evaluate
awareness of equalities. A strategy for the Children's Social Work Department is being developed in 2001 with the assistance of an
independent training and consultancy group.
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What are you doing to recruit and retain an adequate supply of appropriately skilled staff?
Maintain balanced caseloads by continuing workload weighting system. Provide improved and competitive terms and conditions.
Provide the right balance of management cover for support and guidance on practice and development. Provide full professional and
Council induction programmes. Review IT needs of individual workers and teams. Implement recommendations from Best Value IT
review.
Carry out regular appraisals, and develop individual Personal Development Plans. Review such plans and act as appropriate on any
recommendations. Participate in workstyle pilots on flexible working and hot-desking. Implement Office Automation scheme. This will
improve record keeping and retrieval. It will also enhance existing communications systems. Review the use of laptops and mobile
phones for workers who are able to engage in remote working. Work towards adopting Investors in People requirements, and achieving
Investors in People standard in 2001. Consult on development and supervision across the division. Review restructuring and its impact
on staff performance. Continue to build on existing consultation processes to ensure staff feel included in developing policy and practice
in the Department.
What are the key elements of your interagency training strategy to ensure that new guidance and requirements are integrated
into joint working practices? You should cover in particular safeguarding children, including utilising Towards Safer Care;
undertaking assessments in accordance with the Assessment Framework; and improving the participation of children, young
people, their families and carers (including your use of the Total Respect training pack)
Develop multi-agency training programmes for the ACPC in consonance with the implementation of "Working Together".
Continue multi-agency briefings on the Assessment Framework. Incorporate the framework principles into all relevant learning
programmes, especially in respect of evidence based practice and outcomes. Provide interagency training on working with minority ethnic
groups. Develop training packages for ethnic minority voluntary and community groups who are interested in providing advocacy for
families using services. Develop an information guide for all agencies working with the New Assessment Framework. Use elements of the
Total Respect Training Pack to develop an interagency consultation programme. This will include sessions on consulting children and
young people. It will also provide training on consulting with ethnic minority groups and organisations. There is joint work being done with
the Early Years Consortium on the requirements of the Protection of Children guidance and 'fitness checks' for people working with
children.
What steps are you taking to engage multiagency staff in all relevant groups and at all levels in the design, delivery and
evaluation of Quality Protects?
Working groups on health, education, and children's services planning discuss the requirements of Quality Protects objectives. They also
consider the implementation of various Quality Protects projects. Regular updates on Quality Protects are presented to the Children' s
Forum. The Forum is also used to consult on actions and targets for the year, as well as new developments. Network meetings with
Designated Teachers receive progress reports on the monitoring of educational attainment of looked after children. The meetings also
look at issues relating to collecting information, sharing information, and developing educational support packages. One of the priorities
for the CAMHS Joint Commissioning Board in 2001 is meeting the objectives of the Quality Protects programme. Access to CAMHS for
children in need and children looked after is being prioritised. The Bexley Voluntary Services Council is recruiting a children's services
coordinator. This post will carry out consultation exercises, as well as support the development of voluntary sector services for children.
D EXPENDITURE OF GRANT
Managing change is a priority area for grant
How much do you plan to spend on this in total in 2001 – 2002? (£) 10,000
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QUALITY PROTECTS
MAP 3
2001 / 2002
Bexley: 718
To maximise the benefit to services users from the resources available, and to
Objective 11: demonstrate the effectiveness and value for money of the care and support
provided, and allow for choice and different responses for different needs and
circumstances
Relevant Performance Indicators: PAF B7, B8, B9, B10, C22, E45
A PROGRESS AND RESULTS 1999/2000; 2000/2001
Describe your progress to date under this objective, including evidence of improved outcomes for children
Reviewing and monitoring has been established to improve the quality of child care planning. They are chairing initial reviews, and
inspecting out of borough private and voluntary residential placements. Two additional Senior Social Workers have been recruited to
support the management of child care services. A new Quality Assurance Manager post has been established. This post will manage the
reviewing and monitoring service, deal with service auditing, coordinating and investigating complaints, and monitoring residential
placements. A programme of case file auditing which includes audits by senior mangers, Practice Managers, Reviewing and Monitoring
Officers, and Senior Social Workers. A quarterly report on file audits will be presented to the divisional management meeting. These
audits will identify any issues that need further investigation regarding practice and recording.
