Decision details

RESOLVED

(a) that the arrangements proposed by the Chief Executive for the discharge of the Council’s duties as a safeguarding partner to:

(i)             co-ordinate safeguarding services in conjunction with the integrated care board and Chief Officer of Police in Devon;

(ii)             be part of a strategic leadership group supporting and engaging with other agencies; and

(iii)          to implement local and national learning (including from serious child safeguarding incidents);

as required by S16E of the Children Act 2004 and Working Together 2018 and as set out in the Report, be approved; and

(b) that the decision about whether to appoint an independent chair or scrutineer for the Devon Safeguarding Children Partnership be delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services and Schools, if the Executive Group recommends that an independent chair should be appointed, and funding can be identified.