Decision details

The Group Director, Community & Children’s Services provided Cabinet with the Annual Report of the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Safeguarding Board, which demonstrated its effectiveness in exercising its functions in the preceding financial year.

Members were provided with a summary of the key achievements of the Board and the focus on critical activity only in the past year, due to the pandemic.

The Cabinet Member for Adult Services and Welsh Language thanked the Board for the work undertaken and spoke of the huge challenges that fell under the safeguarding banner.  The Cabinet Member referenced the new delivery models taken forward including new technology platforms and assessing risks with partners. 

The Cabinet Member for Children’s Services thanked the staff involved for their hard work.

Following discussions, it was RESOLVED to:

1.    Note and endorses the content of the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Safeguarding Board Annual Report for 2020/2021.

The Cwm Taf Morgannwg Safeguarding Board has a statutory responsibility to publish an Annual Report on 31st July each year, to demonstrate its effectiveness in exercising its functions in the preceding financial year.