Issue - meetings

Children's Safeguarding policy and practice advisory committee

 

 

Meeting: 30/03/2011 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Item 235)

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To receive the report updating on the work of the Advisory Committee.

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Minutes:

RECEIVED the report for the Children’s Safeguarding Policy and Performance Advisory Committee (pages 23 – 24 of the agenda pack), presented by Cllr Reg Rice (Chair of the Advisory Committee).  A discussion followed.

 

NOTED

 

  • The last paragraph in the report stated that the Advisory Committee would no longer report to the Overview & Scrutiny Committee under the new governance arrangement.  Committee members asked which other bodies scrutinised the quality of advice given to the Cabinet.  The Chair of the Advisory Committee stated that he understood scrutiny of the Cabinet’s role to be the responsibility of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee.
  • The Advisory Committee differed from the Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB – a statutory committee) and the Children’s Trust (which focused on partnership planning and working) as it formally considered specific matters and recommended action and provided independent social worker advice. 
  • The Committee, the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services and the Chair of the Safeguarding Policy & Practice Advisory Committee all recognised that there was duplication of work among committees.  The Committee asked that the Children & Young People’s Service provide a short report on the roles, remits and composition of the different committees which considered the safeguarding of children including the Children’s Safeguarding Policy and Practice Advisory Committee, Local Safeguarding Children’s Board and the Children’s Trust, for future consideration by the Committee. (Action No. 235.1). 
  • The Chair of the Advisory Committee would discuss the issue of children’s needs assessments (which the Committee expressed some concern about) being undertaken by assistant social workers with Hilary Corrick (Independent Social Work Consultant and Independent Member of the Advisory Committee) (Action 235.2).

 

Clerk’s note:  20:05 hrs Cllr Bull returned to the meeting and resumed in the Chair.

 

RESOLVED to note the report.