Issue - meetings

Report of Head of Community Services

Purpose of Report

To set out the role the Council plays in Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, to advise on the Council’s response to the issues around Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE), and to inform the Executive on the Community Safety Partnership’s CSE action plan.

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended:

 1.1        To note the work across Oxfordshire and through the Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children’s Board in relation to CSE and Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

1.2         To note the Council’s role in Safeguarding and the Community Safety Partnership’s action plan developed in response to CSE.

Resolved

(1)          That the work across Oxfordshire and through the Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children’s Board in relation to Child Sexual Expolitation and Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults be noted.

(2)          That the Council’s role in Safeguarding and the Community Safety Partnership’s action plan developed in response to Child Sexual Expolitation be noted.

The Head of Community Services submitted a report which set out the role the Council played in Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, advised on the Council’s response to the issues around Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE), and informed the Executive on the Community Safety Partnership’s CSE action plan.

Resolved

(1)          That the work across Oxfordshire and through the Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children’s Board in relation to Child Sexual Exploitation and Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults be noted.

(2)          That the Council’s role in Safeguarding and the Community Safety Partnership’s action plan developed in response to Child Sexual Exploitation be noted.

Reasons

Safeguarding practices within the Council are well developed. Safeguarding Policy has been reviewed and training and awareness raising is maintained.

Work on Child Sexual Exploitation has been picked up in Cherwell by the Community Safety Partnership (CSP) and an Action Plan established that the CSP Board will be responsible for.

Alternative Options

Given the nature of the report no alternatives have been considered