NOTTINGHAM CITY EARLY YEARS DSL NETWORK MAY 16

NOTTINGHAM CITY EARLY YEARS DSL NETWORK MAY 16 TH 2018

DSL NETWORK AIMS AND PURPOSE • TO PROMOTE CONNECTIVITY WITH THE NOTTINGHAM SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN BOARD • ACT AS A CONDUIT FOR POLICY UPDATES • A PRACTICE NETWORK WHICH DEMONSTRATES PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOURS AND MUTUAL SUPPORT

UPDATES

NATIONAL UPDATES • EARLY YEARS PROVIDER NON-COMPLIANCE: ACTION BY OFSTED HTTPS: //WWW. GOV. UK/GOVERNMENT/PUBLICATIONS/EARLY-YEARS-PROVIDERNON-COMPLIANCE-ACTION-BY-OFSTED • WORKING TOGETHER. GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION RESPONSE HTTPS: //ASSETS. PUBLISHING. SERVICE. GOV. UK/GOVERNMENT/UPLOADS/SYSTE M/UPLOADS/ATTACHMENT_DATA/FILE/683115/CHANGES_TO_STATUTORY_GUIDA NCE-_WORKING_TOGETHER_TO_SAFEGUARD_CHILDREN. PDF

NATIONAL UPDATES • LATEST GOVERNMENT UPDATES INCLUDING KCSIE CONSULTATION HTTPS: //WWW. GOV. UK/TOPIC/SCHOOLS-COLLEGES-CHILDRENSSERVICES/SAFEGUARDING-CHILDREN/LATEST • GDPR HTTPS: //ICO. ORG. UK/FOR-ORGANISATIONS/GUIDE-TO-THE-GENERAL-DATAPROTECTION-REGULATION-GDPR/ • EARLY YEARS LATEST GOVERNMENT UPDATES HTTPS: //WWW. GOV. UK/TOPIC/SCHOOLS-COLLEGES-CHILDRENSSERVICES/EARLY-YEARS/LATEST

LOCAL UPDATES • WATER SAFETY HTTPS: //RLSS. ORG. UK/WATER-SAFETY/ • ESCALATION HTTP: //WWW. NOTTINGHAMCHILDRENSPARTNERSHIP. CO. UK/MEDIA/455730/FAMIL Y-SUPPORT-PATHWAY-2016 -17_NOV-2016. PDF • WEAPON ENABLED VIOLENCE HTTPS: //WWW. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. PCC. POLICE. UK/NEWS-ANDEVENTS/ARCHIVED-NEWS/2018/PR-622. ASPX

LOCAL UPDATES • ORAL HEALTH HTTP: //WWW. NOTTINGHAMORALHEALTH. COM/ • DOMESTIC ABUSE

DOMESTIC ABUSE MARAC

THE USE OF THE DASH RIC • THE DOMESTIC ABUSE STALKING, HARASSMENT AND HONOUR BASED VIOLENCE RICK IDENTIFICATION CHECKLIST OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE DASH RIC IS A RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL USED NATIONALLY TO IDENTIFY THE LEVEL OF RISK A SURVIVOR IS EXPERIENCING FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ABUSE. THE DASH RIC WAS DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY RISKS FROM A PARTNER OR EX PARTNER • THE LEVEL OF RISK IS IDENTIFIED THROUGH: • THE ACTUARIAL THRESHOLD (NUMBER OF TICKS) • PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT • IF THE ABUSE IS INCREASING IN SEVERITY OR FREQUENCY • ONCE THE LEVEL OF RISK HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED APPROPRIATE ACTION CAN BE TAKEN. REFERRALS ROUTES ARE INCLUDED IN THE DASH RIC

LEVELS OF RISK HIGH • ADULT AND CHILDREN • 14 TICKS IN YES BOX • PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT – SCORE IS BELOW 14 TICKS BUT PRACTITIONER HAS SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS • THE ABUSE IS CLEARLY INCREASING IN SEVERITY OR FREQUENCY • SIGNED CONSENT SHOULD ALWAYS BE SOUGHT HOWEVER CONSENT IS NOT ESSENTIAL FOR A HIGH RISK REFERRAL

LEVELS OF RISK MEDIUM • ADULT AND CHILDREN • 7 -13 TICKS IN YES BOX • SIGNED CONSENT SHOULD ALWAYS BE SOUGHT • IF THE SURVIVOR DOES NOT GIVE CONSENT BUT YOU HAVE SAFEGUARDING CONCERNS FOR A CHILD, YOU CAN STILL SUBMIT THE COMPLETED DASH RIC TO THE DART / MASH.

