The Board:
(i) Received both the Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) Annual Report 2015/16 and Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) Annual Report 2015/16, and provided comments on their contents for the LSCB and SAB to consider as they continue to develop their future plans;
(ii) Noted all Partners now view safeguarding as a main stream activity in all their front line services; and
(iii) Noted the improvement in safeguarding awareness amongst both professionals and the public, the adverse effect of poverty on children, actions of faith groups, the potential for shared learning and continuous review of opportunities to improving safeguarding.