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The Committee received a
presentation which provided details of the outcome from the
recent Somerset Joint Targeted Area Inspection (JTAI) –
serious youth violence.
 
In May, the Care Quality Commission, His
Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue
Services, Ofsted and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation
jointly inspected the Somerset area’s multi-agency response
to children over 10, who are at risk of, or affected by, serious
youth violence in the county. The report from the inspection, in
the form of an ungraded letter was published on 18 July 2024
– JTAI
of Somerset.
 
The Committee noted the headline findings,
covering governance and multi-agency safeguarding practice.
 
The Safer Somerset Partnership and the
Safeguarding Children’s Partnership are already collating
action plans from all relevant organisations and strategically on
behalf of each Partnership to improve partnership working in
reducing serious youth violence and criminal exploitation in
Somerset. These plans will be submitted to Ofsted by the Chair
of the Safeguarding Children’s Partnership, on behalf of the
3 Lead Safeguarding Partners by 25th October 2024. 
(This is the date set by the Inspectorates) .
 
Noted that the multi- agency action plan will
be considered at the next meeting of the Committee.
 
The multi-agency plans will also be overseen
and tested for effectiveness via the Integrated Care System
Children and Families’ Board, which meets every 2 months.