Content

(a)    Domestic and Sexual Abuse Annual
Report
 

9.1a

The Director of Public Health submitted a
report proposing that the first Annual Report of work on Addressing
Domestic and Sexual Abuse / Violence Against Women and Girls is
accepted and endorsed.

 

 

9.2a

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That
Strategy and Resources Policy Committee:-
 

 

(a) that the Annual Report on Addressing
Domestic and Sexual Abuse / Violence Against Women and Girls
2022/23 be noted and endorsed; and
 
(b) that the Annual Report’s
recommendations be considered during the development of the new
Domestic and Sexual Abuse / Violence Against Women and Girls
Strategy for the city which will be developed in consultation with
partners and stakeholders over the coming year.

 

 

9.3a

Reasons for
Decision

 

 

9.3.1a

This is the first annual report produced on
the work undertaken on addressing domestic and sexual abuse /
violence against women and girls. The report illustrates the range
of initiatives and commissioned services that are in place. It
highlights the outcomes of commissioned providers, the work
undertaken in relation to statutory duties and strategic
achievements. It also illustrates the findings of an independent
assessment of the city’s responses to domestic abuse.

 

 

9.3.2a

The report describes how services are under
pressure and that demand is likely to grow as public awareness
increases. It proposes that limited resources mean that innovative
solutions to meeting needs must be identified and suggests that the
development of guided self
help resources and a network of community champions
may help to mitigate the resource gaps evident. It also recommends
the ongoing commitment to campaigns such as White Ribbon as a
framework for addressing violence against women and girls and
achieving lasting change in attitudes and behaviour across the
city.

 

 

9.3.3a

It also recommends that business cases are
developed for further investment various support elements that are
currently under pressure:
• support for children and young people
to recover from the impact of abuse
• therapeutic support to aid the recovery
of adults such as counselling services
• behaviour change programmes for
perpetrators
• community based domestic abuse support
for adults

 

 

9.3.4a

It is recommended that these issues are
considered during the development of the new Domestic and Sexual
Abuse / Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy for the city
which will be developed in consultation with partners and
stakeholders over the coming year.

 

 

9.4a

Alternatives
Considered and Rejected

 

 

9.4.1a

The alternative would be not to have completed
an annual report.

 

 

 

 

(b)    Sheffield Children Safeguarding
Partnership Annual Report 21/22 & 22/23
 

9.1b

The Director of Children’s Services
submitted a report presenting the Sheffield Children Safeguarding
Partnership Annual Reports for 21/22 and 22/23, outlining the
continuing progress in the multi-agency work to protect and
safeguard children and young people at risk in Sheffield.
 
Sheffield Children Safeguarding Partnership
(SCSP) is made up of the following three local safeguarding
partners:
•  Sheffield
City Council: represented by the Director of Children’s
Services
•  NHS South
Yorkshire Integrated Care Board: represented by the Chief Nurse
• South Yorkshire Police: represented by
the Chief Superintendent District Commander.
 
The three partners must publish a yearly
report setting out the work they have undertaken that year. The
attached Annual Reports covers the periods from April 2021 through
to March 2022 and April 2022 through to March 2023.
 
Both annual reports set out how the SCSP have
reviewed the partnership’s ambition, strategy and key business priorities over the
12-month reporting period.
 
Both reports provide details of the following
areas:
• Priorities, progress and impact
• Dissemination and embedding of
learning.
• Conclusion and next steps
 
The key priorities for 2021-22 were identified
as far back as 2019/20 and over the last two years against a
background of the Covid 19 pandemic these have continued to roll
forward. As outlined in the SCSP 22-23 Annual Report, there has
been a huge amount of work undertaken across the city and progress
made with regards to meeting the key priority areas.
 
It was noted that he reports had already been
considered by the Education, Children and Families Policy
Committee.

 

 

9.2b

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That
Strategy and Resources Policy Committee notes the contents of the
annual reports (appendices 1-3).

 

 

9.3b

Reasons for
Decision

 

 

9.3.1b

It is important that the Committee are aware
of the work of the Sheffield Children’s Safeguarding
Partnership and the content of the Annual Reports.

 

 

9.4b

Alternatives
Considered and Rejected

 

 

9.4.1b

None. Under Working Together 2018 –
paragraphs 21-46, all safeguarding partners must publish a report
at least once in every 12-month period.

 

 

(c)    Adults Safeguarding Annual Report
22/23
 

9.1c

The Director of Adult Wellbeing and Care
submitted a report providing the Sheffield Safeguarding Partnership
Annual Report 2022/23 for endorsement by Committee.
 
The Sheffield Adult Safeguarding Partnership
(SASP) is a strategic, multi-agency partnership that brings
together statutory and non-statutory organisations to actively
promote effective working relationships between different agencies
and professionals to address the issue of abuse and harm. The
Safeguarding Adults Executive leads and holds individual agencies
to account, to ensure adults in Sheffield are supported and
protected from abuse and neglect.
 
It was noted that the report had already been
considered by the Adult, Health and
Social Care Policy Committee.

 

 

9.2c

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That
Strategy and Resources Policy Committee notes the Sheffield
Safeguarding Partnership Annual Report 2022/23.

 

 

9.3c

Reasons for
Decision

 

 

9.3.1c

An endorsed Annual Report gives the public
assurance that the Partnership is delivering upon its commitment to
protect people from abuse and harm. It will also provide greater
accountability and transparency of how will do this.

 

 

9.3.2c                                                                                                                                                        
                                              

Asking for the Annual report to be considered
at Strategy and Resources Committee will keep the Committee, wider
stakeholders, and the public the ability to support increased
awareness and understanding of Safeguarding.

 

 

9.4c

Alternatives
Considered and Rejected

 

 

9.4.1c

This is an update on previously endorsed
delivery plan in line with recommendations approved at Committee.
No alternatives options are available due to this.