Issue - meetings

(a)       That the report on Flintshire Safeguarding for the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 be received:

(b)       That the Committee takes due regard to the variety of activity across the Safeguarding Unit and the continuing development and improvement in service provision and the impact of the additional demands.

The Senior Manager, Safeguarding and Commissioning, introduced a report to provide information on the Joint Adults and Children’s Safeguarding provision within the county boundaries.    She advised that the report provided key statistical and performance related information about children and adults at risk for which the Authority had significant safeguarding and corporate safeguarding responsibilities.  The report also  highlighted the variety of work covered by the Safeguarding Unit and the activity undertaken and summarised some of the key learning from Child and Adult Practice reviews and Domestic Homicide Reviews.

The Safeguarding Unit Service Manager reported on the main considerations, as detailed in the report, regarding the activity of the Safeguarding Unit and referred to work related to the core responsibilities around Child Protection, Adult Safeguarding, Adults at risk, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS), and Looked After Children (LAC). The Safeguarding Unit team were also involved in regional groups, delivery groups, delivery of training for both adults and children, child practice and adult practice reviews and investigations. Key messages from the last quarter Regional Board meetings were available in the appendices to the report.

The Safeguarding Unit Service Manager reported that the Safeguarding Unit had had two successful CIW thematic inspections this year; the Adult and Children’s Safeguarding service was inspected in February and the Looked After Service was inspected in October with other areas of Children’s Services. 

During discussion Officers responded to the comments raised by the Chair around safeguarding provision  for young adults leaving the care services. 

The recommendations in the report were moved by Councillor Andy Dunbobbin  and seconded by Councillor Gladys Healey.

RESOLUTION:

(a)       That the report on Flintshire Safeguarding for the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 be received:

(b)       That the Committee takes due regard to the variety of activity across the Safeguarding Unit and the continuing development and improvement in service provision and the impact of the additional demands.