LEVELS OF RISK STANDARD • ADULT AND CHILDREN • 1 -6 TICKS IN YES BOX • SIGNED CONSENT IS REQUIRED FOR A REFERRAL

WHAT IS A MULTI-AGENCY RISK ASSESSMENT CONFERENCE (MARAC)? • THE MARAC IS THE MULTI AGENCY RISK ASSESSMENT CASE CONFERENCE FOR MANAGING ALL HIGH RISK DOMESTIC ABUSE CASES IN A SINGLE MEETING. • THE MAIN AIM OF THE MARAC IS TO REDUCE RISK POSED BY THE PERPETRATOR AND INCREASE SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THE SURVIVOR AND ANY CHILDREN OR VULNERABLE ADULTS LIVING IN THE HOUSEHOLD. • RELEVANT AGENCIES MEET AND SHARE UP TO DATE RISK INFORMATION WITH A TIMELY ASSESSMENT OF A SURVIVOR • LINKS NEEDS TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN DOMESTIC ABUSE – THE SURVIVOR, FAMILY (ADULTS & CHILDREN) AND

MARAC MEMBERS • REPRESENTATION IS A MIX OF CORE MEMBERS THAT ATTEND EVERY MEETING AND DISCRETIONARY MEMBERS WHO PROVIDE INFORMATION WHEN CASES ARE KNOWN TO THEM. • EXAMPLES OF AGENCIES THAT ATTEND THE MARAC: INDEPENDENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVISORS (IDVAS), LOCAL POLICE, HEALTH, CHILD PROTECTION, HOUSING PRACTITIONERS, PROBATION AND OTHER SPECIALISTS FROM THE STATUTORY AND VOLUNTARY SECTORS.

MARAC REFERRALS APRIL 2017 – MARCH 2018 • 638 SURVIVORS WERE REFERRED TO NOTTINGHAM CITY MARAC

MARAC FAQS HOW ARE SURVIVORS’ CASES REFERRED TO A LOCAL MARAC? • ANY FRONTLINE AGENCY REPRESENTATIVE THAT UNDERTAKES A RISK ASSESSMENT WITH A SURVIVOR, AND THEREBY DETERMINES THAT THEIR CASE MEETS THE HIGH RISK THRESHOLD, CAN REFER A SURVIVOR’S CASE TO A LOCAL MARAC. IDVAS, POLICE AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS COMMONLY REFER HIGH RISK SURVIVORS TO MARACS. HOW EFFECTIVE ARE MARACS? • EARLY ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT FOLLOWING INTERVENTION BY A MARAC AND AN IDVA SERVICE, UP TO 60% OF DOMESTIC ABUSE SURVIVORS REPORT NO FURTHER VIOLENCE.

MARAC FAQS HOW MANY MARACS CURRENTLY OPERATE IN THE UK? WHERE ARE THEY BASED? • OVER 280 MARACS OPERATE ACROSS ENGLAND, WALES, NORTHERN IRELAND SCOTLAND. WHAT SORT OF ACTIONS CAN OCCUR AS A RESULT OF SAFETY PLANNING AT MARAC? HOW DOES THIS HELP SURVIVORS IN PRACTICAL TERMS? • SINCE ALL CASES THAT COME TO MARAC ARE HIGH RISK, CO-ORDINATED ACTION PLANNING IS AN IMPORTANT WAY OF REDUCING THE RISK TO SURVIVORS AND IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN. AS EVERY CASE IS DIFFERENT, THE AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT AT THE MARAC WILL DISCUSS EACH CASE AND ALLOCATE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS ACCORDINGLY. ACTIONS OFTEN FALL WITHIN THE NORMAL DAY-TO-DAY REMIT OF THE AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES.

