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RESOLVED that Cabinet
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(a)    
formally adopts the updated Safeguarding Policy and
Procedures (2026-2027) as the Council’s formal safeguarding
framework, in line with its executive responsibility for strategic
policy;

 

(b)    
notes that the Safeguarding Handbook for Staff and
any associated staff-related safeguarding procedures will be
presented to a future meeting of the Human Resources and Council
Tax Committee for approval, in accordance with its constitutional
remit; and

 

(c)    
authorises the Assistant Director (People), in
consultation with the Portfolio Holders with responsibility for
safeguarding and the Head of Paid Service, to make any further
amendments to the Safeguarding Policy and Procedures and associated
policies as may be required to ensure compliance with future
changes to safeguarding legislation.