JAR Update

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JAR Update

• 5 November 2007

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Links with other Processes
Corporate Priorities Political
Priorities SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES STRATEGY
(Enquiry Groups) School Survey PIs
(NIS) tellus2 Survey
CYPP Priorities
APA PRIORITIES MEETING Standards
Meeting Progress
Checks SERVICE PLANNING JOINT AREA REVIEW
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Update on key issues

• Case file Tracking
• Communications Briefings
• Document Audit
• Equalities Diversity

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Case file tracking

• Multi-agency case file tracking sub group
  established
• The 100 cases selected and circulated to
  practitioners
• Audit of case files has been completed, action
  plan being developed
• The 100 will be under review until submission
  date
• The selection is not proportionate

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Communications Briefings

• JAR website is www.darlington.gov.uk/jar
• Newsletters will become more frequent
• Specific briefings e.g.
• Safeguarding Your role
• Case file tracking
• Equalities Diversity complete or review your
  Equality Impact Assessments
• Childrens Trust
• Commissioning
• The Inspection team

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Document Audit

• Initial audit complete
• Now collating documents from staff
• please respond promptly to requests from Mirren
  Hunter
• Identifying gaps
• All leaflets and information to the public is
  being audited and re-branded, as part of
  Information Governance, by Julie Bee
• It is vital that all policies, procedures and
  guidance are high quality and fit for purpose.

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Any questions?

• Useful Contacts
• JAR Core Project Team 01325 388949
• Jenni Cooke
• Mirren Hunter
• Julian Kenshole
• Janet Walke
• Lucy Wheatley
• Website www.darlington.gov.uk/jar
• Email jar_at_darlington.gov.uk