Issue - meetings
Chief Social Work Officer Annual Report April 2018 - March 2019
Meeting: 31/10/2019 - Scottish Borders Council (Item 10)
10 Chief Social Work Officer Annual Report April 2018 - March 2019 
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Consider report by Chief Social Work Officer. (Copy attached.)
Additional documents:
- Item No. 12 - Appendix A CSWO Annual Report, item 10
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- Item No. 12 - Appendix B CSWO Annual Report, item 10
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Minutes:
There had been circulated copies of a report by the Chief Social Work and Public Protection Officer containing the twelfth annual report on the work undertaken on behalf of the Council in the statutory role of Chief Social Work Officer. The report provided the Council with an account of decisions taken by the Chief Social Work Officer in the statutory areas of Fostering and Adoption, Child Protection, Secure Orders, Adult Protection, Adults with Incapacity, Mental Health and Criminal Justice. The Report of the Chief Social Work Officer was appended to the covering report. The Report also gave an overview of regulation and inspection, workforce issues and social policy themes over the year April 2018 to March 2019, and highlighted some of the key challenges for Social Work for the coming year. Mr Easingwood answered Members’ questions on a number of issues including looked after children, recruitment of foster carers, and the child poverty index. He undertook to provide further information to Members and advised that a Public Protection Model was currently being developed.
DECISION
AGREED to approve the Annual Report.