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Meeting Details
Date: Wednesday 16 July 2020
Time: 11:00 – 12:00
Venue: Microsoft Teams Meeting
Agenda Item 1: Welcome and Introduction
1.1 Welcome and introductions made. MS Teams introduced and guides referred to. No reasonable
adjustments were requested. Members reported no declaration of interest.
Noted: Lee Gibbons agreed to monitor Code of Conduct.
Agenda Item 2: Minutes of previous meeting [03/06/2020] and matters arising not on the agenda
2.1 Agreed: Minutes of previous meeting accepted as true record of the meeting. Will be added to the NAP
Webpages.
2.2 Actions from the Meeting held 03/06/20
2.2.1 Item 2.2: Action log circulated with the minutes.
2.2.2 Item 3.3: covered by agenda
2.2.3 Item 3.5: ANF work package distributed on 22 June with feedback requested by 9 July. Feedback sought on ASN Clinical Review, a video called Tricky Friends and suggestions on how to provide a forum while meeting government guidelines.
2.2.4 Item 3.6: To date, 6 Board and working group members have signed up to the Buddy Scheme,
All members were directed to the scheme and asked to sign up.
2.2.5 Item 3.8: Confirmed members are using the agreed terminology.
2.2.6 Item 3.9: In progress.
2.2.7 Item 4.2: Covered by agenda.
2.2.8 Item 4.4: Completed.
2.2.9 Item 4.5. Agreed quarterly
2.2.10 Item 5.6: Covered by agenda.
2.2.11 Item 5.7: Email send to all Statutory members on 3 June 2020, highlighted with a request to respond by 21 July 2020.
2.3 Review of Action Log With 22 open actions the top three actions were discussed
2.3.1 Autism Data Dashboard
Noted: Work on the Data Dashboard continues. Target date for completion is 30 July 2020 with
members reminded to send relevant information to autism@norfolk.gov.uk before this date.
2.3.2 Compliment and Complaints Working Group
Noted: As of 16 July 2020 no expressions of interest received.
Agreed: Following discussion, agreed that Tracey Walton will work with complaints specialists from across partner organisations to establish best practice going forward. Once this is done, mechanism will be developed to get volunteers involved in the process. Volunteers and Board members will be gathered to
deal with complaints and compliments on an “as and when” basis rather than establishing a full-time
working group. They will need to commit to following a complaint to at least Stage 2 in NAPB Complaints
Process.
2.3.3 NAPB Independent Website
The Engagement working group have produced a NAP Independent Website. It is seeking feedback
from wider Board and working group members. Members will be offered the opportunity to attend a
presentation which is planned to take no more than 1 hour. Screenshots of page contents will also be
distributed for feedback.
Agreed: Presentation on the new independent NAPB website will be arranged for a future Board meeting.
2.3.4 Action: Action Log will be reassessed to close older actions.
2.4 Working Group Highlight Reports.
2.4.1 Noted: Tom Bassett gave addendum to Workforce
Development Working Group report. The tender for Autism core competency training was not awarded to
Norfolk and Suffolk County Councils, which means the Working Group’s priorities will change in
response. Pilot eLearning and day training program has been sent through to ADASS and distributed to
Eastern Region representatives; awaiting feedback. E-Learning is almost complete, but issues have arisen
with the videos used in the training due to a potential conflict of interest. Alternative videos are being
sought. No other changes to Working Group Reports
Action: In his capacity as ADASS President, James Bullion will ask Eastern Region ADASS members to
return feedback on the training.
2.4.2 Noted: all working group highlight reports approved.
Agenda Item 3: Presentation: SEND Transformation Report with Michael Bateman
3.1 Presentation about SEND Transformation program and updates on February 2020 Ofsted and CQC Final
Inspection. Ofsted and CQC reported some good results, but found three areas of weakness:
-Communication and coproduction
-Services 18-25
-EHCPs
A written statement of action will be published by 7 September 2020. Involvement opportunities will be
offered to the Partnership via Maxine Blocksidge. Reinspection of the three areas of weakness
scheduled for February 2022.
3.2 Agreed: NAPB will work with SEND Transformation will consider requests to help from Maxine Blocksidge.
3.3 Action: Presentation to be circulated to members.
Agenda Item 4: Presentation: Feedback on Covid-19 Survey with Tracey Walton
4.1 The Autism and Covid-19 survey launched on 1 June 2020 alongside Local Autism Strategy has now
closed. Short presentation on initial findings given to enable Partnership to grasp future requirements and
give direction for work.
4.2 Agreed: Time for more in-depth discussion of results scheduled for the next Board meeting. Jeremy Bone or another member of the Data Team to be invited.
4.3 Presentation to be circulated to Board members with a request for information on how they will use the data to inform current and future support and services. This will be used to give feedback to the 161 people who responded to the survey in the October NAPB newsletter.
Agenda Item 5 : Update on Independent Review
5.1 The Local Government Ombudsman has not yet made a decision regarding the complaint submitted to
Norfolk County Council regarding the Autism Norfolk Forum minutes. As part of the NAPB Compliments
and Complaints process the Board awaits the Ombudsman’s decision.
Agenda Item 6 : Any Other Business and Wellbeing Check
6.1 Based on feedback received the Engagement Working Group has delivered a wellbeing check
survey. This will be sent to attendees after each meeting. Its purpose is to provide consistency for
analysis but also to enable participants to feedback honestly, free of pressure rather than follow the
majority.
6.2 Following feedback and to avoid confusion, “NAPB” has been removed from the titles of the Partnership Board Terms of Reference documents.
6.3 The online Autism day course is now available on learning hub for NCC Staff. NCC members are asked
to strongly encourage social care staff in their networks to complete the course.
Date, time and location of next meeting
-Thursday 09 September 2020, 11:00am-12:00pm, Microsoft Teams Meeting
-Thursday 15 October 2020, 10:30am-11:30am, Microsoft Teams Meeting