Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub MASH Schedule for the

Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)

Schedule for the Day 9. 30 – 10 am Registration and Coffee 10 – 10. 15 am Welcome MASH Team 10. 15 – 10. 45 Introduction to MASH……………………… ………. . Dorcas Taylor – MASH Development Manager 10. 45 – 11. 00 Coffee !!. 00 - 11. 30 Personnel co-located in the Wirral MASH Dorcas Taylor, Jane Egan, Michelle Hogg , Deborah Gregory, Vicki Mc Kenna, Jill Barr 11. 30 – 12. 15 What to do if you are worried about a Child Jane Egan and Dorcas Taylor 12. 15 – 12. 45 Questions from the floor MASH Team 12. 45 – 13. 30 Lunch 13. 30 – 15; 00 workshop 15: 00 – 15. 15 Coffee 15. 15 – 15. 45 Feedback from the workshop All Participants 15. 45 – 16. 00 Completion of evaluation forms All Participants

What isn't the Wirral MASH

or • For those of you old enough to remember

The MASH Model • Multi-agency working to safeguard children/vulnerable adults and their families. • Five common principles; • • • Co-location Collaboration Information Sharing Joint Decision Making co-ordinated intervention

Legislation/Policy and Guidance Governing the activity of Wirral MASH • • • Children Act 1989 The Care Act 2014 Adoption and Children Act 2002 Education Act 2002 Children Act 2004 Children and Young Persons Act 2008 Children, Schools and Families Act 2010 Children and Families Act 2014 Working Together to Safeguard Children – March 2015 (DFE) What to do if your worried a child is being abused – March 2015 (DFE)

Aims of the Wirral MASH • Provide a single integrated service for all safeguarding concerns • Bringing together a multi - agency workforce to facilitate the early identification of risk of harm • Ensure timely, co-ordinated and proportionate interventions • Efficiently share information within agreed protocols • Offer a clear pathway into services and provide an accessible and transparent approach in delivering services • Target service provision to address the identified safeguarding. • Consultation and Advice

Personnel co-located in the Wirral MASH • • • Early Help and CAF Team Children’s Services Police Health Catch 22 Family Safety unit Adult Services Department of Work and Pensions Education (currently being negotiated) Probation (currently being negotiated)

All Contacts/ Referrals/ Enquires Filter / Screening Level 1 Level 4 Level 2 Level 3

What to do if you are worried about a child Safeguarding concern for a child : • Does child require immediate safeguarding response – phone police or secure immediate medical attention • Consult with organisations Safeguarding Practitioner decision re – threshold/parental consent • Contact MASH via phone for consultation if indicated • Complete/submit Merseyside Multi-Agency Referral form to MASH

Progression of referrals will be set by the RAG rating applied and dealt within the timescales as described below GREEN - Level 1 - 2 Standard - Request for service/information 72 hrs AMBER - Level 3 Enhanced -Significant concern but does not require immediate action 24 hrs RED - Level 4 Immediate - Immediate action required to be dealt within 2 -4 hrs - serious safeguarding concern requiring urgent intervention

Thresholds of Intervention • Children may enter any level at any age or stage of development and may move between levels as their circumstances and needs change • Level 1 represents children with no identified additional needs. Their needs are met through universal services • Level 2 represents children with additional needs that can be met by a practitioner or a single agency. • Level 3 represents children with additional needs that can be met by a multiagency support package (Team Around the Family, TAF) • Level 4 represents children with complex needs that persist and have not been met by Universal/ TAF services. Child in need, (CIN) or children with complex and enduring needs at the highest level of vulnerability that will be met by multiagency support from specialist services led by social care (Child Protection/Looked after Children).

Possible outcomes • Convene Initial Strategy Meeting (Section 47 CA 1989) • L 4 - Transfer to Locality/Specialist Social Work Teams for Single and joint investigation with the police of safeguarding concerns (Section 47 CA 1989) / Single assessment of need (Section 17 CA 1989) • L 3 - Step across to Early Help and CAF Team for Early Help Intervention and Team Around the Family to be coordinated via the WIRRAL Multi-Agency Allocations meeting to address identified needs • L 2 -Redirected to Single Agency Services to respond to specific unmet need. • L 1 Recommendation for the child/family to continue to be

Step up from Team Around the Family (TAF) • Lead Professional will consult with the Early Help Locality Social Worker. • The Early Help Locality social worker in consultation with the Lead Professional will review the CAF/TAF Plan to determine future intervention • Lead Professional will present case for discussion at WIRRAL Multi-agency Allocation meeting. • Following agreement from WIRRAL Multi-agency Allocations meeting Lead Professional will complete a Multi-Agency Referral Form and sent it to the MASH (along with the completed CAF/TAF Plan) • The referral will be risk assessed in the MASH and a decision made about future intervention.

Stepping cases down from Children’s social Care to TAF • The allocated social worker in L 4 will complete the following documentation to be submitted to the Wirral Multi-agency allocation meeting; • • • Copy of the Single Assessment (SWAN) Transfer Summary, including future plan TAF Notification form (Inc. parental consent for TAF) Agreed Lead Professional details Last CIN Plan/CIN review minutes • The request for L 3 TAF will be discussed at the Wirral Multi-agency Allocation meeting. • Following outcome of Wirral Multi-Agency Allocations meeting case discussion, allocated District Social Worker will be notified: • agreed - case to close CSC level 4 services and open to TAF with new LP at level 3 • not agreed - case to remain open to CSC at level 4 for further consideration.

Contact and referral details Telephone number: 0151 606 2008 Fax Number: 0151 604 3501 E-mail address: cadtsocialcare@wirral. gcsx. gov. uk

Jargon Buster (acronyms) • • • MASH – Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub DFE – Department Of Education CAF – Common Assessment Framework RAG – Red, Amber Green (Rating) TAF – Team Around the Family CIN – Children In Need SWAN – Single Social Work Assessment of Need CSC – Children’s Social Care CSE – Child Sexual Exploitation LP – Lead Professional MARAC – Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference MACSE – Missing and Child Sexual Exploitation