Vulnerable children sub-committee

The vulnerable children (VC) sub-committee has been established to map service provision across the county for particularly vulnerable groups of children

The chair of the VC sub-committee is Phil Rogers phil.rogers@derbyshire.gov.uk. The sub committee meets on a bi-monthly basis at De Bradelei house Belper.

The next meeting of the vulnerable children sub-committee is December 19th 2007

Vulnerable Children Group - purpose

To ensure that policies, procedures, training and resources are in place in relation to the groups of children identified as particularly vulnerable. These include:

  • fostered children (public and private placements)
  • children in residential care
  • those in hospital
  • boarding school
  • custody
  • temporary accommodation
  • missing from home
  • homeless
  • unaccompanied asylum seekers
  • migrants
  • all other children living away from home. 

Children experiencing:

  • domestic abuse
  • bullying and peer abuse
  • domestic violence
  • sexual exploitation
  • female genital mutilation
  • forced marriage.

Consideration may also need to be given to other groups of children and young people.

Responsibilities:

To ensure that the specific needs of vulnerable children remain central to the safeguarding agenda.

To work with other sub groups to ensure that procedures and training events address the needs of these groups of children.

Reporting activity

VC sub-committee will report to each meeting of the Safeguarding Children Board.  The report will also be presented at the partnership group meeting.

Meetings

The vulnerable children sub group will meet on a bi-monthly basis.

Current membership

Children and Younger Adults (CAYA) social care: Phil Rogers, Adrienne Williams 

Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB): Dona Womack
 
 
CAYA education and inclusion: Paul Saunders, Tim Bancroft, Steven Cox
 
 
Primary Care Trust:
 
Hospital Trust:

Mental Health Trust:

CAMHS:
 
SHA: Sandra Morrell, Marie Tann, Michelina Racioppi, Anita Hanson, Libby Rotherham, Graham Wilkes,
Fran Smith, S Dryden
 
Adult social care: Andrew Hambleton
 
 
Police: Adrian Fry
 
 
Voluntary sector: Deborah Rees, L Tinsley, D Matthews
 
 
Connexions: Geoff Bright
 
 
CAFCASS: Janet Wilson

Probation:

MAPPA: N Webb, Brian Nuthall

Youth Offending Service: Phil Stevenson

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