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MASH Terms of Reference

The sub-group is accountable to the GSCP Executive and supports it to fulfil its statutory responsibility to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of local arrangements to safeguard and protect children

1. Purpose: The MASH Sub-Group is a multi-agency group which meets to oversee the effective operation of and adherence to the MASH Operating Principles

2. Membership:

•         Gloucestershire Children’s Social Care

•         Gloucestershire Constabulary MAS Manager

•         Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board

•         Gloucestershire Health & Care Trust

•         Head of Service and/or Service Manager MASH

•         Education Research

•         Gloucestershire Early Help Service

•         Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Advisory Service

•         Commissioned Drug and Alcohol Services

•         Partnerships Business Manager and/or GSCP Assistant Business manager

•         Partnerships allocated Business Support Officer

3. Quoracy: The Three lead Safeguarding Partners, Gloucestershire ICB, Gloucestershire County Council and Gloucestershire Constabulary. Quoracy can be determined at the discretion of the Chair as relating to the current agenda.

4. Key Objectives:

To oversee and monitor performance and address any issues that have been escalated via MASH operational group

  •    Monitor performance of the MASH against the agreed performance indicators developed from MASH data and agencies located within or virtually connected to the MASH including but not limited to:

·       Consider and report on the following quality measures:

  •    Quality of referrals by agency auditing of MARF’s by MASH Operational Group with outcomes shared by Partners in their own agency as part of learning and as part of the GSCP Multi Agency audit activity
  •     Decision making by MASH as part of regular auditing activity
  •     Continue to develop the MASH in line with best practice
  •     Review the MASH Operating Principles on an annual basis as a minimum
  •     Contacts and referrals including conversion rate from contact to referral
  •     Presenting issues
  •     Category of risk
  •     Timeliness
  •     Agency contribution
  •     Outcome indicators
  •     Repeat referrals
  •        Feedback activity

5. Frequency of meetings: Four times per year to align with quarterly meeting of the GSCP Management Group.  The sub-group may choose to meet more frequently. up to six times a year, dependent upon current need

6. Other Information: Chair to attend the GSCP Management Group representing the subgroup. Chair to ensure that the GSCP Partnership Analysis Report subgroup update is submitted on time to inform the Management Group and Executive of activity and exceptions reporting. Chair to meet with the allocated Business Support Officer pre and post subgroup meeting to sign off on the agenda, papers, action log and decision log