158400 · UK public procurement notice

This is to award the contract for the LA Facilitator.

The Local Authority facilitator will play a key role in supporting the Department in delivering our critical path of reform for multi-agency safeguarding partners through engagement at both a local and national level.

The individual will work as part of a core team with their health, police and now education facilitator counterparts whose priorities will be set by the cross-government governance structures.

Scope of role:

• To support the local government response to the safeguarding partners reform work and the development of existing national policy to improve safeguarding outcomes for children and young people.
• To identify and assess emerging issues and threats within local multi-agency safeguarding partnerships and develop plans to address in partnership with other national facilitators.
• To provide practical advice to government on how to post safeguarding partners to effectively implement the reforms set out in Stable Homes Built on Love.
• To liaise with all local safeguarding partnerships in England and engage relevant safeguarding leads in local government to promote effective arrangements, to map and share best practice.
• To provide appropriate peer review and challenge to support development of robust local arrangements.
• To collaborate with the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel to support practice sharing amongst safeguarding partners.
• To represent local government views at relevant national meetings, forums and conferences including with other national stakeholders.