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This report sets out the recommendations agreed by the Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee, which were developed as a result of a scrutiny task group established to look at the implementation of Signs of Safety in Brent.

RESOLVED:

7.1 Cabinet noted the recommendations agreed by the Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee as set out in Appendix A of the Signs of Safety – Scrutiny Task Group Report.

7.2 Cabinet noted the Signs of Safety – Scrutiny Task Group Report which had been published in Appendix B.

Councillor Muhammed Butt, Leader of the Council, welcome Councillor Aisha Hoda-Benn to the meeting. Councillor Butt explained that the Signs of Safety task Group had been chaired by Councillor Aisha Hoda-Benn, a member of Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee. The other members had been Councillor Shama Tatler, Councillor Bhagwanji Chohan, Councillor Suresh Kansagra and Councillor Dr Amer Agha.

Councillor Aisha Hoda-Benn introduced the report setting out the recommendations agreed by the Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee, developed by the task group.

She expressed her thanks to the members of the task group and to Councillor Ketan Sheth, Chair of the Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee.

Cllr Mili Patel, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, welcomed the report and the recommendations.

Gail Tolley, Strategic Director, Children and Young People, informed Cabinet Members that these task group recommendations had received positive feedback nationally.

Councillor Muhammed Butt thanked Councillors Ketan Sheth and Aisha Hoda-Benn for their controbution.

RESOLVED:

7.1 Cabinet noted the recommendations agreed by the Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee as set out in Appendix A of the Signs of Safety – Scrutiny Task Group Report.

7.2 Cabinet noted the Signs of Safety – Scrutiny Task Group Report which had been published in Appendix B.