Agenda item

Annual Local Authorities Designated Office (LADO) Report

Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services.

Minutes:

Members received a report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services relative to the Annual Local Authorities Designated Office (LADO) Report. The report provided an overview of LADO activity which had taken place between April 2018 and March 2019. There had been six referrals to the LADO, indicating a 50% increase since the previous year. To raise the profile of LADO, training has been offered in schools, and a national LADO conference took place which resulted in an increase in referrals from local authorities.

 

Members noted an incident in the report which indicated a need for a professional to undergo training in professional boundaries. Officers clarified that this referred to boundaries in terms of addressing a child with behavioural issues.

 

The report was noted.

 

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