Private Fostering - Terms Of ReferenceBournemouth and Poole Muliti- agency Special Interest Group
Safguarding children and young people in Private Fostering arrangements and those placed with host families by language schools and other education providers
Terms of Reference
- To report at least annually to the Chair of the LCSB (as required for each local authority in Standard 7 National Minimum Standards for Private Fostering)
- To give oversight to Private Fostering strategy across Bournemouth and Poole and to ensure implementation of National Minimum Standards across both authorities.
- To further develop awareness raising strategies which encourage increased levels of notifications from general public and professionals across both local authorities.
- To ensure safeguarding procedures are in place and implemented in relation to those children in currently unregulated settings; i.e. with host families.
- To work closely with language schools and other education providers to ensure appropriate safeguarding and timely notifications.
- To identify and raise issues that need further development and contribute where possible to the formulation of legislation and guidance at a national level.
Membership:
Bournemouth Children's Service : (Service Manager), (Team Manager Fostering) , (Education safeguarding); ( Private Fostering worker)
Poole Children and Young People's Service : (Principal Manager), (Team Manager Fostering), (Designated Senior Practitioner), (Strategy Manager Attendance and Safeguarding), (Private Fostering Social Work Assistant).
Health :
RELSA (Recognised English Language Schools Association) Representatives (to be confirmed)
Dorset Police;
(IAG Independent Advisory Group)
Group to meet 3 times a year.
- Minutes of operational, information sharing group to go to this group (Bournemouth)
- Ofsted reports to go to this group.
Group reports to Children's Trust (Bournemouth) and executive (Poole).