‌Accountability

The Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership gathers information to know how well agencies are working together to keep children safe and understand the experiences of children and young people living throughout Derby and Derbyshire.

The DDSCP uses the information it obtains to:

• Report annually to the organisations, that provide services or fund new or existing ones, how well children and young people are being kept safe and where services need to be focused to help children and young people the most.
• Report to individual agencies on what needs to be done to improve how children and young people are being kept safe through the work they do.

The DDSCP publishes an overview of the information provided by the work of the subgroups on an annual basis and this includes the main tasks identified for the following year.

DDSCP Annual Report

The DDSCP Annual Report 2019 - 2021  sets out the progress being made to keep children safe during the first 18 months following implementation of the new safeguarding arrangements across Derby and Derbyshire

DDSCP Business Plan

The DDSCP uses analysis of local information alongside national guidance to identify the priority areas for action to be taken to safeguard children across Derby and Derbyshire.

The DDSCP Business Plan 2021 to 2022 sets out the priority areas for delivery by the subgroups and partner agencies.

Governance

The DDSCP has a Governance Document that sets out how it carries out its work, the make up of the Chief Officer Group, Executive Board and subgroups.

DDSCP Governance Arrangements November 2021

DDSCP Governance Arrangements - Terms of Reference for Subgroups November 2021