Please find attached the documents to be placed on your agency websites in relation to MARAC as agreed at the last SGPADA meeting
South Glos CYP network meeting 18 January 2012
There were two topics discussed at the network meeting
Janet Fraser of the Safeguarding Board gave a presentation about the role of the Safeguarding Board. See the presentation entitled
Sarah Booker and Charlie Williams also gave an interesting insight into a project they ran with a group
of young travellers in South Glos. See the report and presentation entitled
of young travellers in South Glos. See the report and presentation entitled
VSN CYP meeting presentation Jan 2012.doc and South GlosLINk Young Travellers Project Final Report 2011.pdf.
CAF and the VCS reports
In spring 2011, The Care Forum commissioned some research about the Voluntary and Community sector’s understanding of and attitude to the Common Assessment Framework.
This research was carried out in spring/summer 2011. The first report was researched and written by Mark Seed and covered the former Severnvale and Kingswood Localities. The second (smaller scale) focus group and report covered the former Yate Locality and was researched and written by Paul Davenport of CVS South Glos. . Mark Seed also used the focus groups he ran to talk about a VCS Safeguarding Toolkit which is currently being developed.
The research was funded by the Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC).
Thresholds Guidance and Resolution of Professional Differences (Escalation Policy)
Children and Young People’s Integrated Services Newsletter July 2011
Health Profile 2011 South Gloucestershire - Download pdf here
Nomination of a CYP Voluntary Sector Representative to the South Glos Domestic Abuse Partnership (SGDAP)
Nominations are sought for a voluntary sector representative (rep) on the South Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Partnership. There is one place.
The South Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Partnership has a lead role in developing and implementing a multi-agency strategy and delivery plan for tackling domestic abuse in South Gloucestershire. The SGDAP will ensure strategic representation from key agencies across sectors and also ensure that all key themes linked to domestic abuse are represented.
Please note that The Care Forum can pay participation payments to the voluntary sector representative’s organisation of £50 per hour for attending the SGDAP.
The Nomination Process
- The term of office is for no longer than three years. A rep code of conduct agreement, a rep skill set and a Terms of Reference of the SGDAP is enclosed as a guide for prospective reps along with a nomination form. Please read these and the SG DAP cover letter
- Any voluntary or community group that is a member of The Care Forum may nominate a candidate, using the nomination form. The candidate must be part of that nominating organisation in a paid or unpaid capacity. The form requires the signatures of the nominee and a member of their management committee.
- For the purposes of the election, a voluntary organisation is defined as any organisation or community group whose management committee is made up of more than 75% of volunteers/people who use its services.
- The nomination form includes a short personal profile of the nominee (75 words). If more than one nomination form is received by The Care Forum, this information will be sent out with voting forms, to describe the nominee.
- The election of reps will be by postal vote. Each organisation will have one vote.
- It is the individual, not the organisation that is being elected. If a rep resigns before their period of office ends, the individual with the next highest number of votes will take their place.
For inclusion in the election process, all nomination forms must be returned to Lucy Rowe at The Care Forum by Tuesday 7 June 2011 at 5pm. You can email it to Lucy, lucyrowe@thecareforum.org.uk or you can post it to Lucy Rowe, The Care Forum, The Vassall Centre, Gill Avenue, Bristol BS16 2QQ.
For further information on this nomination process contact Lucy Rowe at The Care Forum (please note I work Wednesday and Thursday).
If more than one nomination is received there will be a vote.
Bristol and South Glos VCS CYP Participation Payments Protocol for Reps 2009/10
The time has come round again for VCS representatives to be rewarded for your time and energy on the groups where they represent the voluntary sector. The Care Forum hopes that this stage of the pilot will encourage more organisations to nominate staff to stand as representatives in the elections that it holds.
We have amended the backfill protocol - it is now called the Children and Young People VCS Participation Payments Protocol, and the hourly rate has increased to £50.00 per hour. Other changes are explained in the letter [click here] and the protocol [click here]. Attached also are the amended attendance and claim forms[click here] and [here]
This year we are restricting the pilot to those of who are elected or invited representatives of the children and young people VCS, and changing the threshold for organisations that can apply to those with a surplus in their organisation's 2008/9 accounts of less than £500,000. There are some other eligibility criteria which are all explained in the protocol.
Reps will be able to make their claims for the period from April to September at the end of September 2009 and the those for the period from October to March at the end of March 2010.
When you have read them, if you have any queries before you complete your agreement forms and send them back, please contact kateoliver@thecareforum.org.uk
CWDC Partners Programme - South Gloucestershire Plans
For this year's action plan click on Bristol and South Glos CWDC Partners Programme Action Plan 2009/10
For more details on the work of the CWDC work click on http://www.cwdcouncil.org.uk/
South Glos Children and Young People's Voluntary Sector Network
Is open to all voluntary sector agencies working with children and young people in South Glos and meets quarterly.
Click here for forthcoming meetings
Click here for notes of previous meetings
If you would like to be added to the mailing list or want any further information please complete the enquiry form
Click here for notes of previous meetings
If you would like to be added to the mailing list or want any further information please complete the enquiry form
Information
We produce In Contact our regular newsletter monthly. We also produce regular ebulletins for people working in South Glos. We are always keen to include voluntary sector information in our publications. If you have any news/views or queries please put the details on our enquiry form.
