Agenda item

Children and Young People Sub Group Report

To receive an update from the Children and Young People’s Sub-Group.

 

10.40am – 25 mins – Jane Shayler and Mary Kearney-Knowles

Minutes:

The Board considered a report from the Children and Young People Sub-Group of the Health and Wellbeing Board.

 

Officers thanked all partners and the young people who had assisted in the production of the draft Children and Young People’s Plan 2018 – 2021.  The new plan set out the vision, outcomes and priorities that will best support children and young people in B&NES to achieve the best possible outcomes.

 

The vision is that “all children and young people will enjoy childhood and be well prepared for adult life.”

 

The 4 outcomes are:

 

·  All children and young people are safe

·  All children and young people are healthy (physical and emotional)

·  All children and young people have fair life chances

·  All children and young people are active citizens within their own community

 

The 4 cross cutting themes are:

 

·  Strengthen early help

·  “Think family” approach

·  Narrowing the attainment and inequalities gap

·  A skilled and competent workforce

 

Officers also informed members of the consultation process to be followed and the next steps. 

 

Board members then discussed the following issues:

 

·  The importance of considering the effect of social media on the health and emotional wellbeing of young people.  It was vital to consider online safety.

·  It will be important in future to work more closely with partners due to services being under increasing pressure.

·  There is a focus on early intervention and joined up services.  Peer support and mentoring will also be key.

·  It was noted that there could be opportunities to work more closely with the universities given the large student population in Bath.

·  Bath College has a significant amount of data, which can be shared as appropriate, relating to 16-19 year olds, with a particular focus on protected characteristics and areas of deprivation.

·  It was suggested that more emphasis should be put on housing as the risk of homelessness can greatly affect children and young people.

 

A copy of the presentation slides is attached as Appendix 2 to these minutes.

 

RESOLVED:

 

(1)  To endorse the draft Children and Young People’s Plan for 2018 – 2021 (attached as appendix 1 to the report) and to agree that each individual agency supports and promotes the outcomes and priorities within their service delivery to children, young people and their families.

 

(2)  To note the timescales on the completion of the Year 4 review of the Children and Young People’s Plan (covering 2017 – 2018) and the proposal that the completed Year 4 review is presented to the Health and Wellbeing Board in December 2018.

 

(3)  To receive six monthly information reports in June and December on the work undertaken by the Children and Young People Sub-Group and its delivery groups.

 

(4)  To note the B&NES Local Safeguarding Children’s Board (LSCB) challenges 2017 – 2018 to the Children and Young People Sub-Group from the work of the LSCB and its Annual Report 2015 – 2016 and Business Plan 2015 – 18. (These challenges will be reported on every 6 months within the LSCB Business Plan and annually in June to the Health and Wellbeing Board).

 

(5)  To endorse the draft CAMHS Transformation Plan 2017 – 2018 which details the range of additional support commissioned by the CCG, Local Authority and schools to improve children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing.

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