1. Julie Hayman Quality Assurance Officer RBSCB and RBSAB
Findings and Key Learning from Multi-Agency Audits – Implications for Organisations
Julie Hayman
Quality Assurance Officer
RBSCB and RBSAB

2. The Safeguarding Boards’ Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) Sub Group
is made up of a group of people across the Partnership who report to the Boards
To share good practice
To look at quality
To look at how to do things better.
Use a range of methodologies to see the impact of service interventions and support

3. What do audits tell us which all organisations need to be mindful of?
Assessment
Importance of information sharing
Importance of record keeping
training and supervision

4. Assessment Using and reviewing screening and assessment tools
Some tools help us to work with families and document actions and achievements in order to promote and measure change
To be used as soon as concerns are identified
Helps to ‘Think Family’ and consider the child in the context of their whole family and environment
Consideration of both current and historical information when assessing the level of need to ensure appropriate response and support is provided

5. Assessment
Never under-estimate combined risk of domestic abuse, substance misuse and parental Mental Health/learning difficulties and disabilities, and consider these in the assessment process

6. Information Sharing Multi- agency working
Attendance and engagement at meetings
Share all relevant and updated information with involved and appropriate agencies, including GPs, when concerns are identified, and when there are changes in situations

7. Record Keeping
Maintain clear and accurate records, including chronologies
Need to evidence the process, the voice of the child, decision-making rationale, concerns, how these are being addressed and impact of work
Never under-estimate combined risk of domestic abuse, substance misuse and parental Mental health/learning difficulties and disabilities and consider these in the assessment process

8. Training and Supervision
Keep up to date with training and information available on the Boards’ website
Be aware of indicators of disguised compliance and signs of neglect and intra-familial sexual abuse
Ensure supervision provides opportunity for case discussion and reflective practice
Ensure that managers have oversight of cases
Concerns are identified, reported assessed and escalated as required
The professionals section has lots of key information for you. The Greater Manchester Safeguarding Children Procedures can be accessed here along with local and national strategies, tools, templates, forms, resources and links to other websites. All Serious Case Reviews that are published in Rochdale are on here.
There’s really so much on the website I can’t list it so you need to spend a bit of time checking it out.
But a big part of the Board’s offer to professionals is the free training we offer. We currently have 23 courses on offer. These range from one hour briefings to full day courses. These are on a variety of adult and children safeguarding topics. The courses are all free to attend, but there is a charge for non-attendance or late cancellation. All the courses can be viewed and booked on the website.
There’s also links to e-learning provided by external agencies, 7 minute briefing and lots of other training information

9. Who to contact if you have a Concern?
Complex Early Help and Safeguarding Hub
(weekdays 8am – 4.45pm)
(out of office hours)
GM Police
, or 101
or if immediate risk to a child dial 999
Early Help Support

10. Further Information can be found on the Boards’ websites: