Issue - items at meetings - Code of Practice for Information Sharing - Brighton & Hove Children and Young People's Trust

Report of the Director of Children’s Services (copy attached).

1.       That the Board agrees to adopt the Code of Practice for the CYPT.

2.       The Director of Children’s Services is asked to ensure services produce more detailed guidance and develop systems to meet legal requirements (eg: provision of lockable storage), as required.

18.1    The Board considered a report of the Director of Children’s Services concerning the Code of Practice for information sharing for Brighton & Hove Children & Young People’s Trust. The report reported on the clear guidance requiring Children’s Trusts to produce a Code of Practice outlining expectations and duties for staff and managers about Information Sharing practices (for copy see minute book). 

18.2    Members sought clarification about the next stage of the process following today’s meeting and enquired which body would take responsibility for monitoring its use.

18.3    The Assistant Director, Strategic Commissioning & Governance, clarified that once the Code of Practice had been passed by the Board, each partner was required to take it away to their own services and share it with their staff. He explained that monitoring would be part of a training strategy, which would be available for new staff taking work with the Children & Young People Trust.

18.4    Members welcomed the report and noted that these were important and significant steps in the process of information sharing. Members commended all the officers involved with this work and requested that information leaflets available on this matter be sent to all Members for information.

18.5    RESOLVED - That, having considered the information and the reasons set out in the report, the Board accepted the following recommendations:

(1)      That the Board agrees to adopt the Code of Practice for the CYPT.

(2)      The Director of Children’s Services is asked to ensure services produce more detailed guidance and develop systems to meet legal requirements (eg: provision of lockable storage), as required.