Agenda item

To consider the Annual Reports and Strategic Plans for forthcoming years.

11am – 20 minutes – Mary Kearney-Knowles

The Board considered a report which requested members to note the development of the Children and Young People Plan 2018-2021 and to consider how they could support the delivery of the plan.

Mary Kearney-Knowles, Senior Commissioning Manager, presented the plan and covered the following matters:

·  The plan set out the vision, outcomes and key priorities that will best support children and young people in B&NES to achieve the best possible outcomes.

·  The vision was that all children and young people will enjoy childhood and be well prepared for adult life.

·  The 4 outcomes set out in the plan were:

o  All children and young people are safe.

o  All children and young people are healthy (physically and emotionally).

o  All children and young people have fair life chances.

o  All children and young people are active citizens within their own community (New outcome).

·  The 4 cross-cutting themes were:

o  Strengthen Early Help

o  ‘Think Family’ approach

o  Narrowing the achievement gap

o  A skilled and competent workforce

·  The CAMHS Transformation Plan was developed and delivered by one of the sub-groups and the emotional health and wellbeing of young people was a key priority.

·  A number of areas had attracted additional investment including the development of a one year perinatal mental health project offering a peer support service.

Cllr Paul May noted the outcome of the recent OFSTED inspection of children’s services in which B&NES had performed better than any other local authority in the South West.  He congratulated officers and the voluntary sector on their quality of work.  He also stressed the importance of increasing the educational standards of disadvantaged children and young people.

Bruce Laurence recognised the large amount of work within the Plan and highlighted the need to focus on outcomes for areas such as mental health needs and childhood obesity. 

Tracey Cox pointed out the importance of support and sign up from all partner agencies in B&NES to enable the success and delivery of the outcomes identified in the Plan.

Nicola Hazle noted that the speed at which young people are able to access mental health services was very important.  A quick response and range of interventions was key.  The CAMHS transformation had improved services and online, school and community based counselling services were now available.

A copy of the presentation slides is attached as Appendix 3 to these minutes.

RESOLVED:

(1)  To note the development of the Children and Young People’s Plan 2018-2021.

(2)  To note the Year 4 review of the Children and Young People’s Plan 2014-2017.

(3)  To agree to receive an Annual Report from the Children and Young People Sub-Group in September each year and to receive other reports from the Sub-Group as and when requested.

(4)  To note the B&NES Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) Challenges 2017-2018 to the Children and Young People’s Sub-Group from the work of the LSCB and its Annual Report 2016-17 and Business Plan 2017-18.

(5)  To endorse the draft CAMHS Transformation Plan 2018-2019 which details the range of additional support commissioned by the CCG to improve children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing.