Issue - meetings

(Report of the Children’s and Families Safeguarding Officer)

The Children & Families Safeguarding Officerprovided a biannual safeguarding update to the Health & Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee.

The Children & Families Safeguarding Officer provided an update on:

·         the referral figures following the end of quarter 4 2018/19;

·         Safeguarding training which was now a rolling programme;

·         Taxi driving training which was focussed on issues relevant to the audience and had been well attended;

·         Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Board and Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Adult Safeguarding Board;

·         Audit Safeguarding Board audit tool;

·         Multi-Agency Partnership Working;

·         Relevant checks when using third parties through Arts & Events;

·         Suicide Procedure / Guidance.

The members of the Committee sought and received further information on the processes in place to deal with child sexual exploitation, which included working with other local authorities, awareness raising and the importance of early education and the work to build resilient children and families.