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Quality and Improvement in Practice (QIIP) 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:  To oversee the effectiveness of statutory functions including case file auditing, LCSPRs, multi-agency practice development curriculum and performance data and that learning is disseminated to influence improved safeguarding practice and better outcomes for children and young people.

2. Membership: Subgroup membership will include as a minimum appropriate representation from

•         Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board

•         GCC Childrens Social Care

•         GCC Education Department

•         Gloucestershire Constabulary

•         Gloucestershire NHS Hospitals Trust

•         Gloucestershire Health & Care Trust

•         Youth Support / Youth Offending Service

•         Commissioned Drug & Alcohol Services

•         GCC Early Help

•         GSCP Practice Development Manager

•         Child Death Review Team

•         Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue

•         GSAB Business Unit Manager

•         Partnerships Business Manager and/or GSCP Assistant Business manager

·         Partnerships allocated Business Support Officer

It is imperative that the QiiP Sub-Group has committed and sustained representation from Partner agencies and organisations. Members must have appropriate seniority, giving each a mandate to take decisive actions on matters arising.

3. Quoracy: The Three lead Safeguarding Partners, Gloucestershire ICB (or other nominated Health Trust), 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:

  •          Ensure an effective cycle of quality assurance and practice improvement in place, appropriately planned, and focused on Working Together Statutory Duties and the priorities established by the Executive.
  •          To oversee and quality assure the work under the Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review Protocol and Multi Agency Audit Protocol.
  •          To ensure that a robust program of multi-agency training and development is in place, based on an assessment of local needs and GSCP priorities.
  •          To develop and enable a mechanism by which the GSCP can monitor practice and provide visibility on the impact of local safeguarding arrangements. This means using a range of performance management measures and quality assurance arrangements, including:

•                     Detailed reporting and informed analysis from the quarterly data scorecard

•                     Multi-agency training reports on attendance, evaluation, quality, and impact.

•                     A range of multi-agency audit planning, including thematic and case file audits

•                     Oversight on the audit of agency Section 11arrangements

•                     Mobilising specific ‘task and finish’ groups as needed.

  •          To contribute to the production of a partnership annual report
  •          To be inclusive and collaborative within agencies and organisations, recognising and sharing good practice across the Partnership.

5. Frequency of meetings: four times per year to align with quarterly meeting of the 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.