Issue - meetings

The Pan-Dorset Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (PDSCP) is the statutory body which oversees multi-agency safeguarding arrangements and covers the local Dorset and BCP council areas. 

This report contains a background and introduction to the statutory functions of the partnership and the council’s responsibilities which includes the requirements to publish an annual report.

The annual report of the PDSCP is therefore provided as an attachment for consideration by cabinet. The annual report details reflections on partnership work in 2022/23 including:

-        Outlining the findings from a review of the safeguarding arrangements.

-        Summarising local and national learning including in relation to Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews.

-        Providing an overview of multi-agency training.

-        Outlining the funding arrangements for the partnership. 

-        Providing information from the Child Death Overview Panel.

-        Detailing work across the partnership linked to the priority areas for 2022/23.

-        Outlining other key developments by the statutory safeguarding partners.

The report also outlines the agreed revised priority areas for 2023 to 2025.

The report has been approved by the PDSCP Executive who are the representatives of the Safeguarding partners as outlined in Working Together Guidance. The Executive group is chaired by an Independent Chair and Scrutineer who provides support and challenge to the partnership.

RESOLVED that Cabinet noted and approved the overall report, suggesting any further considerations.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Children and Young People

Reason

The production of an annual report is a statutory responsibility. This has been endorsed by the four statutory partners (Dorset Council, BCP Council, NHS Dorset, Dorset Police) and is being shared with cabinet as part of those governance arrangements.

The Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'F' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Cabinet was informed that the Pan-Dorset Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (PDSCP) is the statutory body which oversees multi-agency safeguarding arrangements and covers the local Dorset and BCP council areas, and that the report contained a background and introduction to the statutory functions of the partnership and the council’s responsibilities which includes the requirements to publish an annual report.

Cabinet was advised that the annual report of the PDSCP was provided as an attachment for consideration by cabinet, and that the annual report detailed reflections on partnership work in 2022/23 including:

-       Outlining the findings from a review of the safeguarding arrangements.

-       Summarising local and national learning including in relation to Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews.

-       Providing an overview of multi-agency training.

-       Outlining the funding arrangements for the partnership. 

-       Providing information from the Child Death Overview Panel.

-       Detailing work across the partnership linked to the priority areas for 2022/23.

-       Outlining other key developments by the statutory safeguarding partners.

Further to this Cabinet was informed that the report also outlined the agreed revised priority areas for 2023 to 2025, and that the report had been approved by the PDSCP Executive who were the representatives of the Safeguarding partners as outlined in Working Together Guidance. In relation to this Cabinet was advised that the Executive group is chaired by an Independent Chair and Scrutineer who provided support and challenge to the partnership.

RESOLVED that Cabinet noted and approved the overall report, suggesting any further considerations.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Children and Young People

Reason

The production of an annual report is a statutory responsibility. This has been endorsed by the four statutory partners (Dorset Council, BCP Council, NHS Dorset, Dorset Police) and is being shared with cabinet as part of those governance arrangements.