Please see the Phase Two report released on 20.04.23 from the Child Safeguarding Practice Learning Review Panel

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-children-with-disabilities-in-residential-settings

Work for this report has been led by Dame Christine Lenahan and a team of colleagues whose hard work we have heard about when she last came to speak to the group; we hope to have her with us again soon to talk over the key issues for us all from this Phase Two report in challenging poor practice and promoting and growing good practice.

Please disseminate the report widely among all networks and share and discuss it with teams and colleagues

Its key recommendations are set out on page 34 – please see these

Key priorities include

• Promoting the voice and rights of children with learning disabilities and complex needs who require support
  • Access to non-instructed advocacy
• Parents should have access to advice and support where children are placed for over 38 weeks
• Strengthening statutory commissioning to have a wide range of local and specialist provisions nearer home
• Strengthening leadership development in residential settings, address serious concerns about having the right workers and workforce development, training and quality standards in terms of safety and care
• Developing a skilled and sufficient workforce in residential settings via national leadership and investment
• Government to commission an integrated strategy for the children’s workforce in residential settings
• Enhancing the role of host local authorities in the early identification of risks
• Reviewing and revising the current arrangements for  the regulatory framework and arrangements for monitoring QA and oversight with immediate steps to arrange joint oversight by Ofsted and CQC for children in residential settings with disabilities and complex health needs