Issue - meetings

The report provided Councillors with an update on the Council’s safeguarding arrangements.

The Council was committed to ensuring the safety and protection of people using its services and is required to enact policies and procedures to ensure that children and adults at risk of abuse and neglect were safeguarded when using services provided by or on behalf of the Council.

The key elements of the Council’s response included: development of a Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk of Abuse and Neglect policy; development of a referral and reporting mechanism; provision of training for all staff members; and the establishment of a corporate safeguarding group to oversee the Council’s response.

It was the opinion of some councillors, that given the importance of the subject matter, more time should be dedicated for members to fully consider the detail of the report and to have the opportunity for a full discussion to take place.

Members requested for a safeguarding training session to be arranged.

RESOLVED:

1)    The actions taken by the Council in response to its safeguarding duties were noted;

2)    For a safeguarding training session to be arranged for members.