Issue - meetings

Report of Director of Service Delivery

Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Alan Shuttleworth

(Key decision):

(1) To note the review of Eastbourne Borough Council and Lewes District Council’s safeguarding children and vulnerable adult policies and procedures carried out in 2018.

(2) To approve the new safeguarding policy, appended to the report

(3) To delegate authority to the Director of Service Delivery, in consultation with the Lead Member for Direct Assistance Services to make any minor amendments required following consultation.

The Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Service Delivery seeking their agreement to the proposed joint safeguarding children and vulnerable adults policy.

The Cabinet stated the importance of the report and expressed their thanks to Pat Taylor, Strategy and Partnership Lead (Thriving Communities) and her team for their work on the policy.

As part of the policy, training sessions on safeguarding for officers and councillors must be completed within 3 months from the start of employment/term of office and would form part of the member induction programme following the 2019 elections.

Cabinet made reference to the ‘Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme’ that gave members of the public a formal mechanism to make enquiries about an individual who they are in a relationship with, or who is in a relationship with someone they knew, where there is a concern that the individual may be violent towards their partner.

Resolved (key decision):

(1) To note the review of Eastbourne Borough Council and Lewes District Council’s safeguarding children and vulnerable adult policies and procedures carried out in 2018.

(2) To approve the new safeguarding policy, appended to the report

(3) To delegate authority to the Director of Service Delivery in consultation with the Lead Member for Direct Assistance Services to make any minor amendments required following consultation.

Reason for decision:

To update the previous policy, bringing it into line with recommended practice and with current pan-Sussex policies and procedures.