Calderdale Safeguarding Children Board

Vulnerable Children's Sub-group

Overall Purpose
To focus on developing, driving, overseeing and monitoring the implementation and quality assurance of Strategic Objective Two, namely:

‘To identify groups of children and young people who are particularly vulnerable (children in need as per section 17 of the Children Act 1989 and those included in section 11 of ‘Working Together’ 2006) whose needs are not effectively being met and begin to identify ways of meeting these needs’

Terms of Reference

To lead in the development of identifying groups of children and young people who are particularly vulnerable (i.e. Children in Need as per Section 17 of the Children Act: 1989) whose needs are not effectively being met.
To identify ways of meeting their needs.
To ensure that effective arrangements are in place through appropriate policies and procedures which safeguard and promote their welfare.
To monitor, evaluate and ensure appropriate quality assurance of such services to vulnerable Children in Need.
The group to be known as the Vulnerable Children’s Sub-Group.

Frequency of meetings
Bi-monthly, however meetings may be called at other times if this is thought to be necessary.

Accountability
The Vulnerable Children’s Sub-Group will report to the CSCB.

Core Membership
The membership of The Vulnerable Children’s Sub-Group is based on multi-agency representation. The Chair of the group should also be a CSCB member. The sub-group should have suitably skilled staff.

As a minimum the following agencies will be represented with other members being co-opted to assist with its business:

Community Service Directorate – Homeless Person’s Service/Drug Service/Leisure Services
Calderdale Youth Offending Team
Health
Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust – Midwife (drug using mothers)
Calderdale PCT – Child Safeguarding Unit
West Yorkshire Police – Vulnerable Victims Unit
Voluntary Sector – Community Forum (C&YO Group)/ Domestic Violence Forum
Legal Services
Probation
Schools – Primary/Secondary
Adult Services – SWYMHT/Social Care
C&YP Directorate – Care Services/Family Support/Young People’s Service
Safeguarding Unit
Domestic Violence Forum
Minute Taker

Current Membership

Craig Ferris (Chair)	Nurse Consultant, Safeguarding Unit, Calderdale PCT
Andrew Crabtree	Development Officer, CSCB
Anne Scarborough	Head of Family Support, Calderdale MBC
Gillian West	Housing Options Manager, Calderdale MBC
Sally Fletcher	Vulnerable Victims Unit Co-ordinator, West Yorkshire Police
Mick Mellors	Joint Head of Learning Disabilities and Mental Health, Calderdale MBC
Karen Goddard	Service Manager, Cornerstones/Barnardos
Jerry Kyle	Partnership Manager, National Probation Service
Hannah Smith	Named Nurse, Safeguarding Team, Calderdale PCT
Jeff Rafter	Acting Head of Calderdale Youth Offending Team
Mike Clifford	Principal Officer, Disabled Children’s Team, Calderdale MBC
Joyce Ayre	Matron – Community Midwifery Manager/Safeguarding Midwife, Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS

The other sub-groups are:

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