Structure

Board structure and sub groups can be viewed here

The Sub-groups

MSCB Executive
The Executive is a smaller focus group of MSCB representatives led by the Independent Chair of the MSCB, who's aim is to drive and deliver the work priorities of the MSCB.

Child Death Overview Panel
One of the MSCB's functions, set out in Regulation 6 of Working Together to Safeguard Children (2006), in relation to the deaths of any children normally resident in their area is as follows:
(a) collecting and analysing information about each death with a view to identifying -
(i) any case giving rise to the need for a review mentioned in Regulation 5(1)(e);
(ii) any matters of concern affecting the safety and welfare of children in the area of the authority; and
(iii) any wider public health of safety concerns arising from a particular death or from a pattern of deaths in that area.

The Child Death Overview Panel meet to review these deaths, analysing data collected by the CDOP Manager.

Child Death and Critical Incident Panel
This group considers the circumstances of deaths and critical incidents which meet the criteria within Chapter 8 Working Together to Safeguard Children, for consideration of a serious case review.  Alternative reviewing procedures can be recommended to include management reviews or task & finish groups to look at specific areas of learning.

Policy and Procedures
Develops and oversees the development of Multi Agency safeguarding policies and working practices to ensure professionals and organisations adopt a multi agency approach to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Workforce Development
This group’s priorities are to scope the requirement for single and multi agency training on safeguarding issues and to organise and facilitate that training across the partner agencies.

Safeguarding Practice Improvement
Through the development of a Multi agency performance management framework and 6 district safeguarding fora this group ensures there is consistent, rigorous and open approach to effective monitoring and performance management.