Issue - meetings

Division/Wards Affected: All

Purpose: To evaluate the progress of Monmouthshire County Council’s key safeguarding priorities, in the period April – October 2017, using identified measures to highlight progress, identify risks and set out clear improvement actions and priorities for further development.

To inform Cabinet Members about the effectiveness of safeguarding in Monmouthshire and the work that is in progress to support the Council’s aims in protecting children and adults at risk from harm and abuse. 

To inform Cabinet members about the progress made towards meeting the standards in the Council’s Corporate Safeguarding Policy approved by Council in July 2017. 

Author: Whole Authority Safeguarding Group

Contact Details: cathsheen@monmouthshire.gov.uk

To note the key safeguarding risks and approve the priority improvement actions as set out at Appendix 2 to this report.

To endorse the evaluation of safeguarding progress set out in Appendix 5 to this report.