Multi-Agency Forums

There are a range of multi-agency forums that function to make decisions regarding resource allocation.

Child Planning's Framework Locality Teams

...CPF-LTs are an integral part of East Lothian Council’s approach to Getting it Right for Every Child through the Child Planning Framework. They are part of a continuum of support to facilitate multi-agency, solutions orientated discussions around the wellbeing of identified children and young people.

Children and Young People's Single Point of Access (SPA)

The Single Point of Access is the referral route to access the following services:

· Mental Health and Wellbeing Services

Referral to the Single Point of Access is by way of a Request for Assistance form (RfA) which is embedded below.

Please note that signed consent is required from the young person, parent or carer. Young people aged 12 years and over can consent themselves but wherever possible it is generally beneficial for their family to be involved and aware of the referral. Where appropriate, consent can be given verbally as long as this is recorded by whom and dated on the Request for Assistance form.

The person who made the Request for Assistance will then be informed of the Triage Team’s decision.

Completed RfA's should be sent to cypspa@eastlothian.gov.uk

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Requests for Assistance are considered by a multi-agency Triage Team, which is made up of representatives from MYPAS, Education, Children’s Services, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) and Art Therapies. The Triage Team consider each Request for Assistance and decide on the best available option for the young person. This can include: school counselling, seeking additional information, LIAM (Let’s Talk about Anxiety Management), music / art therapy, youth work support or referral on to alternative supports.

An RfA to the Single Point of Access can be submitted for concerns involving:

Anxiety
Low mood
Self-harm
Suicidal thoughts (where there is no clear planning or active intent)
Peer relationship difficulties
Family issues (such as separation, conflict, domestic abuse, ill health)
Bereavement reaction which appears extreme or long lasting
School issues which are affecting mental wellbeing
Social isolation

Early Years Education Resource Group (EY ERG)

The Early Years Education Resource Group (EY ERG) is the main referral pathway to access a specialist placement in the Green Room at Pinkie St Peters Primary, and Education’s 0–3 Outreach Service including ‘Kidz Play’.

The EY ERG will also consider requests for an additional funded year of Early Learning & Childcare for those who do not meet the criteria for an automatic deferral and requests for early entry to P1.

The EY ERG has active representation from Early Learning & Childcare, Early Years Outreach, Educational Psychology Service, Health Visiting, NAMS, Speech & Language Therapy and, links with the Community Learning Disabilities Nursing team, Community Child Health, and Early Years - Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services.

The EY ERG will review Requests for Assistance approximately every 8 weeks and make recommendations for accessing the most appropriate intervention from the range of services available for that child at that time e.g. home play sessions, parenting programmes, support transitioning to an Early Learning & Childcare setting, Early Years Outreach, Kidsplay, Green Room.

Requests for Assistance to the Early Years Education Resource Group should be submitted to: earlyyearserg@eastlothian.gov.uk

Education Resource Group (ERG)

Admission to Specialist Educational Provision for East Lothian’s Children and Young People will be decided by the Education Resource Group (ERG) and will take account of the presumption that children and young people will be placed within a mainstream school wherever possible, and support and planning will be delivered in the context of East Lothian Council’s Child’s Planning Framework.

The ERG comprises of senior representatives from Education, Children’s Services and Health, and is chaired by the Education Service Manager for East Lothian’s Inclusion and Wellbeing Service.

This panel will also consider applications for a retained year in school, and other available Targeted level supports.

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EY ERG (Outreach) RfA Nov 2025.docx

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