Barnardo’s Reg. Charity Nos: and SC POPS Reg. Charity No: Funded by Workshop 1: Identification Stephen Sinnott Team Leader, POPS’ Family Support Workers i-HOPNE2015 in partnership #iHOPNE2015 #childrenofoffenders
Barnardo’s Reg. Charity Nos: and SC POPS Reg. Charity No: Funded #iHOPNE2015 #childrenofoffenders i-HOPNE2015 in partnership with Why is it important to identify children affected by parental imprisonment?
Barnardo’s Reg. Charity Nos: and SC POPS Reg. Charity No: Funded #iHOPNE2015 #childrenofoffenders i-HOPNE2015 in partnership with Why is it important to identify? Support: identifying children enables us to offer appropriate support. Safeguarding: helps to identify or prevent safeguarding issues e.g. Serious Case Review. Services: creates an evidence base for the funding of additional services/resources. Size of population affected: 200,000
Barnardo’s Reg. Charity Nos: and SC POPS Reg. Charity No: Funded #iHOPNE2015 #childrenofoffenders i-HOPNE2015 in partnership with Current Identification Practice Not routinely identified. There is no one agency that oversees need. Prisons do not always ask prisoners if they have dependent children*. Schools are not informed when a child’s parent has been imprisoned.
Barnardo’s Reg. Charity Nos: and SC POPS Reg. Charity No: Funded #iHOPNE2015 #childrenofoffenders i-HOPNE2015 in partnership with Challenges Quantity of children and young people. Often no offer of support in place. Risk increasing stigma? Attitudes of professionals Diversity of need.
Barnardo’s Reg. Charity Nos: and SC POPS Reg. Charity No: Funded #iHOPNE2015 #childrenofoffenders i-HOPNE2015 in partnership with So how can we identify? Where? When? Who?
Barnardo’s Reg. Charity Nos: and SC POPS Reg. Charity No: Funded #iHOPNE2015 #childrenofoffenders i-HOPNE2015 in partnership with What next? Where?Who?When?
Barnardo’s Reg. Charity Nos: and SC POPS Reg. Charity No: Funded #iHOPNE2015 #childrenofoffenders i-HOPNE2015 in partnership with UN ‘Convention on the rights of the child’ The best interests of the child must be a top priority in all decisions and actions that affect children. Article 3 Every child has the right to express their views, feelings and wishes in all matters affecting them, and to have their views considered and taken seriously. Article 12
Barnardo’s Reg. Charity Nos: and SC POPS Reg. Charity No: Funded by What is the offer? Consult children and young people! Clear pathways for information sharing. Training and awareness raising. User-informed consent. Let’s start at the very beginning…the #iHOPNE2015 #childrenofoffenders