Decision details
HSCB Business Plan and Annual Report
PDF 51 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 Board’s assessment of safeguarding in Herefordshire and of its own effectiveness to enable it to undertake its governance role with regard to the Board.
Decision:
THAT:
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(a) the views on the effectiveness of safeguarding arrangements in Herefordshire as assessed by HSCB, be noted; (b) the priorities of HSCB in relation to specific safeguarding issues in Herefordshire be acknowledged; (c) Consideration be given to how Herefordshire Council is contributing to service improvement through commissioning within Herefordshire with regard to these safeguarding issues; and |
(d) Comments be made as appropriate to HSCB about its future work programme.
Reasons for the decision:
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Cabinet members should assure themselves that Herefordshire Safeguarding Children’s Board is meeting its statutory functions to ensure the safeguarding needs of children and young people in Herefordshire. |
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Cabinet must be sighted on the effectiveness of safeguarding in Herefordshire to adequately fulfil its governance role. Ofsted are currently changing their arrangements for the inspection of safeguarding and protection services for children which will in future have additional focus on Local Safeguarding Children Boards and multi-agency partnership working. |
Alternative options considered:
It is a statutory requirement for a local authority area to establish a local safeguarding children board. It is open to Cabinet to suggest to the Board areas where it may wish to focus greater or lesser attention.
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Contact: Andy Hough, Head of educational development Email: ahough@herefordshire.gov.uk Tel: 01432 260920.
Publication date: 23/09/2013
Date of decision: 19/09/2013
Effective from: 27/09/2013