Issue - meetings
Devon District Council's Joint Safeguarding Policy and MDDC Guidance and Procedures
Meeting: 31/08/2017 - Cabinet (Item 42)
Arising from a report of the Director of Corporate Affairs and Business Transformation and Corporate Safeguarding Lead Officer, the Community Policy Development Group had recommended the Devon District Councils Joint Safeguarding Policy (Appendix A) and the MDDC guidance and procedures (Appendix B) be approved.
Additional documents:
- Devon Districts Safeguarding Policy May 2017, 01/08/2017 Community Policy Development Group, item 42
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- MDDC Safeguarding Policy and Procedures 2017, 01/08/2017 Community Policy Development Group, item 42
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- Corporate Monitoring Form January to June 2017, 01/08/2017 Community Policy Development Group, item 42
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Minutes:
Arising from a *report of the Director of Corporate Affairs and Business Transformation and Corporate Safeguarding Lead Officer, the Community Policy Development Group had recommended the Devon District Councils Joint Safeguarding Policy (Appendix A) and the MDDC guidance and procedures (Appendix B) be approved.
The Cabinet Member for Community Well-Being outlined the contents of the report stating that the purpose of the report was to update the previous policy. Minor amendments had been made with a review regarding the number of service safeguarding representatives across the Council to support the Child Protection and Safeguarding Officer, relevant training had been completed by representatives and all officers and Members would be required to review and adopt the updated policy.
RESOLVED that the recommendation of Policy Development Group be approved.
(Proposed by Cllr C R Slade and seconded by Cllr R L Stanley)
Note: * Report previously circulated, copy attached to minutes.