NLP Board Minute 5 March 2008 (1)

North Lanarkshire Partnership

Minute of the Board meeting

Held on Wednesday 5 March 2008

Present:	Cllr Jim Smith, Chair	NLC
	Gavin Whitefield	NLC
	Maureen McConachie	NLC
	Anne McGuire	Strathclyde Police
	Caroline Scott	Strathclyde Police
	Hugh Logan	Motherwell College
	Jim McGonigle	Jobcentre Plus
	June Vallance	NL Voluntary Sector
	Crawford Kirkwood	NL Voluntary Sector
	Roger Popplewell	Communities Scotland
	David Smith	Strathclyde Fire & Rescue
	Liz Connolly	Scottish Enterprise
	Alan Murray	SPT
Attending:	Sandie Mackay	NLC
	Gregor Mackenzie	NLC
	Karen McNiven	NLC
	Colin Sloey	NHS Lanarkshire
	Stephen Kerr	NHS Lanarkshire
	Graham Mackay	Environmental Services
	Fiona Swift	Housing & Social work Services
	Mohsan Akhtar	Youth Buzz
	Chris Tollan	Youth Buzz
	Gayle Campbell	Youth Buzz
	Kirsten Thomson	Youth Buzz
Apologies:	Cllr Jim McCabe	NLC
	Gerry MacMillan	NLC
	Ken Corsar	NHS Lanarkshire
	Tim Davison	NHS Lanarkshire
	Gordon Maclennan	Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

Welcome

Councillor Smith welcomed all to the meeting, particularly;  Caroline Scott, Strathclyde Police, who is the new Divisional Commander replacing Anne McGuire; members of Youth Buzz (Moshan Akhtar, Chris Tollan, Gayle Campbell and Kirsten Campbell);  and, Fiona Swift, Housing & Social work Services.

Item 1. Apologies

Apologies were noted from Councillor Jim McCabe; and Colin Sloey, Ken Corsar, Tim Davison, NHS Lanarkshire.

Item 2.             HMIe Inspection of services to protect children in North Lanarkshire

Fiona Swift, Housing & Social Work Services advised the Board that a multi-inspection of child protection services would be carried out during February-March 2008.  This is a new process developed to ascertain how well children and young people are protected.  The process will be undertaken by 10 inspectors and Fiona summarised the timetable for the inspection, i.e.

25^th Feb 2008 – case file analysis (randomly selected case files in advance of the inspection)

10^th -20^th March 2008 – fieldwork phase (this will include observational visits/focus groups/interviews (with managers, service users, elected members). Those involved have been selected and notified.

22^nd April 2008 – verbal feedback from inspectors to Chief Officers and Senior Managers (there will be an opportunity to challenge any decision made).

(end) May 2008 – draft report issued (to ensure accuracy, amendments to the draft can be requested).

(mid) September 2008 – publication of final report

Fiona also summarised the scoring system used as part of the self evaluation process.

A full report will be available within (approximately) 12 weeks of completion of the inspection - a joint improvement plan will be produced on the basis of the report.

The Board noted the content of the report and agreed to a progress report being made available following the inspection.

Action: NLC Housing & Social Work Services

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