Extract relating to YOS
Safer Rotherham Partnership Board
Thursday 31 January 2013 at 10am
Springwell Gardens Community Centre, Eastwood View, Rotherham
Present
Cllr Rose McNeely (Chair) - RMBC
Christine Brodhurst-Brown (for Dorothy Smith) - RMBC, Children & Young Peoples Services
Yvonne Cherry - Victim Support
Malc Chiddey - NHS Rotherham
Tom Cray - RMBC, Neighbourhoods & Adult Services
Steve Green - South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue
Paul Grimwood - RMBC, Youth Offending
Ch Supt Jason Harwin - South Yorkshire Police
Pamela Heydon - RMBC, Neighbourhoods & Adult Services
Mel Howard - NHS Rotherham
Charlotte Lees - South Yorkshire Police
Sarah Mainwaring - South Yorkshire Probation Service
Steve Parry - RMBC, Neighbourhoods & Adult Services
Gill Pell (minutes) - RMBC, Neighbourhoods & Adult Services
Matt Pollard - RDASH
Dave Richmond - RMBC, Neighbourhoods & Adult Services
Sgt Suzanne Snowden - South Yorkshire Police
David Wilson - South Yorkshire Police
Caroline England-Woodcock - South Yorkshire Police Comms
Apologies
Marie Carroll - South Yorkshire Police Authority
Diana Clark - Rotherham Law Courts
Shafiq Hussain - Voluntary Action Rotherham
Linda Mayhew - South Yorkshire Criminal Justice Board
Dorothy Smith - RMBC, Children & Young Peoples Services
5. Performance Management
(see attached)
7. YOS Improvement Plan
Information had been circulated prior to the Meeting
Rotherham YOS have recently undergone a Short Quality Screening (SQS) Inspection by YJB/HMIP which highlighted the necessary areas for improvement in YOS. Following this, a request has been made to present a review of progress of the YOS Improvement Plan to the Safer Rotherham Partnership
Paul Grimwood reported that, despite timescales slipping by a month due to difficulties in getting hold of people over the Xmas period, progress on the Improvement Plan is on track. An Action Plan has been set up and staff training is arranged for 6 March 2013, to which Paul said action should be taken to ensure outcomes are embedded in Partner’s systems
Discussion took place and issues causing concern were raised eg. time-scales and the need for the SRP to strengthen their position of Governance. It was agreed that a smaller meeting is needed with regular people to discuss Governance and Management and whether the young people were given the right support. Paul said that Governance forms a large part and welcomes this together with more accountability. More support should be given to Paul to be prepared if and when an Inspection takes place
10. Children and Young Peoples Issues
ACTION: Overview of the Integrated Youth Support Service developments to be presented at the next SRP Board meeting
11. Offender Management/DIP
Youth Offending Service
Please refer to Agenda Item 7
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