Freedom of information response

Multi-agency Safeguarding Hub

Publication date: 
Thursday 6 June 2024
Request: 

1.    Do you have a Multi-agency safeguarding hub or similar arrangement in which children's social care departments work alongside the Police, Health, Education and other partners to share information and make decisions about child safeguarding?
2.    If so when was this established?
3.    Are staff from the different agencies co-located?
4.    If staff are co-located when did this occur?
5.    For each year ending 31st March from 1st April 2007 to 2023 please provide:
a.    The number of strategy meetings held
b.    The number of children who have been the subject of a strategy meeting

Response: 
  1. Do you have a Multi-agency safeguarding hub or similar arrangement in which children's social care departments work alongside the Police, Health, Education and other partners to share information and make decisions about child safeguarding?

Yes

  1. If so when was this established?

2014

  1. Are staff from the different agencies co-located?

Yes.

  1. If staff are co-located when did this occur?

In 2014

5.       For each year ending 31st March from 1st April 2007 to 2023 please provide:

a.       The number of strategy meetings held

b.       The number of children who have been the subject of a strategy meeting

Financial Year

Number of Children Who Have Been the Subject of a Strategy Meeting

Number of Strategy Meetings Held

01/04/2007 – 31/03/2008

Unavailable

Unavailable

01/04/2008 – 31/03/2009

356

392

01/04/2009 – 31/03/2010

461

513

01/04/2010 – 31/03/2011

459

508

01/04/2011 – 31/03/2012

504

577

01/04/2012 – 31/03/2013

631

748

01/04/2013 – 31/03/2014

773

900

01/04/2014 – 31/03/2015

759

868

01/04/2015 – 31/03/2016

858

1092

01/04/2016 – 31/03/2017

883

1073

01/04/2017 – 31/03/2018

867

1007

01/04/2018 – 31/03/2019

923

1032

01/04/2019 – 31/03/2020

900

1127

01/04/2020 – 31/03/2021

905

1304

01/04/2021 – 31/03/2022

771

1114

01/04/2022 – 31/03/2023

644

947

Request reference:
FOI 13875