Issue - meetings

Report of Councillor N Barker, Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Strategic Leadership and Finance.

RESOLVED – That Cabinet approved and adopted the final draft of the Derbyshire-wide policy (Safeguarding Policy and Procedures, Protecting Children and Adults at Risk).

REASONS FOR DECISION – The Derbyshire-wide policy will subsequently replace the current Adult and Child Safeguarding policies. The Policy complies with legislation and provides a framework for Safeguarding.

Please note that this was not a Key Decision so can be implemented by officers with immediate effect.

The report to Cabinet proposed that the final draft of the Derbyshire-wide Safeguarding Policy (Safeguarding Policy and Procedures, Protecting Children and Adults at Risk) should be adopted. This policy, it was explained, would replace the Council’s existing Adult and Child Safeguarding policies.

Cabinet heard how the Derbyshire Safeguarding Leads Group had agreed that a Safeguarding Policy should be developed by all District and Borough Councils across Derbyshire together. This would, they argued, help to ensure consistency of the service offered in the County and help the Councils respond to new challenges, in what was an evolving Safeguarding environment.

Cabinet discussed the report. Members believed that Safeguarding was an important issue for the District, which would becoming increasingly significant over time.  They felt that the proposed Derbyshire-wide policy was precisely what was needed to help meet the challenges that the Districts and Borough Councils would face.

The Managing Director wished to place on record the Council’s gratitude towards the Housing Policy and Intelligence Officer in developing the proposed policies.

RESOLVED – That Cabinet approved and adopted the final draft of the Derbyshire-wide policy (Safeguarding Policy and Procedures, Protecting Children and Adults at Risk).

REASONS FOR DECISION – The Derbyshire-wide policy will subsequently replace the current Adult and Child Safeguarding policies. The Policy complies with legislation and provides a framework for Safeguarding.