Monitoring and evaluation
Please refer to the file "Board Terms of Reference" in the Document Library on this site.
The Board will monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of what is done by the Local Authority and its partners individually and collectively to safeguard and promote the welfare of children within the Borough.
If, as a result of such activity, the Board finds areas for improvement, it will advise and support the development of policy, procedure or practice to achieve such improvements.
The Board also has a responsibility in undertaking its monitoring function to report any identified weaknesses in services. This role will be undertaken by the Chair of the Board, initially through the normal reporting mechanisms of the organisation concerned but, if necessary, to the Director of Children’s Services, the relevant Inspectorate or Government Department.