For the period starting 1st January 2020 and ending 31st December 2021, for your local authority: a) How many meetings relating to children and families have been held (Including Child protection case conferences, LAC meetings, Child's plan meetings, etc)?
b) How many of these meetings were attended by parents (Mother, Father, Kinship carer, Adoptive parent) with an advocacy support worker?
c) Does your local authority offer advocacy services for parents?
d) Is there a third sector organisation that offers advocacy services for parents?
e) Is there peer to peer support advocacy services available for parents in your local authority?
Response
a)
Meeting Type : No. of Meetings
Business 43
ICPCC 38
RCPCC 85
Review VYP 4
LAC Review 404
VYP 6
MAC 259
Core Group 188
Professionals Meeting 94
Pre Birth Planning 2
Panel 19
Other 4
CHAD 23
MAF 4
Direct Payment Review 3
Discharge Planning Meeting 1
Total = 1177
b) Scottish Borders Council do not record this information, we therefore give notice of S17 of FOI(S)A 2002
c) Advocacy is offered to parents with a learning disability. Otherwise there is no parental advocacy service available.
d) Yes – Borders Independent Advocacy Service.
e) Parents of children affected by disability use parent/carer groups such as Borders Additional Needs Group (BANG), Meeting of Minds, and the Borders Carers Centre for peer advocacy support.
