This Council recognises the serious issues highlighted by the recent unannounced OFSTED inspection of contact, referral and assessment services within Leeds City Council Children’s Services.
Council affirms that safeguarding of children should receive the highest priority and that it will learn the lessons from the issues highlighted in the inspection report.
Council notes the ongoing actions to embed citywide consistency in front line practices to ensure that any child at risk receives the attention they deserve.
S GOLTON
Minutes:
It was moved by Councillor Golton, seconded by Councillor W Hyde
That this Council recognises the serious issues highlighted by the recent unannounced OFSTED inspection of contact, referral and assessment services within Leeds City Council Children’s Services.
Council affirms that safeguarding of children should receive the highest priority and that it will learn the lessons from the issues highlighted in the inspection report.
Council notes the ongoing actions to embed citywide consistency in front line practices to ensure that any child at risk receives the attention they deserve.
An amendment was moved by Councillor Blake, seconded by Councillor Mulherin, to delete all after “This Council” and replace with
‘notes with great alarm the serious issues highlighted by the recent unannounced OFSTED inspection of contact, referral and assessment services within Leeds City Council Children’s Services.
Council affirms that safeguarding of children should receive the highest priority. Therefore the Council’s failure to fulfil this vital responsibility, as detailed in the Inspectors’ report, is both disturbing and damning.
Council therefore resolves that:-
1. An urgent report be brought to the Executive Board outlining the findings of the review into the Council’s safeguarding procedures.
2. The Executive Board member for the Children Services Department should stand down from his position with immediate effect.’
A second amendment was moved by Councillor A Blackburn, seconded by Councillor Parnham to delete the third paragraph and add
‘Council also believes that the results of the inspection and assessments show the need for the introduction of an Advisory Committee to the Executive Board covering all aspects of Children's Services. Council, therefore, requests the Chief Executive to bring a paper to the Executive Board setting out proposals to put this into operation.’
Both the amendment and the second amendment were declared lost and upon being put to the vote it was
RESOLVED – That this Council recognises the serious issues highlighted by the recent unannounced OFSTED inspection of contact, referral and assessment services within Leeds City Council Children’s Services.
Council affirms that safeguarding of children should receive the highest priority and that it will learn the lessons from the issues highlighted in the inspection report.
Council notes the ongoing actions to embed citywide consistency in front line practices to ensure that any child at risk receives the attention they deserve.’
On the requisition of Councillors Gruen and Lyons, the voting was recorded as follows:-
The First Amendment
YES
Armitage, Atha, Beverley, Blake, Congreve, Coulson, Coupar, Davey, Dobson, Dowson, Driver, Dunn, Gabriel, Grahame, Gruen, Hanley, Harington, Harper, Hyde G, Illingworth, Jarosz, Lewis J, Lewis R, Lowe, Lyons, McKenna A, McKenna J, Morgan, Mulherin, Murray, Nash, Ogilvie, Parker, Renshaw, Selby, Taggart, Taylor E, Wakefield, Yeadon
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ABSTAIN
Blackburn A, Blackburn D, Parnham
3
NO
Anderson, Andrew, Bale, Barker, Bentley, Brett, Campbell, Carter A, Castle, Chapman, Chastney, Cleasby, Downes, Ewens, Feldman Mrs R, Feldman R D, Finnigan, Fox, Golton, Grayshon, Hamilton, Harker, Harrand, Hollingsworth, Hyde W, Kendall, Kirkland, Lamb, Lancaster, Latty, Lobley, Marjoram, Matthews, Monaghan, Procter J, Procter R, Pryke, Rhodes-Clayton, Robinson, Schofield, Shelbrooke, Smith, Townsley, Wadsworth, Wilkinson, Wilson
46
The Second Amendment
YES
Armitage, Atha, Beverley, Blackburn A, Blackburn D, Blake, Congreve, Coulson, Coupar, Davey, Dobson, Dowson, Driver, Dunn, Gabriel, Grahame, Gruen, Hanley, Harington, Harper, Hyde G, Illingworth, Jarosz, Lewis J, Lewis R, Lowe, Lyons, McKenna A, McKenna J, Morgan, Mulherin, Murray, Nash, Ogilvie, Parker, Parnham, Renshaw, Selby, Taggart, Taylor E, Wakefield, Yeadon
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ABSTAIN
0
NO
Anderson, Andrew, Bale, Barker, Bentley, Brett, Campbell, Carter A, Castle, Chapman, Chastney, Cleasby, Downes, Ewens, Feldman Mrs R, Feldman R D, Finnigan, Fox, Golton, Grayshon, Hamilton, Harker, Harrand, Hollingsworth, Hyde W, Kendall, Kirkland, Lamb, Lancaster, Latty, Lobley, Marjoram, Matthews, Monaghan, Procter J, Procter R, Pryke, Rhodes-Clayton, Robinson, Schofield, Shelbrooke, Smith, Townsley, Wadsworth, Wilkinson, Wilson
46
The Motion
YES
Anderson, Andrew, Bale, Barker, Bentley, Brett, Campbell, Carter A, Castle, Chapman, Chastney, Cleasby, Downes, Ewens, Feldman Mrs R, Feldman R D, Finnigan, Fox, Golton, Grayshon, Hamilton, Harker, Harrand, Hollingsworth, Hyde W, Kendall, Kirkland, Lamb, Lancaster, Latty, Lobley, Marjoram, Matthews, Monaghan, Procter J, Procter R, Pryke, Rhodes-Clayton, Robinson, Schofield, Shelbrooke, Smith, Townsley, Wadsworth, Wilkinson, Wilson
46
ABSTAIN
Beverley, Blackburn A, Blackburn D, Parnham
4
NO
Armitage, Atha, Blake, Congreve, Coulson, Coupar, Davey, Dobson, Dowson, Driver, Dunn, Gabriel, Grahame, Gruen, Hanley, Harington, Harper, Hyde G, Illingworth, Jarosz, Lewis J, Lewis R, Lowe, Lyons, McKenna A, McKenna J, Morgan, Mulherin, Murray, Nash, Ogilvie, Parker, Renshaw, Selby, Taggart, Taylor E, Wakefield, Yeadon
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(The provisions of Council Procedure Rule 3.1(d) were applied at the conclusion of the vote on the motion.)