Decision details

Children's safeguarding update

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The purpose of the report is to:

1.            To inform Cabinet of the letter dated 24 March 2015 from the Department for Education (DfE) lifting the intervention notice

To update Cabinet on the progress to date on the Ofsted improvement plan

Decision:

THAT:

 

(a)         the lifting of the intervention notice by DfE (Appendix A) be noted; and

(b)          

progress to date on the Ofsted improvement plan (Appendix B) be considered

Reasons for the decision:

To enable Cabinet to consider whether there is adequate progress in improvements in safeguarding services. 

 

Alternative options considered:

There are no alternative options as the purpose of the report is to provide an update on children’s safeguarding.

 

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Contact: John Roughton, Head of Safeguarding and Review Children Email: jroughton@herefordshire.gov.uk.

Publication date: 23/07/2015

Date of decision: 23/07/2015

Effective from: 30/07/2015