Agenda item

Children's Social Care

Minutes:

Tom Stevenson, interim assistant director, quality and performance presented the report.

 

Tom referred to the self evaluation of social work practice in children’s social care assessment and confirmed they were all up to date even though there was a delay with its completion.

 

Summary of the presentation

 

·  Assessments: Child protection services; assessments had increased by 12% more than last year.

·  Review assessments for those that do not have children protection plans.

·  Number of children with child protection plans had increased by 300.

·  5% reduction of children in care from communities established in Southwark compared to neighbouring boroughs.

·  There were more children in care in Southwark compared to other boroughs and more children placed in care within or around the borough as opposed to placing them outside Southwark.

 

The committee noted the above. The chair asked members to digest information and discuss issues at a later date.

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