Priorities & Achievements

Priorities 

Business Plan 2011 - 2014

The Southampton Safeguarding Children Board Business Plan will set out the priorities and intended outcomes for Children and Young People for 2011-2014.   


Executive summary of Priorities 2011 - 2014

We are very clear about our priorities over the next three years these are based on local needs assessment, local priorities and delivery of local performance indicators to improve safeguarding outcomes for children and young people. They have been the focus of our business planning process and are aligned to Working Together 2010. We will continue to measure our effectiveness by proxy measurements and delivery of improved outcomes and working with other local Boards. We will continue to focus on:

  1. Developing polices and procedures in line with Working Together 2010 to include implementation plans by each agency

 

  1. Establishing the programme of audits to include single agency, multi-agency audits

 

  1. Implementing standards in safeguarding for commissioners and the community and voluntary sector

 

  1. Listening to the voices of children and young people to better meet their safeguarding needs

 

  1. Implementing the learning the themes from Serious Case Reviews and Child Death Reviews both national and local

 

  1. Working with adult services to improve outcomes for children and young people

 

  1. Using local data to have a clear understanding about safeguarding needs in Southampton

 

  1. Maintaining the effective governance arrangements in the Board and Sub-Committees

Achievements 

SSCB Annual Report 2009-10

The SSCB Annual Report 2009-10 sets out the priorities and achievements of, and the challenges faced by Southampton Safeguarding Children Board (SSCB). It provides and overview of safeguarding activities in Southampton for children and young people under the age of 18. This information provides a baseline and a focus for the business plan and activities for 2010/11.