Case TrackingCase tracking is part of every Joint Area Review. OfSTED describe the purpose of case tracking as to assess the nature and effectiveness of agencies’ involvement with children and young people, the contribution which they make to improving outcomes through a detailed examination of a small sample of carefully selected children and young people who are supported by more than one service. Case tracking may be used to test themes from the selected key judgements for inspection in the local authority. The County Council with partner agencies providing services to children in the County will supply the inspectors with a spreadsheet of information for about 100 children. The information required for this sample of 100 children is defined by OfSTED for all Joint Area Reviews. From this sample, 10 will be chosen by the Lead Inspector for in-depth scrutiny. This includes reading relevant records, giving questionnaires to at least four involved professionals and discussion with some of the children, parents, carers, involved professionals and their managers. The chosen 10 will consist of four children looked after, four children with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and two children on the child protection register. Parents and age appropriate young people will be asked to give consent for the inspectors to access health records as part of their work. They will also be asked if they would be agreeable to meeting with an inspector if requested. Inspectors have the legal right to see all other records apart from health. All JAR inspectors are bound by rules of confidentiality and there are standards governing their conduct.
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