Issue - meetings
Tower Hamlets Safeguarding Children Board Annual Report 2014-15
Meeting: 03/11/2015 - Cabinet (Item 5)
5 Tower Hamlets Safeguarding Children Board Annual Report 2014-15 PDF 93 KB
Additional documents:
- 5.6b App1 LSCB ANNUAL REPORT 201415, item 5 PDF 750 KB
- Webcast for Tower Hamlets Safeguarding Children Board Annual Report 2014-15
Decision:
The Pre-Decision Scrutiny questions were noted.
DECISION
1. To note the report from the Local Safeguarding Children Board
Action by:
INTERIM COROPORATE DIRECTOR, CHILDRENS SERVICES (D. JONES)
(Interim Policy, Programmes and Community Insight Manager (A. Walters)
Minutes:
Councillor Rachael Saunders, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Education and Children’s Services, introduced the report. She expressed strong support for the work of the Board and stated that she was looking to strengthen the Council’s engagement with its partners through the Board.
Councillor Rachael Saunders then introduced Sarah Barker, Independent Chair of the Board and took the opportunity to formally thank her for her important contribution to the work of the Board.
Sarah Barker then provided a review of the Board’s Annual Report including looking at its impact on safeguarding issues across the Borough. She highlighted that the report was also available on the Board’s website. She then took Cabinet through the report in more detail, taking questions from Members on various issues.
The Pre-Scrutiny Questions were addressed in summary but it was agreed that a full written response be provided after the meeting.
Members then discussed the report and a number of points were noted including that:
· The Councils training and learning function should continue its valuable support on safeguarding.
· Tacking Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) was a key priority for the next year.
· A lot of work had been undertaken looking at protecting children from sexual exploitation but it was recognised that a lot more needed to be done.
· It was important to look to try and identify trends before they became big issues.
The Mayor thanked everyone for their contributions to the discussion and thanked the Chair and the Board for their work. He agreed to note the report.
RESOLVED
1. To note the report from the Local Safeguarding Children Board