Decision - Safeguarding Practice- Update

1.       That the implications outlined in the report of government’s response to Lord Laming’s report ‘The Protection of children in England’, and the action taken in response by the CYPT and the LSCB, be noted.

2.       That the request be made to the Director of Children’s Services to consider the resource implications of the Government’s response to Lord Laming’s report for the CYPT and partner agencies including the LSCB.

3.       That an invitation be made to the Chair of the LSCB to attend a future meeting of the Board to take forward the issues outlined in this report.

The CYPT Board has received a series of reports and presentations in respect of changes to national policy following events in the London Borough of Haringey. The recommendations in this report seek to address and take forward the implications of those changes in Brighton and Hove.

The timescales for this review precluded alternative options, for example taking an initial report to the Local Children’s Safeguarding Board before discussion at the CYPT Board.