Fostering link workers monitor the quality of care provided by foster carers. Finding from their reports are incorporated into annual foster
carer reviews, and presented to the fostering panel. Management Information in the division has been reviewed. All services have had
their management information systems reviewed in line with Quality Protects and the Performance Assessment Framework. Local
performance indicators have also been set. The Directorate database system (CRMS) has been updated to improve its monitoring
capabilities. It is also being reconfigured to collect the full range of Quality Protects performance data. Bexley is part of the Pan-London
Contract for Residential and Foster Care. The contract is used as a quality assurance tool, and to monitor costs. There has been a
significant reduction in expenditure on residential and agency placements because of the success of the fostering recruitment campaign,
and more effective multi-agency co-operation to support children in the community.
B PLANS 2001/2002 AND BEYOND
Set out what you will achieve for children under this objective in 2001-2002 and beyond, and how you will achieve it.
The Quality Assurance Manager will review and develop the Division's Performance and Quality Strategy. Each service will have a
mission statement and annual service plan. This will allow the linking of the individual priorities of each service to Departmental
objectives.
The division will review its staffing development strategy using the IiP programme. An audit of development needs across the Division will
be undertaken. Accreditation by the programme should be achieved during the year. The Quality Manager will liaise with the Voice for the
Child in Care in providing independent persons to investigate any complaints by children and young people. The management
information strategy will be reviewed to take account of the implementation of the New Assessment Framework. The CRMS database
system will be reconfigured to take into account leaving care 19 year old assessments, New Assessment Framework and Working
Together timescales, and looked after children life chances.
A shared information system will be set up with the Department of Education and the Health Authority. This will allow simultaneous
monitoring of looked after children, and children in need. We will be setting up financial administration system for managing the new Care
Leavers grant. This will monitor expenditure and outcomes with regards expenditure on education, housing, and health. Quarterly
expenditure reports will be presented to Divisional Management Meetings. This will bring together the monitoring of placements and
expenditure targets. We will increase our monitoring of foster carers in line with the new National Fostering Standards. All long term
foster carers who have placement breakdowns will be subject to disruption meetings to review the circumstances that led to the
breakdown of the placement.
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What are the main elements of your strategy to develop management information to improve service delivery – particularly in
relation to adoption, children with disabilities and care leavers?
The management information strategy will be expanded to include a review of all new requirements which will arise from the Adoption
review.
The CRMS database will be updated to monitor information on the timescales in Working Together and the New Assessment Framework.
The CHICA database for looked after children will be transfered to the CRMS database. This will allow access to information on looked
after children across the Division.
Belvedere Family Resource Centre and Wilkinson House Family Centre will be considered for connection to the Bexnet network.
The Adoption and Fostering Team will develop a reporting framework for monitoring information on children up for adoption, prospective
adopters, and long term fostering.
The procedures manual for the Division will be reviewed to account for the requirements of the Human Rights Act, and the new Divisional
structure.
Reviewing and Monitoring Officers will inspect all out of borough residential placements. They will report on provision of education, and
quantify the outcomes which have been achieved over set periods.
What are you doing to exploit the data collected during the census for the Children in Need Data Collection?
The Children in Need Census information has been used to identify the level of family support services currrently provided by Bexley. The
family support service has been restructured to take account of the current demand for services as demonstrated by the Census.
The data from the census has been used to inform a Directorate unit costing review.
The demand for services by children and families from minority ethnic groups as indicated in the Census has facilitated a new provision
for supporting people from these groups who may have dificulties accessing services.
What quality assurance and audit systems have you put in place?
A system of case audits and checking has been put in place to ensure child care planning is undertaken and case files are maintained in
good order. Senior managers randomly audit case files. Team Leaders also monitor the quality of work in each team by checking work on
files. Senior social workers will look at individual case files during supervision.
