Non-executive scrutiny panel: Safeguarding Children Board
Ofsted good practice example showing how Southend on Sea uses a non-executive scrutiny panel.
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Through a series of reviews, issues about Local Safeguarding Children Boards have been highlighted to ensure that they have robust and appropriate governance arrangements in place. In Southend, a scrutiny panel has been created, which includes elected council members and non-executive members of partner agency boards including the Primary Care Trust and the Police Authority.