Issue - meetings

1.     That the SSCB Annual Report and be noted and that the Cabinet conscious of the time period of the report.

2.     That the appointment of a new independent chair, who is a member of the Council’s Improvement Board be noted and that the Cabinet looks forward to receiving the Annual Report for 2015-2016

Reasons for Decisions

The Cabinet has a responsibility to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and young people in Surrey.

The Cabinet Member for Schools, Skills and Educational Achievement introduced the Surrey Safeguarding Children Board (SSCB) annual report and informed Members that this had been published last year and had been scrutinised by the Social Care Services Board in January 2016.  She explained that the report set out to demonstrate how the Board had met its statutory responsibilities.

She said that the Council were determined to improve the services it provides and that a new independent chair had been appointed to the Board. The new chair had worked hard since her appointment to improve partnership working and a business plan was being developed with targeted priorities.

Members were informed that the SSCB had been judged as requiring improvement last year however a lot of work had been done and the target was to move this to a good judgement going forward.

RESOLVED:

1.     That Cabinet notes the SSCB Annual Report and is conscious of the time period of the report.

2.     The Cabinet notes the appointment of a new independent chair, who is a member of the Council’s Improvement Board and looks forward to receiving the Annual Report for 2015-2016

Reasons for Decisions

The Cabinet has a responsibility to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and young people in Surrey.