The sub –committees of the LSCB are groups of professionals who convene to discuss certain areas of safeguarding, and complete projects and tasks on behalf of the Board. There are 5 sub-committees currently under the Southampton LSCB. The chairs of these sub committees attend the main board meetings to feedback concerns raised by members , provide reports on progress of tasks or subjects which it is felt that the board should consider and also to receive direction on the sub committee work streams as directed by the business plan of the Board.
This sub committee provides a forum for consultation and verification of safeguarding policies and procedures from agencies in Southampton. It considers national legislation and identifies gaps in professional practice were a policy or procedure needs to be considered. This sub committee considers agency specific issues and correlates this with any potential impact on the business of the LSCB.
This sub committee receives and analyses management information and data from constituent agencies of the LSCB to monitor and report on the effectiveness of safeguarding practice. This group will initiate multi-agency audits on safeguarding activities to ensure adherence to policy and procedure of the LSCB, and review the findings of audits to identify impact on practice. This sub committee will also commission inspections and audits were necessary.
This sub committee undertake projects or campaigns to promote and advertise key messages to the public highlighting issues from safeguarding practice or legislation.
This sub committee undertake reviews when a child has died or been seriously injured in circumstances were abuse or neglect is known or suspected or when the Child Death Overview Panel considers that there may be grounds to undertake a serious case review. This group will decide whether a case meets the serious case review threshold and if so, will manage the process from commissioning of individual management reviews to the publication of the overview report and Executive summary.
Further information and documentation can be found on the Serious Case Review page
Learning & Development Strategic Group
This group works to ensure that the training provided to the children and young people's workforce is in line with local and national priorities. This group reports to the Childrens Trust, whose role is to ensure that training in the City is provided, as well as the SSCB whose role is to ensure that the training is of a sufficient quality and effectiveness.
Child Death Overview Panel
The Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP) ensures learning from all child deaths. More information is available on the 4LSCB CDOP webpages.
