Issue - meetings
Annual Safeguarding Report
Meeting: 30/11/2021 - People Scrutiny Committee (Item 499)
499 Annual Safeguarding Report PDF 179 KB
Minute 425 (Cabinet Agenda Item No. 12 refers).
Called-in by Councillors Cox and Davidson.
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - SSP 2020-21 Annual Report Published Sept 30 2021, item 499 PDF 2 MB
- Appendix 2 - SSP AR 2 Page Summary, item 499 PDF 585 KB
- Webcast for Annual Safeguarding Report
Minutes:
The Committee considered Minute 425 of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 2 November 2021, which had been called-in to the People Scrutiny Committee, together with a joint report of the Executive Director (Adults and Communities) and the Executive Director (Children and Public Health) presenting the report of the Southend Strategic Safeguarding Partnership for 2020/21 on the annual assurance assessment for the Council in respect of its responsibilities for safeguarding adults and children.
The Executive Director (Children and Public Health) undertook to provide written responses to questions raised by members of the Committee with regard to:
· Improvement activity around the provision of training for managers and front-line officers to ensure that supervision arrangements are robust and effective.
· The background to the reported increase in the number of individuals and overall numbers of adult safeguarding concerns raised during 2020/21.
· Current delays being experienced in the processing of applications and the hearing of family court cases as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Resolved:
“That the following decision of the Cabinet be noted:
That the annual report from the Southend Strategic Safeguarding Partnership, be noted.”
Note: This is an Executive Function
Cabinet Members: Councillors L Burton and C Nevin
Meeting: 02/11/2021 - Cabinet (Item 425)
425 Annual Safeguarding Report PDF 179 KB
Joint Report of Executive Directors (Children and Public Health / Adults and Communities) to follow
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - SSP 2020-21 Annual Report Published Sept 30 2021, item 425 PDF 2 MB
- Appendix 2 - SSP AR 2 Page Summary, item 425 PDF 585 KB
- Webcast for Annual Safeguarding Report
Decision:
The Cabinet considered a joint report of the Executive Directors (Adult and Communities and Children and Public Health) presenting the Annual Report from the Southend Strategic Safeguarding Partnership (SSSP) on the annual assurance assessment for the Council in respect of its responsibilities for safeguarding children and adults in Southend.
Resolved:
That the Annual Report from the Southend Strategic Safeguarding Partnership (SSSP), be noted.
Reasons for decision:
To keep the Council informed of the position in respect of safeguarding children and adults in Southend. Section 43 of the Care Act 2014 and section 41 of the statutory guidance in Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018 (WT 2018) document, together require the Southend Safeguarding Partnership to produce and to publish an annual report.
Other Options:
None
Note: This is an Executive Function
Eligible for call-in to: People Scrutiny Committee
Cabinet Members: Cllr Burton and Cllr Nevin
Minutes:
The Cabinet considered a joint report of the Executive Directors (Adult and Communities and Children and Public Health) presenting the Annual Report from the Southend Strategic Safeguarding Partnership (SSSP) on the annual assurance assessment for the Council in respect of its responsibilities for safeguarding children and adults in Southend.
Resolved:
That the Annual Report from the Southend Strategic Safeguarding Partnership (SSSP), be noted.
Reasons for decision:
To keep the Council informed of the position in respect of safeguarding children and adults in Southend. Section 43 of the Care Act 2014 and section 41 of the statutory guidance in Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018 (WT 2018) document, together require the Southend Safeguarding Partnership to produce and to publish an annual report.
Other Options:
None
Note: This is an Executive Function
Called-in to: People Scrutiny Committee
Cabinet Members: Cllr Burton and Cllr Nevin