Agenda and draft minutes

To receive disclosures of personal interest from Members in accordance with the Code of Conduct

Note:

1.     Members are requested to identify the item number and subject matter that their interest relates to and signify the nature of the personal interest: and

2.   Where Members withdraw from a meeting as a consequence of the disclosure of a prejudicial interest they must notify the Chairman when they leave.

In accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct, there were no declarations made pertaining to the agenda.

Apologies for absence were received from County Borough Councillors S Rees Owen and E Griffiths.

“That the press and public be excluded from the meeting under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government act 1972 (as amended) for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 13 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Act.”

It was RESOLVED that the press and public be excluded from the meeting under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act (as amended) for the following items of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of the exempt information as defined in paragraph 14 of Part 4 of the Schedule 12A of the Act.

To consider the report of the Group Director, Community & Children’s Services, containing exempt information.

Members of the Board were provided with a report containing exempt information which provided a detailed overview of the recommendations of 2 Concise Child Practice Reviews (CPR’s) conducted by Cwm Taf Morgannwg Safeguarding Children Board (CTMSB), and the measures Children’s Services had taken to embed and evaluate review learning in response.

Members of the Board queried officers on a number of aspects of the reviews and the evaluation of learning and the dissemination and sharing of practices going forward to which officers duly responded to.

Following lengthy discussions, the Board RESOLVED to

1.    Note the content of the report.