Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member Housing and Safety

RESOLVED that

The revised policy, procedures and guidelines as set out in the Cheltenham Borough Council Safeguarding Handbook be adopted– attached as appendix 2

The Cabinet Member Housing and Safety introduced the report which outlined the changes to the Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adult Policy further to national changes and local protocols and training pathways. He highlighted that this was a “live” policy which was continually examined as part of the core work of the council. He thanked those officers involved in producing it.

The Cabinet Member Finance welcomed the policy which he believed represented a step forward in making the policy more accessible to staff, more up to date and which strengthened the policy with regard to child sexual exploitation. Whilst the council was one of a number of agencies involved in safeguarding this should not reduce the significance of the policy and would assist in carrying out the council’s responsibility for children and young people.

Members agreed that every member of staff and every member of the Council should be taking an interest in the subject.

RESOLVED that

The revised policy, procedures and guidelines as set out in the Cheltenham Borough Council Safeguarding Handbook be adopted– attached as appendix 2