MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES MONTSERRAT 20/3/15.

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MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES MONTSERRAT 20/3/15

 Social Welfare/Protection Review  Increase of Social Welfare Benefits  Extension of Meals on Wheals Program  Renaming of the Department  Renaming of the Job Tittles  Full Child Safety Review  Recent Review of the Child Care and Protection Bill  Implementation of the Incentives to work Program  Review of the Legislations regarding CRC and CEDAW  ToRs for a Right based Situation Analysis study to be done on Children in Montserrat  Draft ToRs for Child Budgeting  Draft ToRs for Reviewing of the Social Welfare Act  Technical Support for writing and implementing Child Protection Procedures/Policy, Foster Care Policy, Child Care Board and other Child Safeguarding and Protection Program

Review the Social Welfare Act 1. Review the Social Welfare Act 2. Increase the coverage of the Foster Care Programme 3. Implement the Incentives to Work Programme 4. Review and Enact the Child Care and Protection Bill and family laws, regulations & procedures in line with international requirement 5. Review & update protocols for the care of the elderly

ProgrammeStatus End DateDuration of Programme Programme Owner Focal Point Summary Update Issues and Risks Review of Social welfare Act Draft ToRsSeptember mthsSocial Services Director, SSD Awaiting ToRs from Unicef Delay in completing and agreeing ToRs; Delay in hiring a suitable Consultant Increase the Coverage of Foster Care Draft and implement foster Care Policy; Budget Allocated for paying of Foster Parent; Recruitmen t and Training of Foster Parent June 2015 Sept 2015Continuous Social Services Child Safeguar ding and protectio n Officer Policy is drafted and Cabinet paper prepared. Advert is been prepared to announce on Radio Cabinet does not approved policy

ProgramStatusEnd DateDuration of Program Program Owner Focal PointSummary Update Issues and Risks Implement the Incentives to work Program Plan of action to develop September mthsSocial Services Social Welfare Officers Unable to find work attachments for Social Welfare Clients Review of Child Care and Protection Bill and other OECS family legislations ToRs to be developed to hire a Drafter within AG’s Office September 2015 Social Services Child Safeguarding and Protection specialist Await ToRs from Unicef Delay in the recruitment process Approval of Policy by Cabinet Review Protocols of the Elderly

 Situation with youth  Needs of the youth  Role that youth can play in the development of the country

1.Financial and Technical Cooperation Support from Dfid, Lucyfaithful and Unicef 2. Refocusing of the mandate of the Department - Cabinet approved change of renaming the department and staff 3.Political Will and support for the programs 4.Improved Office Space and resources 1.Lack of co-ordinations of work plans between the Agencies 2.Untrained staff 3.Change in Government 4. Increase referrals/cases 1.Incentives to work program for Social Welfare Clients 2.Reviewing of Social Welfare Act – tighten services delivery 3.Budget support for projects from Unicef and Lucy- faithful -– adequate resources, Provide greater focus on workplans and 1.Unable to attached clients to a work program and have them supervised 2.Limited Human Resources at the AG’s Office 3.Change in staff will delay work plans