Lambeth councillor safeguarding training
IICSA · Children in the Care of Lambeth Council Investigation Report · Issued 27 July 2021 · Addressed to: London Borough of Lambeth
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation, E
All Lambeth Council elected members should receive training on: (i) safeguarding and (ii) corporate parenting. Newly elected members should receive training on these matters as soon as possible following their election. Training should be mandatory and repeated on a regular basis. The training content should be regularly reviewed and updated.
IICSA, Children in the Care of Lambeth Council Investigation Report · 27 Jul 2021 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:
- In May 2023, the government confirmed that this recommendation had been implemented (Government Response to IICSA Final Report, HM Government, May 2023).
Response — verbatim from government
●UK Government
On 27 July 2021, Lambeth Council stated that all councillors are required to complete safeguarding training as well as training on corporate parenting. Councillors were provided with a handbook explaining the role of corporate parenting to help them fulfil their obligations. On 15 December 2021, Lambeth Council published an action plan. The Council stated that it would ensure that all newly elected councillors complete mandatory corporate parenting, safeguarding, and Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion training as part of their induction, and have refresher training each year for the duration of their term. The Council also stated that it would review mandatory training requirements for elected Members and the process for monitoring completion.
UK Government · 22 May 2023 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
No published activity has been recorded against this recommendation yet.
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