Decision details
The Tower Hamlets Safeguarding Partnership (THSCP) - an Overview and Update on the new Safeguarding Children arrangements
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
The Children and Social Work Act 2017 and
revised statutory guidance require a new partnership body to be
established to support Childrens Safeguarding. The report outlines
the issues, timelines, development works and next steps for the
establishment of the Tower Hamlets Safeguarding
Partnership.
Decision:
DECISION
1. To note the progress to date in the development of the Tower Hamlets Safeguarding Children Partnership and Child Death Review (CDR) systems outlined in (paragraphs 3.1 to 3.14 of the report and appendices A, B and C to the report).
2. To approve the authority of the Corporate Director Children and Culture to act on behalf of LBTH at the THSCP (paragraph 3.4 of the report).
3. To approve the move to the shared CDR function in North East London (paragraph 3.13 of the report).
4. To note the indicative budget outlined in paragraph 3.7 and works underway to scope the full costs of the THSCP (paragraph 3.1 of the report).
5. To note the works underway to scope the full costs and contribution to North East London CDR systems (paragraph 3.8 of the report).
Action by:
CORPORATE DIRECTOR, CHILDREN AND CULTURE (D. JONES)
(Project Manager (D. Devitt)
Report author: Layla Richards, Daniel Devitt
Publication date: 26/04/2019
Date of decision: 24/04/2019
Decided at meeting: 24/04/2019 - Cabinet
Effective from: 04/05/2019
Accompanying Documents:
- 6.3 The Tower Hamlets Safeguarding Children Partnership (THSCP) Arrangements
PDF 519 KB - 6.3a Appendix A Corporate Safeguarding Group Update report on the THSCP
PDF 486 KB
- 6.3b Appendix B Tower Hamlets Safeguarding Children Partnership Arrangements
PDF 745 KB
- 6.3c Appendix C CCG GB Update on Child Death Review systems
PDF 268 KB