Issue - meetings
Meeting: 11/07/2024 - The Council (Item 11)
11 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STRATEGIC SAFEGUARDING PANEL 2023-24 
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To submit
the report of the Chair of the Strategic Safeguarding Panel.
Additional documents:
- Item 11 - Appendix, item 11
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- Webcast for ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STRATEGIC SAFEGUARDING PANEL 2023-24
Decision:
DECISION
TO ACCEPT THE REPORT AND NOTE THE INFORMATION
Minutes:
The Cabinet Member for Corporate Support,
Councillor Menna Trenholme, submitted the annual report of the Strategic
Safeguarding Panel 2023/24 noting that the report provided an overview of the
work that had taken place by the Strategic Safeguarding Panel. She highlighted
that a new policy had been approved by the Cabinet in February 2024 following a
review of the previous policy formed in 2013.
Attention was drawn to concerns about
the increase in looked after children referrals along
with concerns about the DoLS services which had a
substantial number waiting for assessments.
It was reported, although the panel
focussed on corporate responsibilities relating to safeguarding matters within
Gwynedd, they were working well with agencies and partners.
RESOLVED
TO ACCEPT THE REPORT AND NOTE THE INFORMATION