DO SURVIVORS KNOW THAT THEIR CASES ARE BEING HEARD AT MARAC? WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN? • IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE SURVIVOR IS INFORMED OF THE MARAC. • SAFELIVES RECOMMENDS THAT IT IS GOOD PRACTICE TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SURVIVORS WHERE POSSIBLE, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM THE SURVIVOR. • IT’S RELATIVELY UNUSUAL BUT IN CASES WHERE THE SURVIVOR DOESN’T WANT TO BE REFERRED, PRACTITIONERS MUST ASSESS WHETHER IT IS PROPORTIONATE AND DEFENSIBLE TO SHARE INFORMATION, DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF RISK WHICH THE SURVIVOR IS FACING. • PERPETRATORS ARE NOT INFORMED FOR SAFETY REASONS

IF AGENCIES ARE SHARING INFORMATION, COULD THIS INCREASE THE RISK TO SURVIVORS EXPERIENCING ABUSE? • IF A SURVIVOR IS AT HIGH RISK OF BEING SERIOUSLY HARMED OR KILLED, ALL AGENCIES SHOULD CONSIDER WHETHER IT IS PROPORTIONATE AND DEFENSIBLE TO SHARE INFORMATION IN ORDER TO BETTER PROTECT HER/HIM. • BY SHARING INFORMATION, A SAFETY PLAN CAN BE DEVELOPED. THE ACTIONS ARISING OUT OF THIS PLAN SHOULD PROVIDE A GREATER LEVEL OF SUPPORT AND PROTECTION FOR THE SURVIVOR. • THE MARAC REFERRAL FORM HAS A SECTION TO IDENTIFY WHY INFORMATION IS BEING SHARED WITHOUT CONSENT

“If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try sleeping in a room with a mosquito. ” African Proverb

COMFORT BREAK

WEAPON ENABLED VIOLENCE • HARM CAUSED BY WEAPONS • THE NAME ‘COUNTY LINE’ REFERS TO THE PHONE NUMBER (LINE) USED BY URBAN GANGS TO CONTROL AND FACILITATE DRUG DEALING IN MORE RURAL LOCATIONS. • HIGH LEVELS OF SCHOOL EXCLUSIONS • HIGHEST PROPORTION OF YOUNG PEOPLE ENTERING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN ENGLAND WALES

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"Knife crime is not the problem, it is the symptom. It is about identifying those people who are at risk and involved in youth violence, to look at their specific needs and then help to provide the support they need to turn their lives around. "

COUNTY LINES • A county line is where an individual or a group from an urban area cross one or more police force boundary and set up a secure base to conduct day to day drug dealing. • The county lines issue largely relates to the supply of class ‘a’ drugs. • Site selection is based on ease of establishing a new market, potential familial links and low levels of police activity. • Establishment of a county line is achieved through exploitation of both vulnerable people from urban and rural area’s. THIS IS BUSINESS

COUNTY LINES IS A CROSS CUTTING ISSUE – AND IT’S NOT HIDDEN, WE’RE JUST NOT LOOKING FOR IT Gangs and violence Missing persons Safeguardin g Exploitatio n Drugs Illegal and legal highs It’s all of these things…. .

Training Updates CSE Training 9. 30 am – 4 pm 31 st May 21 st September 27 th November Safer Sleeping Training Monday 21 st May – 1 pm - 3 pm Thursday 5 th July – 10 am – 12 noon NCSCBTraining@nottinghamcity. gov. uk

Training Updates Signs of Safety NCSCBTraining@nottinghamcity. gov, uk Prevent Duty Monday 2 nd July – Loxley House 4. 30 pm – 6 pm 6. 30 pm- 8 pm

LADO Reminders LADO@nottinghamcity. gov. uk LADO Business Support – 8764776 LADO Richard Powell – 8764747 Karen Shead – 8764725

Autumn Term Network Wednesday 28 th November 2018 9. 30 am – 12. 30 pm Nottingham Racecourse Refreshments and networking from 9 am