Reviewing and monitoring officers check the quality of child care reviews and report on a quarterly basis to the Divisional Management
Meeting. The Child Protection Co-ordinator audits the case files of children who are reregistered or have been on the child protection
register for two years or more. This is check on practice standards.
The Adoption and Fostering Panels monitor the quality of reports presented to them. Information is fed back the teams where there are
concerns about the quality of assessments. The Adoption Panel has detailed information on the progress of children towards adoption
and can identify where there are delays. The progress of prospective adopters is also monitored to enable resource planning.
D EXPENDITURE OF GRANT
Management Information & Quality Assurance is a priority area for grant
How much do you plan to spend on this in total in 2001 – 2002? (£) 136,000
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MAP 3
2001 / 2002
Bexley: 718
2000 - 01 EXPENDITURE
Difference
Priority Area Planned (as in MAP 2) Projected Outturn
(Outturn - Plan)
Placement choice 115,000 115,000 0
16+ year olds in and leaving
care
66,000 66,000 0
Management Information 72,000 72,000 0
Assessment 88,000 88,000 0
Quality Assurance 66,000 66,000 0
Listening to children and young
people
18,000 18,000 0
Life chances of LAC 18,000 18,000 0
Managing Change 0 0 0
TOTAL 443,000 443,000 0
This is highlighted for
information only. There is no
2001 - 02 TOTAL PLANNED EXPENDITURE particular significance to the
20% figure, but you may wish to
be aware of the discrepancy
Priority Area Planned Expenditure
Placement choice 42,000
(of which adoption) (21000)
Life chances of LAC 168,000
16+ year olds in and leaving
care
58,000
Disabled children 106,000
Assessment 74,000
Listening to children and young
people
23,000
Managing change 10,000
Management Information and
Quality Assurance
136,000
TOTAL 617,000
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MAP 3
2001 / 2002
Bexley: 718
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND PROJECTIONS
(Autumn 2000 Position Statement)
OBJECTIVE 1
1998/99 31/3/00 31/3/01 31/3/02 31/3/03 31/3/04
Outturn Provisional Planned Planned Planned Planned
PAF A1 The proportion of children looked after who have three or more placements in one year
10 6 7 5 5 5
Adoptions of children looked after
PAF C23
2.8 5.1 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0
Long term stability of children looked after
PAF D35
56.3 53.6 79.0 79.0 82.0 85.0
Relative spend on family support
PAF E44
30.2 32.0 32.0 32.0 32.0 32.0
Proportion of children looked after with a named social worker other than team leader/family
QP 1.1.2 support
100.0 88.9 85.0 95.0 100.0 100.0
Average duration of time looked after before adoption.
QP 2
22.0 13.4 20.0 18.0 15.0 15.0
Number of children looked after for under 1 year before adoption
QP 2a
0 0 0 0 0 0
QP 2b Number of children looked after for a duration of 1 year to under 2 years before adoption
2 2 4 7 7 7
QP 2c Number of children looked after for a duration of 2 years to under 3 years before adoption
2 6 4 4 4 4
QP 2d Number of children looked after for a duration of 3 years to under 5 years before adoption
0 0 3 2 2 2
QP 2e Number of children looked after for a duration of 5 years and over before adoption
0 2 0 0 0 0
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MAP 3
2001 / 2002
Bexley: 718
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND PROJECTIONS
(Autumn 2000 Position Statement)
OBJECTIVE 2
1998/99 31/3/00 31/3/01 31/3/02 31/3/03 31/3/04
Outturn Provisional Planned Planned Planned Planned
Re-registrations on the Child Protection Register
PAF A3
20.2 22.4 13.0 12.0 10.0 10.0
Reviews of child protection cases
PAF C20
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Duration on the child protection register
PAF C21
9.0 14.1 8.0 7.0 5.0 5.0
The percentage of children on the child protection register who have a key worker
QP 2.3.5
100.0 100.0 95.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
OBJECTIVE 3
1998/99 31/3/00 31/3/01 31/3/02 31/3/03 31/3/04
Outturn Provisional Planned Planned Planned Planned
Ethnicity of children in need
PAF E45
1.15 4.02 3.50 3.00 3.00
