Issue - meetings

To approve and adopt the revamped Response Plan (Appendix 1).

The report was submitted by Cllr Nia Jeffreys.

DECISION

To approve and adopt the revamped Response Plan (Appendix 1).

DISCUSSION

The report was submitted and the opportunity was taken to acknowledge the bravery of the victims, and it was emphasised that they were at the forefront of everyone's minds when discussing this difficult subject.

The background to the report was provided and it was noted that the Plan was live and had evolved over time, particularly since the publication of the Our Bravery Brought Justice report.

Reference was made to the Council's vow to implement all of the recommendations in the Our Bravery Brought Justice report, noting that the Response Plan had been revamped in order to address all of these recommendations. It was explained that the Plan followed seven Work Streams, to correspond with the main themes of the Our Bravery Brought Justice report.

It was confirmed that this Response Plan, in its new form, had been submitted before the Care Scrutiny Committee, the Governance and Audit Committee and the Education and Economy Scrutiny Committee. It was highlighted that the recommendations of these Committees were included in appendix 3 of the pack.

In addition, the Response Plan had been submitted before the Full Council last month to ensure that every councillor within the Council had been given the chance to provide their input, and to offer any further suggestions to strengthen the Plan. In thanking all members who had been a part of that, reassurances were given that all members' comments had been considered before this Plan had been submitted to this meeting of the Cabinet.

The Chief Executive highlighted that the response to what happened continued to be a main priority for the Council, and that every effort would be made to ensure the best possible Response Plan. Reference was made to the Quarterly Report by the Chair of the Response Plan Programme Board, and it was acknowledged that the Council was fortunate to receive this input from the Chair, and all agencies and organisations serving on this Board.

It was confirmed that the next steps would be to continue with the achievements that were progressing, and the encouraging progress that continued to be made was acknowledged.

It was noted that the narrative of the Plan explained what would be done by the Council to deliver under all fields identified.

Attention was drawn to the concise version of the Response Plan in the pack, noting that it was a response to the comments within committees for the need to summarise what had been done, and what continued to be done by the Council in response.

Reference was made to two further documents that were in development, in order to ensure that the information was being seen and understood by all within our society.

It was noted that resources had been allocated within the Council's budget to deliver the improvements identified, drawing attention to the Voice of the Child field in particular.

The Chair of the Care Scrutiny Committee  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6