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Apologies and Changes in Panel Membership (If Any) To note any changes in membership of the Panel made in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4.3. Minutes: The apologies of Appointed Members Nicola Brown, Catherine Hobbs, and Claire Rogers were noted.
Change to the Order of Business. The Chair sought and obtained the consent of the Committee to vary the order of business from that set out on the agenda.
RESOLVED that Agenda Item 5 STATEMENT FROM THE CHAIR be moved to after Agenda Item 6 MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING (INCLUDING MATTERS ARISING)
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Minutes of the Previous Meeting (including matters arising) PDF 200 KB To approve and sign as a correct record the Minutes of the meetings held on 7 November 2019 and to deal with any matters arising. Minutes: RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 7 November 2019 be approved and signed as a correct record.
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Statement from the Chair Minutes: The Chair referred to the recent Ofsted Inspection of Children’s Services and invited Councillor Paffey, the Cabinet Member for Aspiration, Children and Lifelong Learning and Hillary Brooks, Executive Director – Children’s Services, to address the panel
The panel noted the following:
The Chair expressed thanks to all the front line staff for their work to help keep all our children safe.
RESOLVED that a formal report on the Ofsted Inspection of Children and Families Services and the response from the Children and Families Service would be included in the agenda of the next meeting of the Panel.
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Southampton Safeguarding Children Partnership Annual Report 2018-19 PDF 231 KB Report of the Independent Chair of the
Southampton Safeguarding Children Partnership recommending that the
Panel receive the LSCB Annual Report and utilise the information
contained to inform its work. Additional documents: Minutes: The Panel considered the report of the Independent Chair of the Southampton Safeguarding Children Partnership which presented the Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) Annual Report 2018-19. The report recommended that the Panel noted the changes to statutory guidance relating to partnership arrangements for safeguarding children and young people and that the Panel utilised the information contained in the report to inform its work.
Councillor Paffey, Cabinet Member for Aspiration, Children and Lifelong Learning; Hilary Brooks, Executive Director, Children’s Services, Southampton City Council; Phil Bullingham, Service Lead - Safeguarding, Improvement, Governance and Compliance, Children & Families, Southampton City Council; Detective Chief Inspector Nick Plummer, Public Protection, Hampshire Constabulary; Superintendent Kelly Whiting, Southampton District Commander, Hampshire Constabulary; Katherine Elsmore, Head of Safeguarding, NHS Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group; Shiobhan West, Associate Designated Nurse for Safeguarding, NHS Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group; were present and, with the consent of the Chair, addressed the Panel.
In discussions with the officers, the Panel noted the following:
RESOLVED (i) That the membership of the Southampton Safeguarding Children Partnership is circulated to the Panel.
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Exclusion of the Press and Public - Exempt Papers included in the following Item To move that in accordance with
the Council’s Constitution, specifically the Access to
Information Procedure Rules contained within the Constitution, the
press and public be excluded from the meeting in respect of any
consideration of the exempt appendix to the following item Minutes: The Chair moved that in accordance with the Council's Constitution, specifically the Access to Information Procedure Rules contained within the Constitution, the press and public be excluded from the meeting in respect of any consideration of the exempt appendix to the following item. It was not appropriate to disclose this information based on Categories 1 and 7 of paragraph 10.4 of the council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules as the information was likely to reveal the identity of an individual and the information related to action taken or to be taken in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime.
RESOLVEDthat having applied the public interest test, the press and public be excluded from the meeting.
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Report of the Director of Children's Services
providing the Panel with an overview of the multi-agency response
to child exploitation in Southampton. Additional documents:
Minutes: The Panel considered the report of the Executive Director of Children’s Services which provided an overview of the multi-agency response to child exploitation in Southampton, including child sexual exploitation and child criminal exploitation.
Hilary Brooks, Executive Director, Children’s Services, Southampton City Council; Phil Bullingham, Service Lead - Safeguarding, Improvement, Governance and Compliance, Children & Families, Southampton City Council; Laura Tanner, MET (Missing, Exploited, Trafficked) Team Manager, Children and Families, Southampton City Council; Simon Dennison, Children’s Resource Service Manager, Children’s Services , Southampton City Council; Detective Chief Inspector Nick Plummer, Public Protection, Hampshire Constabulary; Superintendent Kelly Whiting, Southampton District Commander, Hampshire Constabulary; were present and, with the consent of the Chair, addressed the Panel.
In discussions with the officers, the Panel noted the following:
RESOLVED (i) That, at the appropriate meeting of the Panel, an update would be provided on the development of the Vulnerable Adolescents Service.
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Children and Families - Performance PDF 305 KB Report of the Director, Legal and Governance
providing an overview of performance across Children and Families
Services since November 2019. Additional documents:
Minutes: The Panel considered the report of the Director, Legal and Governance which provided an overview of performance across Children and Families Services since November 2019.
Hilary Brooks, Executive Director, Children’s Services; and Phil Bullingham, Service Lead, Safeguarding, Improvement, Governance and Compliance; were present and, with the consent of the Chair, addressed the Panel.
In discussions with the officers, the Panel noted the following:
RESOLVED (i) That details of the scheduled learning event for social workers (CPD) is circulated to the Panel. (ii) That the recruitment of foster carers is considered at a future meeting of the Panel.
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