Decision details

Tina McElligott, Assistant Director of Family Services, LB Barnet provided an update on Family Services.

Ms McElligott delivered a presentation which detailed child data as at June 2017 and an overview of the Barnet:

·         Under 18 CSC/Gang profile;

·         Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) profile;

·         Missing Children profile;

·         Troubled Families Programme;

·         Youth Offending;

·         REACH (multi-agency team to wrap-around children at high risk of CSE, Gangs and Missing); and

·         Strategic Oversight.

Responding to a question from the Board, Ms McElligott agreed that a disproportionate number of children missing in care were from black and ethnic minority backgrounds. 

The Board noted the update and requested that consideration be given to which Family Services key performance indicators could be added to the partnership performance dashboard.