Issue - meetings

Report CEF21042

The annual report of the Bromley Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (BSCP) covered the period from April 2020 to March 2021. It was a statutory requirement for safeguarding partnerships to publish this report under Working Together 2018. In line with statutory guidance and best practice, the report would be submitted to the Chief Executive, Leader of the Council, the local police and crime commissioner and the Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board, the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel and the What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care.

In response to a question, the Bromley Safeguarding Children Partnership Manager reported that a MASH Strategic Group had been established this year in order to review information on referrals.

In response to a question from the Chairman concerning attendance at Board meetings, the Partnership Manager confirmed that with the introduction of virtual meetings attendance had improved and the new meeting process appeared to be working very well.

The Chairman thanked the Bromley Safeguarding Children’s Partnership for the informative update.

RESOLVED: That the report be noted.