Meeting documents

The Chairman will present the report of the Sub-Committee and ask the Panel to agree any recommendations in the report.

Cllr Mallon, Chairman of the Preventing CSE Sub Committee presented the report and the recommendations were agreed by the Panel as follows:-

RECOMMENDATIONS

1.       Panel Members have asked that the PCC consider whether he is able to help the Oxfordshire Children’s Safeguarding Board CSE Sub Group on developing their research on perpetrator profiling as follows :-

To consider commissioning a new piece of academic research to expand on the work presented to the Sub Group on perpetrator profiling and look at some additional hypothesis. Given the clear potential strategic benefits of this work, approaches could also be considered to the other Local Authorities and Health providers within Thames Valley to broaden the research and available resource further.

2. That the Panel be kept updated on the review of the Berkshire Multi Agency Safeguarding Hubs

3. That an update be given to Panel Members on the new regulations for Multi Agency Safeguarding (Children and Social Work Act 2017) which has to be put in place by May 2018 and how this is being addressed in the Thames Valley.

4.       The Deputy PCC to look at a pilot Scheme (for having a logo/kitemark for the Hotelwatch Scheme) and whether there could be some match funding from Councils as currently the Hotelwatch Scheme was not operationally consistent across the Thames Valley and this could help ensure that there was a standard approach across all areas and that the % of hotels signed up to the Scheme could be monitored.

5.       That the PCC/Deputy PCC agree the final details for the Single Point of Contact Post (taxi licensing)

6.   That Members use any links with schools to help open the pathway for CSE Awareness including the promotion of healthy relationships

       Update

       A number of related issues were raised under this heading:-

·         Developing conversations with closed communities such as travellers and ethnic minority groups.

·         Developing work with primary schools on CSE issues and whether this can be available to all children rather than requiring parental permission. Getting the right access to school children was crucial.

·         Following the success of Chelsea’s Choice whether a similar production could be used to highlight Honour Based Abuse, Forced Marriage and FGM targeted at areas of high risk.

·         Concern was raised about different ethnic groups not mixing at school and whether more work needed to be undertaken with the education sector. Reference was made to the Louise Casey report which had been published in December 2016 and that after a year nationally concern was being raised that nothing was being done with regard to community cohesion and that there needed to be an integration oath. The PCC was asked to provide an update to this meeting on what they were doing as an organisation.

6.1That the PCC/Deputy PCC provide an update on what he and TVP are doing in response to the Louise Casey recommendations and to provide an update on what actions can be taken to address the other points raised above.

7.            For the PCC/Deputy PCC to consider whether it would be helpful to give a more specific presentation at Annual Council Meetings to help raise awareness of key issues that need to be addressed such as Hidden Harm.

8.            That the Deputy PCC consider whether these documents could add value and report back to the Panel.

https://www.staffordshire-pcc.gov.uk/cse-framework/

http://www.revolving-doors.org.uk/blog/pccs-take-action-against-violence-against-women-and-girls