Issue - meetings

Report of the Strategic Director of Place

Presented by the Community Services Portfolio Holder

Councillor A Woodman presented the report to members.

He informed members that in the last 12 months the Council had invested in training new designated safeguarding staff and additional training had been identified to ensure staff understand their cases and improve their ability to refer to other organisations.  The number of cases was increasing year on year; in 2018/19, 157 cases were referred to the team, all of which were considered in a timely manner.  Councillor A Woodman referred members to the case samples within the report, which indicated the impact of the safeguarding team within the community.  He commended the team for their work.

Councillor R Blunt agreed that the case samples were very good examples of what the team had been doing in the community.

It was moved by Councillor A Woodman, seconded by Councillor R Bayliss       and

RESOLVED THAT:

The work of the North West Leicestershire Safeguarding Team 2018/19 be noted.

Reason for decision: To comply with the Council’s Constitution and statutory duty to safeguard children and vulnerable adults as detailed in the Children Act 2004 and Working Together 2013.