Issue - meetings

To consider a note of the meeting held between members of this Board and David Mellor, Chair of the Local Safeguarding Boards on the work of the Boards in 2013/14. The meeting was held on 22 December 2014.

The Board is invited to note the report and comment as appropriate.

Officer contact: Jonathan Vali, 0161 474 3201, jonathan.vali@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) summarising the discussions of a meeting held in December 2014 between members of the Board and the Chair of the Local Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adult Boards in relation to those Boards’ Annual Reports and their activity more generally.

In relation to references in the report about ongoing discussions with Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust about their engagement and signing up to the Adult Safeguarding Board, it was reported that these had been concluded satisfactorily.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted and the thanks of the Board be recorded to those in Safeguarding in Stockport for their hard work in 2013/14.

The annual report on the effectiveness of child safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of children in Stockport. 

David Mellor updated the board.

TheLSCB is legally required to publish a yearly report.  DM summarised the report and asked if there were any questions.  

PB commented that free school meals numbers did not seem to be correct. DM will adjust as soon as the correct information is received. PB is looking at a possible ‘opt out’ option for free school meals recipients with the revenue and benefits team.  PB to update the board once a way forward has been agreed.

ACTION: PB to update board on progress of ‘opt out’ option at a future meeting.