QP 4 Number of children permanently excluded from school Position at end of school year
73 33 33 30 30 30
The proportion of schooling lost in the local authority through unauthorised absence. This refers
QP 5 to both primary and secondary schools. Position at end of school year
0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
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MAP 3
2001 / 2002
Bexley: 718
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND PROJECTIONS
(Autumn 2000 Position Statement)
OBJECTIVE 4
1998/99 31/3/00 31/3/01 31/3/02 31/3/03 31/3/04
Outturn Provisional Planned Planned Planned Planned
Educational qualifications of children looked after
PAF A2
31.0 55.0 60.0 75.0 75.0
Cautions and convictions of children looked after [from 1st June 2000 becomes " Final Warning
PAF C18 and convictions of children looked after"]
3.4 2.5 2.3 2.0 2.0
Health of children looked after
PAF C19
60.0 55.0 60.0 70.0 70.0
Children looked after absent from school [joint working]
PAF C24
2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
The proportion of reviews of LAC within the preceding six months that were completed within
QP 4.0.1 the required timescale
89.3 98.9 88.0 95.0 95.0 95.0
The proportion of looked after children achieving 5 or more GCSE grades A-C, expressed as a
QP 8 ratio of all children in the local authority achieving these standards
4.1 :1 4 :1 3.7 :1 4 :1 3 :1
The percentage of children who had been looked after continuously for at least 12 months and
were of school age, who were permanently excluded from school at any time during the
QP 9 previous school year
2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
The proportion of children looked after from ethnic minorities divided by the proportion of
QP 10 children from ethnic minorities in the local authority.
2.10 1.83 2.20 2.00 1.80 1.50
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MAP 3
2001 / 2002
Bexley: 718
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND PROJECTIONS
(Autumn 2000 Position Statement)
OBJECTIVE 5
1998/99 31/3/00 31/3/01 31/3/02 31/3/03 31/3/04
Outturn Provisional Planned Planned Planned Planned
Employment, education & training for care leavers
PAF A4
45.0 50.0 55.0 70.0 70.0
Of children who were looked after on 31/08/99 aged 16 or more and who subsequently left care,
QP 5.1.2a the proportion who are engaged in education or training or who are employed at 30/09/00
63.2 70.0 70.0 75.0 75.0 75.0
The proportion of children looked after on 1 April aged 16 with whom the SSD are in contact on
QP 11 their 19th birthday
59.0 35.0 70.0 80.0 90.0
Of children who were looked after on 31/08/99 aged 16 or more and who subsequently left care,
QP 5.2.1a the proportion with whom the SSD are in contact at 30/09/00
73.7 80.0 90.0 95.0 95.0 95.0
The proportion of children looked after on 1 April aged 16 who at the age of 19 are known to
QP 12 have suitable accommodation
70.0 60.0 75.0 80.0 82.0
Of children who were looked after on 31/08/99 aged 16 or more and who subsequently left care,
QP 5.3.1a the proportion known to have suitable accommodation at 30/09/00
89.5 70.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.0
OBJECTIVE 6
1998/99 31/3/00 31/3/01 31/3/02 31/3/03 31/3/04
Outturn Provisional Planned Planned Planned Planned
The number of disabled children looked after during the year under an agreed series of short-
QP 13 term placements, as a percentage of all children looked after at any time during the year
14.4 17.0 19.0 20.0 21.0 21.0
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MAP 3
2001 / 2002
Bexley: 718
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND PROJECTIONS
(Autumn 2000 Position Statement)
OBJECTIVE 7
1998/99 31/3/00 31/3/01 31/3/02 31/3/03 31/3/04
Outturn Provisional Planned Planned Planned Planned
The proportion of referrals which are repeats
QP 7.1
? 43.0 35.0 30.0 30.0 25.0
QP 7.2 The proportion of initial assessments completed within seven working days of referral
? 65.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
The proportion of assessments completed within 35 working days of completion of the initial
QP 7.3 assessment
Missing 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
