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36        NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL SELF EVALUATION OF THE EXPERIENCES OF CHILDREN IN NEED OF HELP AND PROTECTION, AND OF CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER AND CARE LEAVERS 2020/21 – The Director: Children and Community Resilience submitted a report to note the North Lincolnshire Council Self-Evaluation of the Experiences of Children in Need of Help and Protection and of Children Looked After and Care Leavers 2020/21; the positive and improving practice, developments and performance; and the key areas that were identified to continue the improvement and development of services.

The Ofsted framework, evaluation criteria and inspector guidance for the inspection of local authority children’s services 2018 system included "local authorities sharing an annual self-evaluation of the quality and impact of social work practice".

The self-evaluation was utilised by Ofsted to inform and identify areas for further exploration within the inspection framework including through focused visits that looked at a specific area of service or cohort of children, full inspections (standard or short) where judgements were made and joint targeted area inspections (JTAI). (The JTAI inspection framework was currently halted). It also formed the basis of the annual engagement meeting with the Director of Children's Services.

Resolved – That the North Lincolnshire Council Self-Evaluation of the Experiences of Children in Need of Help and Protection and of Children Looked After and Care Leavers 2020/21 be noted.