Lambeth councillor safeguarding training
IICSA · Children in the Care of Lambeth Council Investigation Report · Issued 27 July 2021 · Addressed to: London Borough of Lambeth
Government responseLondon Borough of Lambeth: Accepted (Dec 2021)
DeliveryNo statement from London Borough of Lambeth found
Recommendation, 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
AI-generated evidence summary
In December 2021, the London Borough of Lambeth accepted the recommendation, setting out plans in its action plan for all newly elected councillors to complete mandatory corporate parenting and safeguarding training during induction, followed by annual refreshers (London Borough of Lambeth response, Dec 2021). It also stated in December 2021 that it would review mandatory training requirements and monitor completion to report non-compliance through formal mechanisms (London Borough of Lambeth response, Dec 2021). The record holds no update since the London Borough of Lambeth's response of December 2021 (London Borough of Lambeth response, Dec 2021).
Sources
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Government response
●London Borough of Lambeth · Accepted · 15 Dec 2021
2.5 Ensure that all newly-elected councillors complete mandatory corporate parenting, safeguarding and Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) training as part of their induction and have refresher training each year for the duration of their term (Recommendation 2). 2.6 Review mandatory training requirements for elected Members and the process for monitoring completion, ensuring non-compliance is appropriately reported via formal mechanisms (including to Standards Committee and Cabinet) (Recommendation 2).
Response document: Lambeth Council IICSA Action Plan
Delivery
No statement on delivery from London Borough of Lambeth has been found in the sources searched. This is separate from the response above.
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