Children & Young Peoples Strategic Partnership

	Torbay Health & Social Care Partnership
	Torbay Council
	Oldway Mansion Torquay Road Paignton TQ3 2TS
	THSCP @torbay.gov.uk
	01803 208411
	01803 208408

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Children and Young People's Strategic Partnership

Mr Vincent Clark, Torbay Social Services (Chairperson)

Vice-Chair to be agreed

Agencies Represented

Health
Torbay Council
Voluntary Sector
Police
Learning Skills Council
Consultation with Users and Carers

Aims and Objectives

Vision

'To promote the wellbeing of children through the integration of children's services by the setting of standards, clarity of accountability and monitoring of performance'.

Aims

To strategically plan and deliver better co-ordinated services for Children and Young People by leading the co-ordinated Children's Services Plan, National Services Framework and integration with all other relevant plans for Torbay.

The Strategic Partnership will be accountable to the Torbay Local Strategic Partnership, Torbay Partnership Committee and individual agencies.

Priorities

To establish a project management approach for the integration of Children's Services in Torbay.

To establish the partnership as the overarching, strategic, co-ordinating body in planning and delivery of services for children and young people in Torbay in accordance with the Government's Green Paper 'Every Child Matters'

To act as the route for joint agency endorsement of integrated plans
To identify local need priorities and national objectives and set local targets
To provide vision and strategic leadership for the development of integrated services
To establish the authority to effect change directly or through funding, policy and procedures
Through an open and transparent process of consultation
To provide support and leadership in promoting external funding opportunities
To ensure the implementation of the Children's National Service Framework

Functions

Take on current functions such as:

Children's Fund Partnership
Lead CAMHS Strategy
Children in Need Panel Steering Group
Sure Start Strategic Group
The role of 'trouble shooting' to ensure groups work effectively together and deliver services that respond to local need
Influence spending and investment
Develop integrated approaches to developing policy and procedures
Co-ordinate audit of local need and service standards