Decision details
Herefordshire Safeguarding Children Board Annual Report and Business Plan
PDF 42 KBDecision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To inform Cabinet of Herefordshire Safeguarding Children’s Board (HSCB) assessment of safeguarding in Herefordshire and of its own effectiveness within the Annual Report 2013-2014 and present to them the finalised Business Plan 2014-2015.
Decision:
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THAT CABINET: (a) Noted the effectiveness of safeguarding arrangements for children and young people in Herefordshire as assessed by the HSCB; (b) Acknowledged the priorities of HSCB in relation to specific safeguarding issues in Herefordshire; (c) Considered how Herefordshire Council is contributing to service improvement through commissioning within Herefordshire with regard to these safeguarding issues; and (d) Makes any comments to the board about its future work programme. |
Reasons for the decision:
To ensure Cabinet is clear about the assessment of the state of safeguarding children in Herefordshire from the perspective of the Herefordshire Safeguarding Children Board and the independent chair.
To ensure that Cabinet has oversight of the prioritised development work for Herefordshire Safeguarding Children Board during 2014-2015.
To ensure Cabinet is able to make informed decisions with regard to providing and commissioning services for Herefordshire, which support the safeguarding children’s agenda.
Alternative options considered:
This report is to inform and enable Cabinet to consider the HSCB annual report and business plan. The Cabinet could therefore suggest alternative activities for consideration by the Board.
Publication date: 09/10/2014
Date of decision: 09/10/2014
Effective from: 15/10/2014