Issue - meetings

The Portfolio Holder for Children, Education, Skills and Early Help to present the recommendation from the People and Health Overview Committee.

Decision

That the implementation of a pilot project in Chesil (Weymouth & Portland) for the Safeguarding Families Together new model, be approved.

Reason for the decision

As part of the Delivering Locally priority within our Children Young People and Families plan 2020-2023, we committed to ‘embed whole family approaches, with a particular focus on addressing the needs of children living with parental substance use, mental ill-health or domestic abuse’. The evidence base of this whole family approach is strong, and this project is part of our wider Transformation Programme within the Children Service’s Directorate.

The Portfolio Holder for Children, Education, Skills and Early Help presented the report and the People and Health Overview Committee recommendation. This was proposed as a pilot project in the Chesil area of Weymouth and Portland. The Quality Assurance Officer confirmed that this was an opportunity to build on existing locality arrangements and to be able to bring in specialist practitioners alongside front-line staff to deliver support and services in a holistic approach to children and their families.

In a response to a question Cabinet was advised that local member involvement and engagement was welcomed via the local alliance group. 

It was proposed by Cllr A Parry and seconded by Cllr L Miller

 Decision

That the implementation of a pilot project in Chesil (Weymouth & Portland) for the Safeguarding Families Together new model, be approved.

Reason for the decision

As part of the Delivering Locally priority within our Children Young People and Families plan 2020-2023, we committed to ‘embed whole family approaches, with a particular focus on addressing the needs of children living with parental substance use, mental ill-health or domestic abuse’. The evidence base of this whole family approach was strong, and this project was part of the wider Transformation Programme within the Children Service’s Directorate.