The proportion of completed assessments that set out objectives and appropriate service
QP 7.4 responses within the child's time-scales
80.0 85.0 87.0 90.0 90.0 90.0
OBJECTIVE 8 - no Performance Indicators
OBJECTIVE 9
1998/99 31/3/00 31/3/01 31/3/02 31/3/03 31/3/04
Outturn Provisional Planned Planned Planned Planned
Inspection of Childrens Homes
PAF C25
100.0 100.0 100.0
OBJECTIVE 10
1998/99 31/3/00 31/3/01 31/3/02 31/3/03 31/3/04
Outturn Provisional Planned Planned Planned Planned
The proportion of residential childcare workers who have achieved level 3 in the NVQ Caring
QP 14 for Children and Young People at 31 March
0.0 0.0 6.3 37.5 68.8 100.0
The proportion of social workers and residential managers working with children who need to
QP 15 obtain the new childcare PQ and who have obtained the PQ1 award in childcare
0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
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MAP 3
2001 / 2002
Bexley: 718
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND PROJECTIONS
(Autumn 2000 Position Statement)
OBJECTIVE 11
1998/99 31/3/00 31/3/01 31/3/02 31/3/03 31/3/04
Outturn Provisional Planned Planned Planned Planned
Children looked after in family placements
PAF B7
76 81 85 85 85 85
Cost of services for children looked after
PAF B8
426 415 419 392 392 392
Unit cost of children's residential care
PAF B9
2295 1241 1502 1472 1472 1472
Unit cost of foster care
PAF B10
300 354 317 296 296 296
Young children looked after in family placements
PAF C22
81.0 91.4 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.0
Ethnicity of children in need
PAF E45
1.15 4.02 3.50 3.00 3.00
Performance Indicators - Page 34
QUALITY PROTECTS
MAP 3
2001 / 2002
Bexley: 718
INSPECTOR EVALUATION
For each Objective, please provide a summary evaluation, identifying key strengths and performance issues
which you would wish to identify for future performance assessment, and concluding with an overall rating.
KEY AREAS FOR EVALUATION
Ø Compliance with statutory requirements and safe practice
Ø Satisfactory progress towards national and local targets
Ø Evidence of improved outcomes
Ø Cogent, plausible plans for maintaining progress and/or correcting setbacks
Ø Integration of the “cross-cutting issues" described in the Circular
Objective 1
Evaluation against key areas
Strengths
Points for
development
Inspector's rating
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QUALITY PROTECTS
MAP 3
2001 / 2002
Bexley: 718
INSPECTOR EVALUATION
Objective 2
Evaluation against key areas
Strengths
Points for
development
Inspector's rating
Objective 3
Evaluation against key areas
Strengths
Points for
development
Inspector's rating
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MAP 3
2001 / 2002
Bexley: 718
INSPECTOR EVALUATION
Objective 4
Evaluation against key areas
Strengths
Points for
development
Inspector's rating
Objective 5
Evaluation against key areas
Strengths
Points for
development
Inspector's rating
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MAP 3
2001 / 2002
Bexley: 718
INSPECTOR EVALUATION
Objective 6
Evaluation against key areas
Strengths
Points for
development
Inspector's rating
Objective 7
Evaluation against key areas
Strengths
Points for
development
Inspector's rating
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QUALITY PROTECTS
MAP 3
2001 / 2002
Bexley: 718
INSPECTOR EVALUATION
Objective 8
Evaluation against key areas
Strengths
Points for
development
Inspector's rating
Objective 9
Evaluation against key areas
Strengths
Points for
development
Inspector's rating
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MAP 3
2001 / 2002
Bexley: 718
INSPECTOR EVALUATION
Objective 10
Evaluation against key areas
Strengths
Points for
development
Inspector's rating
Objective 11
Evaluation against key areas
Strengths
Points for
development
Inspector's rating
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QUALITY PROTECTS
MAP 3
2001 / 2002
Bexley: 718
INSPECTOR EVALUATION
Summary of Inspector Scores
Objective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Score
OVERALL RATING
Inspector's rating
Key Strengths
Key Points for Development
Overall Comment
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