1. Redesigning our safeguarding system
February 2019
Redesigning our safeguarding system
Jane Held
Independent Chair – Milton Keynes
Jill Wilkinson
Director of Health and Social Care Integration – Milton Keynes Council/MKCCG

2. Context Growing Diverse As a place… Safe Successful Positive Ambitious
As a partnership…
Positive
Ambitious
Integrated
Stretched

3. What's the problem is trying to solve?
More pressure than
ever on our limited resources
Partnerships that are not themselves joined up
Multiple strategies and plans
A single support team able to work across partnerships and multiple issues
Streamlined and better co-ordinated planning and action
Facilitate cross partnership working, for example though bringing the chairs together

4. MK Together Safeguarding Board Health and Wellbeing Board
Task and Finish Groups
Mental Capacity Act/Deprivation of Liberty (DOLS) Group
MK Together
Adult Programme
Board
Strategy Board
Learning and
Workforce
Partners
and Public
Forums
Safeguarding
Board
Health and
Wellbeing Board
Performance and Quality Assurance
Child Death Overview Panel
Serious Case Review
Children’s Programme
Board
Integration
Board
Task and Finish Groups
Strategic Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Group
Permanent Sub Group
Sub group subject to national review

5. MKSB - What’s different
A small very senior Board (MKC,TVP,NHS) – ROBUST challenge and big decisions 1
Three groups working on MKSB Projects 2
New support team (also supporting the MK Together arrangements and the Health and Wellbeing Board) 3

6. And the next step…….
Increasing understanding of overlap between partnership bodies
Opportunity provided by the need to establish MASA arrangements
Growing confidence and trust in senior relationships
Continued pressure on capacity

7. Debate; discussion; mapping
Recognition of increasing understanding of common ground between health and well being, community safety and safeguarding
Significant number of people sitting on far too many groups talking about the same things
Insufficient capacity for focussing on delivery as well as strategy and performance
Need to make the very best use of the MK £
The nature of MK as a place
The benefits already realised from MK Together

8. New Framework Developed and agreed in principle
Function
Place
People (children, young people and adults)
Coherence and continuity
Simplicity
Delivery
Effectiveness
Balance – strategic priorities and front line performance
Integration and transparency

10. Two Partnership Boards:
Health and Wellbeing Board
Formal committee – Health and Social Care Act 2012
Set membership (14)
Independent safeguarding scrutineer
4 meetings annually
Encourages system wide co-operation
Assesses local needs, identifies priorities and strategy
Agrees new joint working arrangements or changes them
Community Safety Partnership
Formal partnership and MKC Committee – Crime and Disorder Act 1998
Set membership (14)
Independent safeguarding scrutineer
4 meetings annually
Encourages system wide co-operation
Assesses local needs, identifies priorities and strategy
Agrees new joint working arrangements or changes them

11. Executive Board
Core Membership (16) –Executive/Chief Officer – annual rotation of chair MKC/MKCCG/TVP - 12 meetings annually
Independent safeguarding scrutineer
Responsible for addressing the identified priorities of the HWB and CSP and for oversight of MASA by:
Fostering the right kind of relationships
Developing integrated services and best use of resources
Effective use of joint working arrangements S75 of NHS Act /BCF and part of BLMK ICS
Coordinating the work of 8 affiliated boards – delegating and sponsoring
Agreeing strategic priorities for safeguarding/annual report
Commissioning any reviews (SPR/SAR/DHR)

12. Eight Affiliated Boards – each chaired by member of Executive Board
PLANNING
WORKFORCE
VOICE
RISK
TASKING
ASSURANCE
REVIEW
CHILD DEATH

13. MK Together Team Multi-agency funded Support to whole system/framework
Coordination
Administration
Communication
System maintenance
Advice
Liaison
Troubleshooting

14. Timeline Agreed in principle by partners and HWB/CSP
Detailed consultation launch in March
MOU and publication of arrangements April
Transition April/May

15. Redesigning our safeguarding system
Any questions?