The Pre-Decision Scrutiny Questions and officer responses were noted.

DECISION

1.    To note the Safeguarding Board Annual Report 2020-21 following its agreement at the July Safeguarding Board meeting.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR, HEALTH, ADULTS AND COMMUNITY (D. RADLEY)

(Adults Safeguarding Governance and Strategy Manager (S. Ahmed)

Councillor Rachel Blake, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Adults, Health and Wellbeing, introduced the report. She began by thanking Christabel Shawcross for her work and support as the previous Chair of the Board before welcoming Fran Pearson to the meeting as the new Chair.

She welcomed the support the new Chair had already provided and looked forward to working with her in the future. She highlighted how impressed she was with the commitment of the Board and partners to continuous improvement to keep our communities safe. Safeguarding is about people, their wishes, aspirations and needs and it is everyone’s responsibility.

Fran Pearson addressed the meeting and provided more detail about the report and how it set out the value and effectiveness on the partnership and its work. There had been clear evidence of effectiveness of the partnership working and she had been really impressed with many initiatives around community safety and also on how the Board linked into local strategic partnerships. She looked forward with working with the Cabinet on the many identified projects and work areas.

She also highlighted a number of her priorities as the new Chair including looking to work with all Councillors on supporting the work areas identified.

The Mayor welcomed the presentation. He thanked everyone for their hard work and dedication. He noted the Pre-Agenda Scrutiny Questions and officer responses. He proposed the recommendations as set out in the report and those Members present agreed the recommendations and it was:

RESOLVED

1.    To note the Safeguarding Board Annual Report 2020-21 following its agreement at the July Safeguarding Board meeting.