Issue - meetings

The report by the Director of Housing seeks approval for the implementation of the updated safeguarding policy for the Youth and Play Service. 

RECOMMENDED that the Cabinet Member for Housing:

  (1)        approves the attached policy

  (2)        approves the implementation of the policy from the 1^st April 2018.         

The Cabinet Member for Housing:

  (1)        approved the policy (as amended)

  (2)        approved the implementation of the policy from 1^st April 2018.   

James Hill, Director of Property and Housing, introduced the report which was a refresh of an existing policy, and explained that there had been late revisions to the policy document which were circulated by Jo Bennett (with the changes being shown).  Jo Bennett, the Commercial Properties and Leasehold Services Manager, went through where the changes had been made (most of which were formatting changes and changes in definitions and terminology).  These included changing "referral" to "making a contact" and reflecting the Portsmouth Safeguarding Childrens Board threshold requirements.

Councillor Tom Wood felt it was valuable to continually review and refresh the document.

Councillor Jennie Brent, as Cabinet Member for Housing, acknowledged the hard work that was taking place and wished to approve the policy, as amended, for implementation in April.

DECISIONS - The Cabinet Member for Housing:

  (1)        approved the policy (as amended)

  (2)        approved the implementation of the policy from 1^st April 2018.