Agenda item

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

The Group received a report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services updating them on the activities of the Domestic Abuse Forum in delivering the Domestic Abuse Strategic Action Plan. The following points were noted:

-       The Ofsted report of the inspection of the Community and Children’s Services department had been published; The Safeguarding Children’s Board and the Leadership and Governance of the department had both been ranked Outstanding. The Chairman wished to offer congratulations on behalf of the Committee to the department on the result.

-       The Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy was in consultation and was due to be completed at the end of December 2016.

-       The name of the Domestic Abuse Forum had been changed following consultation and would hereafter be known as “The City of London Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Forum”

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