Children, Education and Communities Policy and Scrutiny Committee

6 October 2021

City of York Safeguarding Children Partnership Annual Report 2020-21

Summary

1.    This report is a covering report for main City of York Safeguarding Children Partnership (CYSCP) Annual Report 2020-21 which is being presented by the Independent Scrutineer of the CYSCP, Professor Maggie Atkinson.

Background

2.    The three Statutory Partners of the CYSCP have a statutory requirement to publish an annual report in order to bring transparency for children, families and all practitioners about the activity undertaken (Working Together, 2018). Within this annual report it also includes a section in Appendix A, which has been written by the Independent Scrutineer, Professor Maggie Atkinson which provides reflections on the content, appropriateness and quality of the CYSCP’s Annual report covering the financial year 2020-2021.

Consultation

3.    This report has been developed by partners across the CYSCP. This report was ratified by the CYSCP Executive in September 2021 and was subsequently published on the CYSCP website. The Scrutiny Committee have requested for the CYSCP Independent Scrutineer to present this report at their meeting on the 6 October 2021.

Options      

4. There are no options for the Scrutiny Committee to consider.

Analysis

5. There are no options for the Scrutiny Committee to consider, therefore this section is not applicable to complete.

Council Plan

6. This annual report relates to the following Corporate Priority within the Council’s Corporate Plan: ‘A better Start for Children and Young People’.

        Implications

7.    There are none of the following implications outlined below:

· Financial – There are no financial implications.

· Human Resources (HR) – There are no HR implications

· Equalities – There are no Equalities Implications

· Legal – There are no Legal Implications

· Crime and Disorder – There are no Crime and Disorder Implications

· Information Technology (IT) – There are no IT implications

· Property – There are no Property Implications

Risk Management

8.    There are no risks for the Scrutiny Committee to consider.

        Recommendations

9.    The CYSCP Annual Report 2020-21 has already being approved by the CYSCP Executive, which is the statutory body of the Safeguarding Children Partnership. The content within the CYSCP Annual report 2020-21 is being shared with members of this meeting for information purposes.   

Contact Details

Author:	Chief Officer Responsible for the report:
Author’s name: Sophia Lenton-Brook Title: CYSCP Interim Business Manager Dept Name: CYSCP Business Unit Contact Email: Sophia.Lenton-Brook@york.gov.uk	Chief Officer’s name
	Professor Maggie Atkinson Independent Scrutineer CYSCP
	Report Approved	X	Date	28/08/21
Wards Affected:					All	Yes
For further information please contact the author of the report

Background Papers:

Working Together to Safeguard Children (2018)

Annexes

City of York Safeguarding Children Partnership Annual Report 2020-21

Abbreviations

CYSCP – City of York Safeguarding Children Partnership