Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member Housing and Safety

RESOLVED THAT

The Partnership’s actions as outlined in response to the recommendations set out in the report of the Scrutiny Task Group on the sex trade in Cheltenhambe endorsed.

The Cabinet Member Housing and Safety introduced the report which outlined the Partnership work which was taking place in response to the recommendations set out in the report of the Scrutiny Task Group on the sex trade in Cheltenham. He reported that both the Positive Lives Partnership and Cheltenham Safeguarding Forum have taken responsibility for moving forward those recommendations which required a partnership approach.

The Cabinet Member highlighted work which had been undertaken on emergency housing in terms of raising awareness among partners of the new service to support vulnerable people which should include those who have experienced sexual violence specifically as a result of the sex trade. He then referred to the positive socialising, living and relationships “safeguarding weeks” which aimed to raise awareness of safeguarding issues.

Members welcomed the partnership approach which represented the right way forward. The Leader added that this was a good demonstration of how scrutiny worked in practice in terms of raising issues which could be worked on together.

RESOLVED THAT

The Partnership’s actions as outlined in response to the recommendations set out in the report of the Scrutiny Task Group on the sex trade in Cheltenhambe endorsed.