Agenda item - Safeguarding Review Reports

Report of the Independent Chair of the Adult and Children’s Local Safeguarding Boards (copy attached).

1)    That the Board note the actions of the LSCB in developing the action plan in response to the findings of this serious case review.

2)    That the Board requests the LSCB provide an update on the action plan as part of its annual reporting.

31.1    The Chair of the Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) presented the serious case review to the Board. The review was published on 27 July 2017 and concerned the deaths of two siblings W & X who left the country to fight abroad. The Chair of the LSCB highlighted that this was the first review of minors who had travelled to warzones and dies as combatants. The review offered 13 findings under 4 themes, challenged how professionals treat people who have suffered trauma early in their lives and who face racist, religious and domestic abuse. The review also broadens the understanding of how counter terrorism efforts fit with safeguarding inside and outside of the police.

31.2    The Chair thanked everyone who had been involved in the review for their work in handling a very sensitive issue.

Resolved:

(1)    That the Board note the actions of the LSCB in developing the action plan in response to the findings of this serious case review.

(2)    That the Board requests the LSCB provide an update on the action plan as part of its annual reporting.