Agenda item

Report from the Strategic Director of Children and Young People’s Services.

Recommendations

1.    That Cabinet endorse the South Yorkshire Multi Agency Safeguarding arrangements which include the place-based Rotherham Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (RSCP) Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements.

2.    That Cabinet approve the Local Authority involvement in the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements and receives appropriate reports on progress against the RSCP priorities and the Annual Report on impact of the RSCP in safeguarding children and young people.

Consideration was given to the report which contained changes to and updated information relating to the place-based arrangements for the Rotherham Safeguarding Children Partnership (RSCP), which included additional arrangements for South Yorkshire Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements. The previous arrangements were published in 2019 and had been updated to reflect the changes within the new Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023) statutory guidance.

The additional Multi Agency Safeguarding Arrangement for South Yorkshire would mean that the Chief Executive of the ICB, Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police and the Chief Executive of the Council would meet twice a year to provide strategic oversight and agree the vision and priorities for safeguarding children in Rotherham. This would be replicated with the other South Yorkshire Local Authority Chief Executives and any safeguarding matters across the region in which collaboration would prove effective would be considered. It would also enable the sharing of good practice across the region.

As outlined in the Multi Agency Safeguarding Arrangements, Rotherham would continue to have its own arrangements which would be monitored locally by representatives from the ICB, South Yorkshire Police and the Chief Executive.

During the meeting it was noted that the system in place in Rotherham was rigorous and involved a high level of scrutiny.

Resolved:

1.    That Cabinet endorse the South Yorkshire Multi Agency Safeguarding arrangements which include the place-based Rotherham Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (RSCP) Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements.

2.    That Cabinet approve the Local Authority involvement in the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements and receives appropriate reports on progress against the RSCP priorities and the Annual Report on impact of the RSCP in safeguarding children and young people.