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The Assembly will be presented with the Barking and Dagenham Safeguarding Children Partnership (BDSCP) Annual Report for 2019/20, which will highlight the progress that the BDSCP, consisting of the Local Authority, NHS BHR Clinical Commissioning Group and the Police, has made in achieving its safeguarding priorities in 2019/20 and setting out its priorities for 2020/21.

The Cabinet Member for Social Care and Health Integration presented a report on the Local Safeguarding Children Partnership Annual Report 2019/20. 

The Cabinet Member advised that the Barking and Dagenham Safeguarding Children Partnership (BDSCP) Annual report was an opportunity to highlight the progress that the Safeguarding Partnership, consisting of the Local Authority, NHS BHR Clinical Commissioning Group and the Police, had made in achieving its safeguarding priorities in 2019/20.

The Annual report provides a progress update on the work carried out in context of addressing the 2019/20 safeguarding priorities outlined below:

·  Tackling knife crime and gang culture;

·  Protection of vulnerable children and young people from all forms of exploitation;

·  Reducing the impact of domestic abuse;

·  Strengthening work at pre-birth stage to minimise neglect; and

·  Establishing consistent and agreed thresholds across the partnership.

The Assembly resolved to note the Local Safeguarding Children Partnership Annual Report for 2019/20 at Appendix 1 to the report.