Children & Young People's Strategic Partnership Minutes

Agenda Items covered in this meeting included:
1. Matters arising
2. Feedback re: work with young people
3. Feedback from the Writing Group
4. Links with PCTs / LSPs
5. Workshops to establish robust local framework
6. Interim Guidance re: Preventative Strategy
7. Update on Serving Children Well
8. Children's Trust Workshop

Present: Debbie Jones, Durham SSD, David Shipman, Durham SSD, Dave Smith, Durham LEA, Mark Cain, CAMHS, CSSPS, David Miller, E&TS Dept, DCC, Mark Weeding, DISC, Moira Luccock, NCH, Sharon Pickering, CDDPS Trust,Liam Cairns, Investing In Children, David Landes, Durham Dales PCT, Claire Hartley, Durham & Tees Valley SHA, Sue Everton, Teenage Pregnancy Coordinator, Fiona Callaghan, Sure Start, Wear Valley East, Lynne Gregory, Learning Support Service, Frank Firth, Education Department, Mark Gurney, Durham SSD, Brian Brown, Sure Start, Peterlee, Janice Bray, Connexions.

Apologies: Paul Salter, Children North East, Susan Foster, Easington PCT, Helen Tucker, Derwentside PCT, Ian Tucker, Darlington SSD, Isobel Porter, NSPCC.

1. Matters Arising

• Debbie Jones clarified that at this stage, there will be no application from DCC for Children’s Trust Status.
• Claire Hartley informed the meeting that formal decisions in the Health Authority will be known by 31/1/03.

2. Feedback re: work with young people

• Work has continued re:
  i) Desired Outcomes
  ii) How should progress be measured
• Liam provided an update on the ongoing work, three groups have been working on Leisure & Transport; Health; Schooling, though there has been a delay due to exams.
• Sue Everton highlighted the need to link the Health work with Healthy Schools audit work.
• David Miller asked for formal presentation on the Transport issues to his department. David Smith highlighted the need to target key people in each Department/Service so that messages from young people have maximum impact.
• Meeting also acknowledged need for further identification of channels for learning from work with young people to be spread across localities / LSP’s.
• Frank Firth raised the issues around consultation with younger children, which has been a significant area re: activities with the Sure Start arena.
• Work on 'Promises II' is still ongoing and will be fed back to the Writing Group and the C&YPSP and will be incorporated in the next Children’s Services Plan.

3. Feedback from the Writing Group

• Draft Terms of Reference (version 3) circulated. The meeting agreed amendment to one of bullet points to emphasise use of resources. David Shipman and Frank Firth to meet to find consistent working in relation to ‘positive’ or ‘desired’ outcomes. Meeting agreed that the Terms of Reference would then stand / be included in the plan / would be reviewed / amended after 12 months.
• Writing Group will bring first draft of the next multi-agency Children’s Services Plan to the next full partnership meeting.
• David Shipman shared a list of strategies identified by the Writing Group which impact on children and young people. A copy of the list and a summary pro-forma will be sent to identified officer by
• David Shipman. Completed summary sheets will be included in a section of the Children’s Services Plan.

4. Links with PCT’s / LSP’s

• Claire Hartley described the requirement of the Local Delivery Plan for PCT’s and role of SHA.
• David Shipman fed back the fact that meetings are emerging with PCT’s and LSP’s.
• Further meeting SSD / PCT’s / Trusts will be held by March to identify three year plans and projected spends/output proposals.
• Janice Bray asked where general information was available and how other agencies could feed into the process. Claire Hartley emphasised the fact that the work would be brought back to this Partnership and that opportunities would arise for adding to the agenda and that she/SHA had a facilitative role across agencies.
• The meeting discussed the need to marry outcomes across agencies/initiatives and for relevant information to be fed in.

5. Workshops to establish robust local framework

• Claire Hartley / Debbie Jones outlined the thinking around the need for County / local workshop to move the work forward to establish local partnership groups and an implementation process which delivers change on the ground.
• Partnership members to be identified to do preparatory work for the workshop, resulting in a practical day for stakeholders.
• Meeting discussed reality that the process isn’t about imposing new structures if they are not required, may be about tweaking / amending current systems, in order to achieve better outcomes for children and young people.
• Claire Hartley will convene the development group.
• Volunteers for the meeting - Janice Bray; Frank Firth; Liam Cairns; David Landes; Mark Cain; Fiona Callaghan.

6. Interim Guidance re: Preventative Strategy

• Copies of the guidance were circulated, along with a briefing note and report for C&YPSP written by Debbie Jones, who highlighted the main issues.
• Need for feedback to Home Office highlighted.
• Meeting with GONE, 5th February, 3.30pm, Beaumont Room, County Hall, Partnership members to inform Debbie Jones if they wish to attend.

7. Update on Serving Children Well

• Debbie Jones gave an update on the progress.

8. Children’s Trust Workshop

• Lynne Gregory / Claire Hartley and an SSD rep will attend.

9. Date of Next Meeting
Tuesday 25 February 2003