Decision details

Cabinet received the annual safeguarding report of the Director of Adults’ Health and Care.

In introducing the report, a number of developments over the past year were drawn to the attention of Cabinet. These included in particular work with the Hampshire Safeguarding Board, work with the Children’s Board to improve coherence with families, and improvements in the capture and reporting of information with a consequential improvement in pro-active effectiveness. It was noted that the County Council was working with other agencies on a report into historic failures at the Gosport War Memorial Hospital.

Risks identified in the report were also highlighted, including those relating to the capacity and resource pressures caused by the need to manage Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS). The Chairman confirmed that he had written to Government regarding the burden of DOLS on the Council.

The recommendations in the report were considered and agreed. The decision record is attached.