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Review Opportunities
St Helen's Children's Safeguarding Partnership
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St Helens Children's Safeguarding Partnership (SSCP) is seeking to identify an Independent Reviewer to undertake a newly commissioned Thematic Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review (LCSPR) into Child Sexual Abuse (CSA).Â
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The cases to be reviewed include two individual cases subject to recent individual Rapid Reviews Child R and Child S who were children harmed as a result of intrafamilial CSA. The thematic review cohort will be further expanded to include wider CSA cases to triangulate the findings and understand the systemic strengthens and weaknesses of the multi-agency response to CSA within the borough.
Scope of the review:
The LCSPR will focus on the following draft Key Lines of Enquiry with a detailed scope being developed by the LCSPR Panel as part of the Terms of Reference (ToR).
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- Evaluate the current multi-agency response to CSA within the borough against the findings of Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel report: “I wanted them all to notice” and the Joint Targeted Area Inspection Framework regarding the multi-agency response to intrafamilial child sexual abuse.
- How effective is the assessment of the parents/carers protective factors in relation to considering previous abuse and the impact of childhood/adult trauma (including the effectiveness of “written contracts” to mitigate risks, and the impact of domestic abuse – coercion and control resulting in CSA).
- How effective are the assessments of risk and intervention plans of immediate family and wider people who have access to children (including internal and external local authority checks for connected carers).
- Effectiveness of multi-agency information sharing when there are concerns/risk of CSA (including timing of Police information sharing when investigations are ongoing).
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How to apply
Please submit the following:
- a covering letter
- Your CVÂ
- Provide contact details for two references
- Will need to confirm their independence by confirming there is no conflict of interest with the review.
Please express an initial interest in this opportunity by clicking here to send us a whats app message. You can also ask any questions and clarifications using the link as well.Â
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The deadline for receipt of your application is midnight 18th December.
Documents in support of your application will be received via our reviews inbox: [email protected]
Frequently Asked Questions
The bullet points above outline the the particular requirements for this review. Donna’s accompanying documents will also be submitted as she will have oversight of the review.
You are encouraged to apply using other examples of your written work. Donna's CV and published reviews will be sent with your application, as she has oversight of the work.
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New reviewers begin their independent review journey every day. Draw on the relevant experience you have from your background, the soft skills you can bring to this review & the vision you have for the review in question. A well crafted application with reference to the circumstances of the particular review is more relevant and desirable than a standard application designed for any review which references a bank of review experience.Â
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Donna Ohdedar
Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser, solutions focused mentor, public speaker & trainer, Donna offers her university accredited training programme, SILP School. She is also host of the Safeguarding & Domestic Abuse Sector podcast.
