Every Child Matters Forum (Children, Young People & Families Services Network)

Minutes from the 13th July 2015 Network Meeting

1. Welcome, House Keeping & Matters Arising from March 2015 ECM Forum: Actions/Information

1.1 Lynn Loughran welcomed all members and new members to the Forum and went through the housekeeping rules. LL is the Chair of the ECM Forum and explained that the purpose of Forum is to bring people together to share best practice and network. Lynn also welcomed any future ideas for the ECM. Please put on feedback forms and hand in at the end. Lynn advised that all information from today’s meeting can be found on the website: www.seftoncvs.org.uk/networks-forums/ecm . Members were also encouraged to use twitter by following us @ECMForumSCVS. Please feel free to tweet and take pictures throughout the forum.

2. Sefton Female Diversion Project – Vicky Olsen, Criminal Justice Strategic Lead Actions/Information

2.2 LL introduced Vicky Olsen, the Criminal Justice Lead, who runs the Merseyside Offender Mentoring project within Sefton CVS. VO informed members about a project they are running at the moment with Merseyside police ‘Sefton Female Diversion Project’, this project shows how females are getting involved with gun and gang crimes. Females are being used, targeted and manipulated in houses, using drugs, holding firearms etc. The project looks at the females who may be involved in crime or be part of gun & gang crimes. VO gave some examples of when this may happen, e.g. ‘when someone who has been in trouble before with the police and the police still think that they may still be committing crimes, the police officers will focus on the driver of the car however the girl that maybe in the car next to them may be holding drugs’

VO did inform members that anyone can nominate, if you think there maybe a young girl/female that may be in the same/similar situation please do nominate. Once someone has been nominated, the team will work together to collate as much information as possible, the female will then be scored to see how she is involved and then they will look for the best person to approach the female and a plan will then be put into place.To nominate a person please call – 0151 777 8100 if you would like more information on this please contact Vicky Olsen – Victoria.olsen@seftoncvs.org.uk

Lynn thanked Vicky for attending the ECM Forum and presenting to the members.

2 Matters Arising from ECM Forum 14th May 2015 Actions/Information3.1 Matters Arising: Lynn then moved on and spoke about matters arising from the last ECM Forum:

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Minutes will be amended from the meeting in the (PSS agenda item) New Realities has been published, is currently going through the Sefton schools Participation strategy – Laura Goad gave an update on progress and informed

members that the new draft will be circulated at the beginning of September Healthwatch Sefton – any feedback please write on feedback forms and we will

feed it back. ECM Forum ambassadors looking at how they can fit in to new structures and

want to bring more people in. Lynn encouraged members to consider the opportunity to get involved as an ECM Forum Ambassador and asked anyone interested to contact her.

4 “Strand By Me” – New Community & Health Services Shop – Katie Pennington

4.1 Katie Pennington introduced herself to the members as the new manager for the Strand by Me community shop, KP informed members this shop is a new community health and wellbeing shop opening up in the Strand shopping centre. In partnership with NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Strand Shopping Centre, Sefton CVS are able to offer Voluntary, Community and Faith (VCF) groups and health sector services the opportunity to express their interest in hiring the new community, health and wellbeing shop “Strand by Me” in Bootle’s Strand Shopping Centre as registration is now OPEN. You can download the registration form off the Sefton CVS website www.seftoncvs.org.uk/strandbyme

Katie informed members where they will be able to find the shop, ground floor of the strand facing Wilko. There is a meeting room in the shop and there will also be a room for any treatments to be carried out eg/holistic therapies, treatment bed is not provided and must be brought in by hirer, sink, chair etc. Sefton CVS will be letting the shop out on a weekly basis costs are approx. £50-£70.

