The Executive Director (Communities and People) has submitted a report to Cabinet on 12 July 2023 reporting on progress made on Oxford City Council’s Safeguarding Action Plan for 2022/23 and to present an updated Safeguarding Policy for 2023-26.

The Cabinet decision will be reported in the Briefing Note. The draft minutes of the meeting will be available on the Cabinet meetings webpage.

Councillor Shaista Aziz, Cabinet Member for Safer Communities will present the report and present Cabinet’s recommendations.

Recommendations: Cabinet recommends that, subject to the decision of Cabinet on 12 July 2023, Council resolves to:

1.    Note the key achievements of the Safeguarding work delivered through Oxford City Council during 2022/23;

2.    Approve the Safeguarding Policy 2023-2026;

3.    Note the Safeguarding Action Plan 2023/24; and

4.    Delegate authority to the Executive Director (Communities and People), in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Safer Communities, to make minor changes to the approved policy in order to continue its alignment with the Oxfordshire Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements.

Council considered a report from the Executive Director (Communities and People) which reported on progress made on Oxford City Council’s Safeguarding Action Plan for 2022/23 and presented the updated Safeguarding Policy for 2023-26.

Cllr Aziz, Cabinet Member for Safer Communities presented the report and proposed the recommendations.

The recommendations were agreed on being seconded by Cllr Upton, Cabinet Member for Planning and Healthier Communities and put to the vote.

Council resolved to:

1.    Note the key achievements of the Safeguarding work delivered through Oxford City Council during 2022/23.

2.    Approve the Safeguarding Policy 2023-2026.

3.    Note the Safeguarding Action Plan 2023/24.

4.    Delegate authority to the Executive Director (Communities and People), in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Safer Communities, to make minor changes to the approved policy in order to continue its alignment with the Oxfordshire Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements.

The Head of Corporate Strategy has submitted a report on the progress made on the Oxford City Council’s Safeguarding Action Plan 2021-22.

Cabinet is recommended to:

1.    Note the key achievements of the Safeguarding work delivered through Oxford City Council during 2021/2022; and

2.    Approve the Safeguarding Action Plan 2022/23 set out at Appendix 1.

The Head of Corporate Strategy had submitted a report on the progress made on the Oxford City Council Safeguarding Action Plan 2021-22.

Councillor Diko Walcott, Cabinet Member for Safer Communities, presented the report and highlighted the key safeguarding achievements over the preceding year (which had been attained within the context of the pandemic), as well as the work streams, achievements and priorities of safeguarding partners as part of the Multi Agency Safeguarding Arrangements in place across the county. 

Cabinet resolved to:

1.      Note the key achievements of the safeguarding work delivered through Oxford City Council during 2021 – 2022; and

2.      Approve the Safeguarding Action Plan 2022 – 2023 as set out at Appendix 1.