Bromley Youth Offending Team
Risk Panel
Guidance and terms of Reference
Purpose:To discuss the risk of harm posed by young people known to Bromley YOT and to formulate a risk management plan.
Chair: YOT Operations managers – Lorraine Duffus/Henry Onojaife
Attendees (compulsory): Case holder, case holders line manager, CAMHS worker, Drugs worker, Education/Connexions worker -rota basis - (depending on age of YP), Representative from Safeguarding Team, YOT Police Officer
Attendees (optional):Parenting Co-ordinator, ISSP worker as requested. Outside agencies as requested, including allocated Social Worker.
Frequency:Each Thursday at 9.30 – 12 noon. Times and frequency to be reviewed depending on volume of cases
Venue:YOT conference room
Referral Criteria:
All young people who trigger Risk of Serious Harm (ROSH) ASSET.
All young people who have met ‘Dangerousness criteria’ under schedule 15.
All young people who have been convicted of a sexual offence.
All young people with offences of violence: i.e.possession of weapons and Robbery.
All young people scoring 2 or more on emotional - mental healthsection of ASSET.
Those young people scoring 2 or more on the vulnerability section of ASSET.
Those scoring 2 or more on the serious harmsection of ASSET.
All young people sentenced to Section 91 and DTO.
Young people released from custody.
All young people with offences motivated by discriminatory attitudes.
All young people referred for mental health assessments.
This list is not definitive and will be reviewed.
Referral Process:Young people to be referred via the referral screen on YOIS. Worker receiving YOIS referral: Operations Manager (Court & Community) Lorraine Duffus. Message should then be sent using YOIS message to Lorraine Duffus, Henry Onojaife – Prevention - Operations Manager and Gordon Tarrant– Admin.
Process: Case holder and their manager invited to attend the next available Risk Panel. The Panel on hearing all information regarding the young persons offending history and personal circumstances will then make a full assessment of the risk the young person poses to the public. The Risk Panel agrees a risk management plan to be managed by the case holder under the supervision of the line manager. Panel agrees review date.The Risk Panel will make decisions on which cases should be referred to MAPPA and the level.The Risk Panel will formulate plans for young people visiting the office who may present a risk to staff.
Administration: Therisk panel to be supported by a member of staff from the admin team to take notes/minutes of all relevant information and all agreed actions that should then be recorded within the YOIS case diary and on the risk management plan.
Authority The Risk Panel formulates and reviews the implementation of the Risk Management Plan for young people within the YOT. The decisions determine the content of casework to be undertaken with the young person within the YOT and also determine the level of supervision of the case holder and oversight/contact by the relevant line manager. All those in attendance at the YOT risk panel will be required to sign the risk/vulnerability management plan and that they have agreed with the decisions and actions taken at the risk panel.
Suggested slots:
9.30am: Preparation
10.00am:
10.30am:
11.00am
11.30am:
12.00: De-brief
Chair: Henry/Lorraine
Minute taker: Gordon Tarrant
Attendees:
Mental Health – CAMHS worker:
Substance misuse worker:
Education team: Colin/Maria/Tim (Rotate)
Safeguarding Team representative:
Police team:
Optional attendees:
ISSP worker:
Parenting worker:
Invited Social worker
May 2007 – LD
Updated – June 2010 - LD