1. getting it right for e ery child  www.scotland.gov.uk/gettingitright Children & Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 Briefing on GIRFEC Provisions Lynn Townsend Education /Implementation Lead Scottish Government GIRFEC Team

2. getting it right for e ery child  www.scotland.gov.uk/gettingitright

3. getting it right for e ery child  Children & Young People (Scotland) Act - GIRFEC GIRFEC policy unchanged – on-going refining and updating Legislation – only aspects of the policy –Named Person –Child’s Plan –Wellbeing Why legislate? –Increase pace of change –Improve consistency across Scotland www.scotland.gov.uk/gettingitright

4. getting it right for e ery child  Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 Introduced April 2013 Passed February 2014 Royal Assent March 2014 Commencement: –Early education and child care hours - summer 2014 –GIRFEC duties – planning for August 2016 www.scotland.gov.uk/gettingitright

5. getting it right for e ery child  GIRFEC Duties in the Act: Part 18. General Section 96. assessment of wellbeing Wellbeing defined – 8 indicators –Safe –Healthy –Achieving –Nurtured –Active –Respected –Responsible –Included www.scotland.gov.uk/gettingitright

6. getting it right for e ery child  GIRFEC Duties in the Act: Part 4. Named Person Named Person for every child  Arrangements 0-5 / 5-18  Information on arrangements  Support for the Named Person – Schedule 2 Relevant Authorities  Information Sharing Key duties on local authority / health boards/ independent schools / Scottish Prison Service Other public bodies will have duty to cooperate and support www.scotland.gov.uk/gettingitright

7. getting it right for e ery child  GIRFEC Duties in the Act: Part 5. Child’s Plan  Requirement to draw up a plan – ‘targeted intervention’  Content of the plan – Minimum Data Set  Preparation of the plan  Responsibility to prepare  Responsibility to manage – Lead Professional  Assistance with the plan – Schedule 3 Listed Authorities www.scotland.gov.uk/gettingitright

8. getting it right for e ery child  Guidance Timeline March 2014 - Outline Guidance issued July - November – engagement and informal consultation Dec - Jan –review and preparation for formal consultation Jan – April 2015 – formal consultation Summer 2015 – publication of statutory guidance Commencement August 2016 www.scotland.gov.uk/gettingitright

9. getting it right for e ery child  Next steps? Move from policy implementation to compliance with Act  Review systems and practice  Use national guidance to develop local protocols and guidance  Update training and workforce skills - general / specific  Communicate with parents and children  Strengthen partnership arrangements and agreements Systems and practice change – not a smooth process www.scotland.gov.uk/gettingitright

10. getting it right for e ery child  Support for Implementation National Implementation Support Group (NISG)  overview of progress  learning events  materials National GIRFEC Team  development of statutory guidance / other guidance  links to CPPs / national / professional groups  ‘bespoke’ materials www.scotland.gov.uk/gettingitright

11. getting it right for e ery child  Keep up to date Sign up for our e Newsletter Follow us on twitter - @girfec Check out resources on the website www.scotland.gov.uk/gettingitright www.wellbeingforyoungscots.org/ Contact the team : 0131 - 244 - 7168 www.scotland.gov.uk/gettingitright