1. Halton Children’s Trust – Halton Safeguarding Children Board Joint Frontline Event 2014 Select Security Stadium May 1 st 2014

2. Background Fifth annual event for frontline staff within Halton Children’s Trust and Halton Safeguarding Children Board Commitment to hold an annual event contained within Joint Protocol Halton Children’s Trust leading on the event this year

3. What is Halton Children’s Trust? We are all the organisations that work together for children and young people and their families, including Doctors and Nurses Teachers Police Officers Youth and Social Workers Voluntary agencies We work with parents, carers, children and young people to make things better for all children, young people and families in Halton.

4. Halton Levels of Need Framework Services provided and delivered within context of our agreed multi-agency thresholds framework

5. Halton Children & Young People’s Plan 2014-17 The main plan for all partners within Halton Children’s Trust. It sets out what we are going to do together to make things better for our children and young people.

6. What are our priorities? Working together to deliver services to make sure children and their families get the right help at the right time - Early Help & Support Working together to plan and fund outcome focused services for children and families, that deliver high quality services that are value for money - Integrated Commissioning Working together to focus services towards the needs of our most vulnerable children, young people and families to ‘close the gap’ by improving health, education, social and cultural outcomes.

7. Halton Safeguarding Children Board Purpose: Halton Safeguarding Children Board is responsible for coordinating the work of partners to safeguard children and ensuring the effectiveness of local arrangements.

8. Halton Safeguarding Children Board Priorities: Identify and prevent children suffering harm Protect children who are suffering or at risk of suffering harm. Ensure that children are receiving effective early help and support. Support the development of a safe and informed workforce, including volunteers. Engage with Children and Young People, their Families and Communities in developing and raising awareness of safeguarding.

9. Main Board Independent Chair Richard Strachan Structure

10. Aims of the Day Cascading information on the work of both boards Strengthening two-way communication Looking at how to offer additional support to frontline staff Networking across agencies Key themes – continuum of support; Neglect

11. Event Outline Early Help & CART (Contact And Referral Team) Working Together – Young Carers Ofsted Themes –Neglect –Children placed away from home by Halton Inspections – Key Lines of Enquiry