Service improvements

Somerset County Council

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When we find fault, we can recommend improvements to systems and processes where they haven’t worked properly, so that others do not suffer from these same problems in future. Common examples are policy changes; procedural reviews; and staff training. Service improvements from decisions are published for 5 years and those from reports are published for 10 years.

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  • Somerset County Council (20 003 531)

    Category: Children's care services Date: 22-Sep-2021

    Summary

    Mr and Mrs Y complain about the Council’s handling of an Initial Child Protection Conference. The Council has accepted it was at fault and taken certain action to remedy some of the injustice Mr and Mrs Y experienced. The Ombudsman finds the Council at fault for failing to fully assess the distress, uncertainty and confusion caused to Mr and Mrs Y. To remedy this injustice, the Council has agreed to apologise to Mr and Mrs Y, make a payment to them and make several service improvements.

    Service improvements

    the Council has agreed to make the following service improvements: review potentially similarly affected cases where the same Chair had chaired the Initial Child Protection Conference between January and June 2019review all relevant guidance to staff on possible Child Protection Conference outcomes to ensure guidance on how each of the three possible outcomes should be considered is harmonisedreview it policies on Child Protection Conferences and Section 47 Enquiries under the Children Act 1989 to make sure it is clear to staff when key decisions should be put in writing and/or communicated verbally to the child’s parents/guardians with full reasons for any decision madereview its complaints handling process, particularly regarding Child Protection Conferences, to ensure clear information is given to staff on assessing injustice when fault is found and awarding appropriate remedies for thisshare this decision with relevant staff.

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