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Meeting
Children and Families Advisory Panel - Hampshire
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Monday, 6th June 2022
2:00 PM
Monday, 6th June 2022
2:00 PM
End:
Monday, 6th June 2022
6:00 PM
Monday, 6th June 2022
6:00 PM
Actual Time
Started:
Monday, 6th June 2022
12:00 AM
Monday, 6th June 2022
12:00 AM
Finished:
Monday, 6th June 2022
12:00 AM
Monday, 6th June 2022
12:00 AM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Confirmed
Date:
06 Jun 2022
06 Jun 2022
Location:
Mitchell Room, EII Court, The Castle, Winchester
Mitchell Room, EII Court, The Castle, Winchester
Meeting Attendees
Committee Member
Leader of the Council
Independent Group Deputy
Vice-Chairman
Vice Chairman of the Council
Agenda
1
Apologies for absence
To receive any apologies for absence.
Minutes
Apologies were received from Cllr Bains.
2
Declarations of interest
All Members who believe they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting must declare that interest and, having regard to Part 3 Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members’ Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore all Members with a Personal Interest in a matter being considered at the meeting should consider, having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 4 of the Code, whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, consider whether it is appropriate to leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.
Minutes
Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter considered at the meeting they must declare that interest at the time of the relevant debate and, having regard to the circumstances described in Part 3, Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members' Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Personal Interest in a matter being considered at the meeting they considered whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, considered whether it was appropriate to leave the meeting whilst the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.
3
Minutes of previous meeting
To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting.
Attachments:
- Document CFAP Feb 2022 25 May 2022
Minutes
The minutes of the previous meeting were agreed as a correct record.
4
Deputations
To receive any deputations notified under Standing Order 12.
Minutes
No deputations were received.
5
Chairman's Announcements
To receive any announcements the Chairman may wish to make.
Minutes
The Chairman invited Members of the Panel to feedback on any visits to Children’s Homes since the last Panel meeting.
Cllrs Briggs, Henderson & Wade shared details of recent visits to Children’s Homes and interactions with the Willow Team. All commented on the high standards of the homes and the enthusiasm and knowledge of the staff members they met.
The Chairman added that, following the conclusion of the Children & Families Advisory Panel's business there will be an interactive briefing session for members on the County's Foster Carers & Adopters Virtual Reality Training.
Cllrs Briggs, Henderson & Wade shared details of recent visits to Children’s Homes and interactions with the Willow Team. All commented on the high standards of the homes and the enthusiasm and knowledge of the staff members they met.
The Chairman added that, following the conclusion of the Children & Families Advisory Panel's business there will be an interactive briefing session for members on the County's Foster Carers & Adopters Virtual Reality Training.
6
Child Exploitation Video Project
To receive a presentation from the Director of Children’s Services providing an overview of the Child Exploitation Video Project.
Attachments:
- Document Presentation - Child Exploitation Video Project 25 May 2022
- Document Appendix One - Child Exploitation Video Project Teacher's Guide 25 May 2022
Minutes
The Panel received a presentation from the Director of Children’s Services providing an overview of Hampshire County Council’s Child Exploitation Video Project.
The Panel noted that the project was joint funded by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and the Violence Reduction Unit using local actors and locations. The project was started as child exploitation is an area where education is needed for young people to act as a preventative factor. A toolkit for teachers has been produced to help and assist them with the delivery of this topic.
The panel noted that the resource was free and available for use by all Hampshire schools and the team were working on introducing it to other youth settings and charitable organisations.
The panel viewed an example video and received an overview of the topics covered by the resource and the suggested methods to deliver them.
In response to questions members found that:
· One of the challenges with child exploitation is that the forms it takes are constantly changing.
· There is cooperation with neighbouring authorities, many of whom have or are starting similar teams to HCC’s Willow Team.
· Measuring the success of preventative work can be challenging, as you are trying to measure things that didn’t happen. Additionally, there is a lot of the work that crosses LA boundaries, with exploited children and young people travelling into and out of towns and cities.
· The Willow Team supports social workers and other staff by advising them on cases which may be at risk of exploitation.
· There is an increasing effect from middle class drug use which the public does not seem to be aware of.
Resolved:
That the Children & Families Advisory Panel note the contents of the presentation on the Child Exploitation Video Project.
The Panel noted that the project was joint funded by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and the Violence Reduction Unit using local actors and locations. The project was started as child exploitation is an area where education is needed for young people to act as a preventative factor. A toolkit for teachers has been produced to help and assist them with the delivery of this topic.
The panel noted that the resource was free and available for use by all Hampshire schools and the team were working on introducing it to other youth settings and charitable organisations.
The panel viewed an example video and received an overview of the topics covered by the resource and the suggested methods to deliver them.
In response to questions members found that:
· One of the challenges with child exploitation is that the forms it takes are constantly changing.
· There is cooperation with neighbouring authorities, many of whom have or are starting similar teams to HCC’s Willow Team.
· Measuring the success of preventative work can be challenging, as you are trying to measure things that didn’t happen. Additionally, there is a lot of the work that crosses LA boundaries, with exploited children and young people travelling into and out of towns and cities.
· The Willow Team supports social workers and other staff by advising them on cases which may be at risk of exploitation.
· There is an increasing effect from middle class drug use which the public does not seem to be aware of.
Resolved:
That the Children & Families Advisory Panel note the contents of the presentation on the Child Exploitation Video Project.
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