LL thanked KP for presenting and informed members that If they would like any other information on ‘Strand By Me’ please contact katie.pennington@seftoncvs.org.uk

5. Youth Voice Update – Stefan Price – Chair of SIOS / Laura Curran Youth Parliament Sefton

Actions/Information

5.1 LL introduced Stefan Price from ‘Shout it out Sefton’(SIOS). Stefan explained to ECM members what SIOS is. Shout It Out offers young people in Sefton a voice in decision making. The project acts as a hub for a range of existing decision making forums that involve young people to co-ordinate and cascade important issues between all the youth voice groups in Sefton. It is an independent forum and we ensure that the members are able to campaign on issues of concern to them. ‘SIOS’ aim is to bring people together and give the younger people a voice to be heard. Shout It Out Sefton provides a youth-led and active forum that allows young people to share their views with politicians and decision makers. If you can think of any young people that may be interested, the age range for SIOS is 13 – 19yrs old, up to 25yrs old with disabilities.

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Stefan informed us that SIOS want young people’s views on transport, also they are looking at setting up focus groups and looking for young people to join SIOS. Surveys were sent out to schools across Sefton for young people’s feedback.

Laura Curran who is a member of the Sefton Youth Parliament also spoke about the UK’s largest youth consultation, Make Your Mark. The UK Youth Parliament enables young people to use their energy and passion to change the world for the better. The UK Youth Parliament provides opportunities for 11-18 year olds to use their elected voice to bring about social change through meaningful representation and campaigning. LC went through all the votes that they had received in previous years and this year. Their target is to double what they had received last year. Laura announced to members that they need all the support they can to be able to get a place in the House of Commons and be able to speak for Sefton young people.

Emma Lambert asked LC if there were any different ways to vote as children with additional needs need to be able to vote and have their say.

For more information on ‘SIOS’ and ‘Youth Parliament’ you can message them on fb/twitter @seftonyouthcouncil

6. Members information sharing & Any other business

LL asked members of anyone had any information they would like to share with the forum:

Emma Lambert from Buddy Up informed members of the next CWAN meeting will be on 10th September 2015, 10am to 12 noon @ Sefton Carers Centre.

£20m Local Sustainability Fundincome between £100k and £1.5m, must deliver services to vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, online diagnostic, closes 26th Julyhttps://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/programmes/england/local-sustainability-fund

£30m Help Through Crisis FundGrants between £300k and £500k for up to 5 years, must be currently delivering services for people experiencing hardship crisis, collaborative projects, closes 26th Augusthttps://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/programmes/england/help-through-crisis

Sefton CVS Annual Conference & AGM 2015Tuesday 20th October, 10.30am – 4pm at Crosby Lakeside Adventure CentreKeynote Speaker, Dawn Austwick, CEO of Big Lottery fundWorkshops, Good practice seminars, Funding marketplace

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Limited spaces so reserve your space via our website nowhttp ://seftoncvs.org.uk/conference / Or email events@seftoncvs.org.uk or call 0151 920 0726

Peter Wong, South Sefton and Southport & Formby CCGs Children, Young People and Maternity Commissioning ManagerPeter introduced himself and briefly described his role. He will be coming along to ECM Forum when he can and will update us on relevant topics.

Caroline Scott, Sefton CVS Arts in Participation OfficerPlay It Forward is a Heritage Lottery Funded project for young people over 14 years old. The aim of the project is to engage young people in the collection and celebration of the history of Sefton’s live music scene from the 1950s to the 1980s. The young people will meet and interview older musicians, who have lived, worked and played in the borough and build a website containing the stories and songs of the scene. In addition to the site the young people will engage with musicians, artists and other creative specialists to help build their celebration of the untold stories. The project is run by the young people themselves meeting twice per month with guidance from Arts In Participation Officer Caroline Scott.

7. Next ECM Forum

Lynn Loughran thanked members for attending the Forum and announced next Forum date:

Friday 18th September 2015, 9.00am – 12.30pmFormby PDC, 225 Park Road, Formby, L37 6EW

Follow the ECM Forum on Twitter @ECMForumSCVSCheck out our web page and fortnightly bulletins at

seftoncvs.org.uk/networks-forums/ ecm /

If you would like to present at a future ECM Forum, please contact Lynn Loughran on 0151 920 0726, ext. 226 or email lynn.loughran@seftoncvs.org.uk

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