London Dataset Project

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London Dataset Project

• Barry Hope Nick Scott
• LB of Waltham Forest

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Purpose of this Seminar

• Introduce the Project
• Present Progress to date
• Further work on PIs and outcome measures
• Answer questions

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Process for today

• 200 -Introduction to the project
• Progress Report
• Questions
• 300 Exercise 1 Prioritising PIs
• 330 Break
• 345 Exercise 2 Identifying assumptions and
  barriers
• 415 Plenary and Discussion
• 500 Close

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Purpose of the Project

• To agree on a minimum dataset that can be
  collected by and for LSCBs across London
• To provide an overview of safeguarding outcomes
• To enable LSCBs to benchmark against statistical
  neighbours more effectively

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Benefits

• Better quality data at local and pan London level
• Makes the best use of data already collected
  across London
• Enables pan-London issues and trends to be
  identified
• Allows local issues to be seen in the context of
  the broader picture

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Barriers

• Some changes locally to the way data is currently
  collected and reported on
• Not all LSCBs are at the same point in terms of
  scope of interest/focus
• Not all data will be available in the same
  timescales

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Project plan

• Mapping exercise what data are LSCBs already
  collecting aim was to identify what was in
  common
• Conceptual model  aim was to develop a set of
  outcome measures
• Pilot aim is to test feasibility

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Mapping exercise
Large dataset but focused on Child Protection
Large unfocuseddataset
Size
Streamlined dataset with broader safeguarding focu
s
Small dataset focused on Child Protection or
local issues
Scope
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Mapping exercise findings

• Wide variety
• Combination of hard and soft data
• Some data broadly related to outcomes, some
  related to LSCB processes, some to Section 11
  standards
• Need for scoping

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Scoping the dataset
Section 11 compliance
Outcomes for Children
LSCB processes and standards
Contextual data
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Conceptual model

• Need for structured approach to setting outcome
  measures
• Need to understand the underlying assumptions
• Need to define the domains of the model

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Logical Framework
Context -environment, resources, local priorities
Activity - what LSCB members do
LSCB
Outputs - measurable unitsof work completed
Outcomes - what is achieved for children
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Outcome areas

• Children are protected from harm
• The health of children and young people is
  safeguarded
• The environment is safe for children and young
  people
• The welfare of children and young people is
  improved

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Outcomes - notes

• These are a subset of the Stay Safe outcome,
  NOT the ECM outcomes
• They are broader than child protection
• There are - inevitably - overlaps between them

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Detailed outcomes

• An iterative process
• At least three different configurations
• Consulted widely
• Acknowledge SC concerns that CP was not visible
  enough
• Reflect 4-tier approach to services

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Tiers
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LAC are safe from harm
child protection
e-safety education
Protection
childrens substance use
teenage pregnancy
Health
immunisation
access to child care
accidental injury
Environment
bullying harassment
welfare of LAC
suicide self harm
emotional well being
Welfare
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Next steps

• Fitting PIs into outcomes
• Deciding on which belong to a later phase
• Cluster PIs where helpful
• Simplify

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Refining PIs

• Recognition that we will have to use proxy
  indicators
• Simplicity - as few as possible
• Validity - choose the right ones
• Feasibility - Are they readily available?
• Triangulation - cluster different PIs to give a
  more valid result

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Pilot sites
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Exercise

• Each table will look at a different set of
  outcomes
• Aim is to arrive at a simplified set of PIs under
  each outcome
• This will feed into the next step of the project

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Criteria

• Simplicity as few as possible
• Validity the PI gives us the right information
• Feasibility Are these data readily available
  (locally or pan-London)
• Clustering would clustering Pis give us a
  better result?

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Process

• Stage 1 (30 mins)
• Scan the PIs under each heading
• Reach a decision on whether or not the PI needs
  to be included using the criteria
• Add PIs to sheets

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Process

• Stage 2 (30 minutes)
• For each heading, discuss the assumptions you are
  making in including the PIs you have
• Please record brief notes on these
• Identify potential barriers
• Identify missing data