Agenda item - Local Safeguarding Children Board

Resolved:

1)            Notes the report and supports the City Council in their contribution to keep children safe from abuse and neglect.

2)            Note LSCB achievements and challenges on page 8.

50.1    Mr Robson introduced the annual report of the Local Safeguarding Children Board 2016/17. He stated that he was grateful to have taken over such a well-established board where the partnership between the CCG, council and police worked so well. Mr Robson stated that he hoped to bring the 2017/18 annual report to the Board earlier in 2018/19.

50.2    Mr Bartlett stated that there had been informal discussion around changing the format of the annual report to not include the individual agency reports and publish them elsewhere. Mr Bartlett stated that it may be more productive to bring a work plan looking forward to the Board rather than focus on looking backwards as the annual report does.

50.3    The Chair stated that involvement of Sussex Police in the Health & Wellbeing Board would be welcome and there was a standing invitation to the Police and Crime Commissioner.

50.4    The Executive Director, Children, Families and Learning responded to Councillor Janio that the council worked with the CCG and Police to cross check data points across agencies some of which is currently done through the Local Safeguarding Children Board. 

50.5    Mr Robson responded to Councillor Janio that new legislation meant that it would be for the police, local authority and local CCG to decide safeguarding governance in the future. The Government was due to issue new guidance in April 2018 on safeguarding children.

50.6    Resolved:

1)            Notes the report and supports the City Council in their contribution to keep children safe from abuse and neglect.

2)            Note LSCB achievements and challenges on page 8.