Members were reminded that at its 17 December 2014 meeting, the Community Committee  considered a report on Safeguarding Policy and Procedures.

The recommendations included in the report were resolved unanimously by the Committee and for one of these agreement was needed by Full Council, as follows:

3. Members recommend that the Strategic Safeguarding Lead be assigned to the (Acting) Chief Executive and the Safeguarding Member Champion be allocated to the Leader of the Council, to be agreed at Ordinary Council.

Cllr Lloyd MOVED and Cllr Clark SECONDED the recommendation in the report and it was RESOLVED that the Council’s Strategic Safeguarding Lead be assigned to the Chief Executive and the Safeguarding Member Champion be allocated to the Leader of the Council.

Reason for Decision

To ensure the Council’s  compliance with Section10 and 11 of the Children’s Act 2004 (and by implication sections 157 and 175 of the Education Act), and as part of the Southend, Essex and Thurrock (SET) procedures to work together to protect children, young people and vulnerable adults.