Getting it right for every child Implementation, the proposed Bill and the role of the Third Sector

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Getting it right for every child
Implementation, the proposed Bill and the role
of the Third Sector

• Gareth Allen, The Third Sector Unit
• Mike Mawby, The Better Life Chances Unit
• John MacDonald CVS, Falkirk and District

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Setting the Scene

• This session aims to
• Help you discuss what the proposals and proposed
  Bill might mean for you
• Consider what the role of the third sector is in
  implementation
• Identify the opportunities and challenges to
  involvement

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What We Want To See Happen

• Quicker flow of relevant quality information for
  an appropriate reason and with consent wherever
  possible
• Increased trust among professionals
• Children and families more engaged understand
  better the who, the what and the why and their
  respective roles
• Prevention work being undertake effective
  evidence based interventions especially but not
  exclusively in early years
• Children not falling out of our radar (national
  local need)
• Reduced bureaucracy for children and
  families/resources released
• Outcomes focused planning and review
• Rights made real for children and young people.

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GIRFEC Programme Board Five Key Implementation
Priorities

• Identifying a Named Person for every child and
  young person in the universal services
• Identifying protocols and governance for Lead
  Professional
• Supporting partnerships to take a proportionate
  approach to managing all concerns and risks
• Redesign business processes to secure a single
  planning process for all children and young
  people supporting a single plan
• Ensuring the use of the National Practice Model.

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Ministers Aspirations for Childrens Services

• Effective early years support
• Prevention and early intervention
• Supporting parents effectively
• Delivered child centred support and services
• Recognising the rights of children and young
  people

www.scotland.gov.uk/gettingitright
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So What is Proposed in Legislation?

• Arrangements to be put in place for every child
  to have a named person
• Obligation to work to improve wellbeing
  (defined)
• Arrangements to be put in place to support a
  single planning process and one childs Plan
• Duty on all public service to cooperate to
  improve wellbeing
• Duty to report on how childrens outcomes are
  being improved.

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The Falkirk experience

• CHILDRENS COMMISSION STRATEGY

LOCALITY CO-ORDINATION DELIVERY
CHILDRENS SERVICES HUB PLANNING
THE ROLE OF CVS FALKIRK FORUM PARTNERSHIP
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Locally Available Services and Centrally
Co-ordinated Services
Monitor Commission Central Services
Access to Out of Authority Services
Access To Centrally Coordinated Services
Joint Training
CENTRAL HUB
Research
Joint Training
SDS
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The proposed national project

• A scoping group involving Voluntary Action
  Scotland is developing proposals for a national
  project to strengthen the contribution of the
  third sector to improving outcomes for children
  and young people through GIRFEC, particularly
  through local partnership working.
• With the announcement of the Early Years and
  Early Intervention Change Programme, the focus
  of the proposals has been expanded to encompass
  supporting the third sectors contribution to the
  change programme at a local level.

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The proposed national project

• What might be provided
• Model good practice at CPP level
• Share learning
• Provide practical support to Third Sector
  interfaces
• Your involvement is crucial.