Agenda and decisions

The Director of Legal and Governance will report the names of alternate Members who are attending the meeting in place of appointed Members.

(Members Code of Conduct – Part 4A of the Constitution)

To receive disclosures of interests from members and co-opted members on matters to be considered at the meeting. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

Notes:

(1)       Members must consider their interests, and act according to the following:

(2)       Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner.

(3)       Members in arrears of Council Tax by more than two months must not vote in decisions on, or which might affect, budget calculations, and must disclose at the meeting that this restriction applies to them.  A failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence under section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. 

(4)       Officers must disclose interests in accordance with Council Standing Order 44.

Recommended –

That the minutes of the meeting held on 12 September 2023 be signed as a correct record (previously circulated).

(Su Booth – 07814 073884)

Resolved –

That the minutes of the meeting held on 12 September 2023 be held as a correct record.

(Access to Information Procedure Rules – Part 3B of the Constitution)

Reports and background papers for agenda items may be inspected by contacting the person shown after each agenda item.  Certain reports and background papers may be restricted. 

Any request to remove the restriction on a report or background paper should be made to the relevant Strategic Director or Assistant Director whose name is shown on the front page of the report. 

If that request is refused, there is a right of appeal to this meeting. 

Please contact the officer shown below in advance of the meeting if you wish to appeal. 

(Su Booth – 07814 073884)

Document “M”.

Resolved - 

That the Strategic Lead for the Digital Strategy to provide a narrative for Board Members to support them to advocate for the case of digital investment in Bradford District.

To be actioned by: Strategic Lead for the Digital Strategy

The report of the Community Safety Partnership (Document “N”) will be submitted to the Board and provides Members with an overview of the District’s strategic approach to addressing issues relating to the ‘Safety of Women and Girls’ (SOWG).

Recommended –

1.    That The Wellbeing Board is asked to support the Safety of Women Girls programme and individual Partnerships are asked to consider what actions can be taken to support the culture shift required to ensure the safety of Women and Girls across the District.

2.    That further work will take place through the Wellbeing Executive and Partnerships to address any potential gaps in the response to the delivery of the SOWG strategy.

3.    That as part of the ongoing consultation process to form a SOWG strategy, the Wellbeing board considers and offers direction that will further support the development of the strategy.

(Michael Churley – 07582 100367)

Resolved –

(1)  That The Wellbeing Board is asked to support the Safety of Women Girls programme and individual Partnerships are asked to consider what actions can be taken to support the culture shift required to ensure the safety of Women and Girls across the District.

(2)  That further work will take place through the Wellbeing Executive and Partnerships to address any potential gaps in the response to the delivery of the SOWG strategy.

(3)  That as part of the ongoing consultation process to form a SOWG strategy, the Wellbeing board considers and offers direction that will further support the development of the strategy.

To be actioned by: Strategic Director for Place

The report of the Director of Public Health (Document “O”) will be submitted and presents the Bradford Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP) and gives an overview of all deaths reviewed by the CDOP in the years 2021-22 and 2022-23, describes some of the actions undertaken by the partnership to reduce the risk of future deaths, and makes recommendations for further action.

Recommended –

 That Board members be invited to review the recommendations and to reflect on how they may be able to contribute to their delivery.

Environmental risk factors:

1. Services and planners of services should work together to ensure that families with children have opportunities to access all the financial assistance they are eligible for.

2. Ensure that women have good access to pre-conception health advice. This should not be limited to women seeking medical advice, but should be available to all women, regardless of pregnancy status.

Service provision:

3. Ensure that children and families in more socioeconomically deprived parts of Bradford have good access to services including maternity, health visiting, school nursing, social care, and education. This may include considerations of timing, location and transport to services, and of the language, both written and spoken, used to communicate messages and information to families.

4. Continue, learn from, and expand on the current work to increase cultural competency of the maternity and children & young people’s workforce, with the aim to ensure that children and families from ethnic minority backgrounds have equitable access to culturally competent services.

5. Services and organisations must work to identify needs of children and families, and to refer to appropriate services as needed. Strong partnership working and referral pathways between services will be key to this.

6. CDOP must ensure strong partnerships with the Bradford Children’s Trust and with the Safeguarding Partnership, and that the bodies are sighted on the findings and recommendations set out in this report.

Individual risk factors:

7. Work through schools, colleges and communities to educate children and young people on safety messages should be undertaken. This may include information on swimming safely, road safety, drug and alcohol messaging, and general hazard awareness.

8. Links should be strengthened between the suicide prevention board and the CDOP panel.

9. Continue the work on genetic literacy and culturally competent service provision through the Every Baby Matters steering group.

10. Promote universal messaging for all new parents on safe sleep. This should be consistent across services and professionals to ensure that advice is the same, whoever is delivering it.

11. Provide advice for parents on safety in and outside of the home.

Process:

12.  The terms of reference and operation of CDOP should be regularly reviewed to guarantee continual quality improvement of the process, and to ensure that the meeting continues to model best practice.

(Sarah Exall – 07855 177158)

Resolved –

That Board members be invited to review the recommendations and to reflect on how they may be able to contribute to their delivery.

Environmental risk factors:

(1)  Services and planners of services should work together to ensure that families with children have opportunities to access all the financial assistance they are eligible for.

(2)  Ensure that women have good access to pre-conception health advice. This should not be limited to women seeking medical advice, but should be available to all women, regardless of pregnancy status.

Service provision:

(3)  Ensure that children and families in more socioeconomically deprived parts of Bradford have good access to services including maternity, health visiting, school nursing, social care, and education. This may include considerations of timing, location and transport to services, and of the language, both written and spoken, used to communicate messages and information to families.

(4)  Continue, learn from, and expand on the current work to increase cultural competency of the maternity and children & young people’s workforce, with the aim to ensure that children and families from ethnic minority backgrounds have equitable access to culturally competent services.

(5)  Services and organisations must work to identify needs of children and families, and to refer to appropriate services as needed. Strong partnership working and referral pathways between services will be key to this.

(6)  CDOP must ensure strong partnerships with the Bradford Children’s Trust and with the Safeguarding Partnership, and that the bodies are sighted on the findings and recommendations set out in this report.

Individual risk factors:

(7)  Work through schools, colleges and communities to educate children and young people on safety messages should be undertaken. This may include information on swimming safely, road safety, drug and alcohol messaging, and general hazard awareness.

(8)  Links should be strengthened between the suicide prevention board and the CDOP panel.

(9)  Continue the work on genetic literacy and culturally competent service provision through the Every Baby Matters steering group.

(10)               Promote universal messaging for all new parents on safe      sleep. This should be consistent across services and professionals to ensure that advice is the same, whoever is delivering it.

(11)               Provide advice for parents on safety in and outside of the home.

Process:

(12)               The terms of reference and operation of CDOP should be regularly reviewed to guarantee continual quality improvement of the process, and to ensure that the meeting continues to model best practice.

To be actioned by: Director of Public Health

The report of the Better Care Fund (Document “P”) will be submitted to the Board in order to:

1.          Inform the Health and Wellbeing Board of the Quarter 2 position for the Better Care Fund 2023-24.

2.          Provide assurance that the Better Care Fund Plan is meeting the national requirements and policies.

Recommended –

That the report be noted.

(Javeid Karim – 01274 431685)

Resolved –

That the report (Document “P) be noted.