Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Social Care and Health Integration introduced a report on the Annual Safeguarding reports from the Barking and Dagenham Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) and the Barking and Dagenham Safeguarding Children’s Board (SCB).

Each year, the SAB and SCB produced reports detailing the vision, make-up, work and challenges of the past year. These reports had been presented to the Health and Wellbeing Board and the Cabinet Member highlighted some of the key aspects from both reports.  The SCB had learnt from the Serious Case Reviews that had been undertaken and had implemented a comprehensive training programme for staff to help prevent serious incidents in the future.  Child Sexual Exploitation was also an increasing issue and the SCB was developing a week-long programme to increase awareness.

With reference to adults safeguarding, the SAB had identified that the issue often went under people’s radar and there was a general lack of awareness of the work that was being undertaken.  With that in mind, the SAB had also agreed to develop a campaign to raise awareness in the community.

Members thanked the Cabinet Member for bringing the reports to the Assembly and for raising the profile of children and adults’ safeguarding.

The Assembly resolved to note the Annual Safeguarding reports.