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This report is being presented to the Cabinet prior to publication of the LSCB/LSAB Annual Report to allow for comment on the draft report before it is finalised.  The draft Annual Report is attached at Appendix 'A'.

Statute requires that in every local authority administrative area there must be both a Children Safeguarding Board and an Adult Safeguarding Board.  Key local agencies are represented on the boards at a senior level, but the Boards have an Independent Chair.  At present in Lancashire both Boards have the same Chair.

Both Boards are required to produce and publish an annual report which reflects on safeguarding practice and issues in the area.  The attached report at Appendix 'A' covers the period from April 2016 to end of March 2017.

The report begins with contextual information drawn from Pubic Health data.  Generally, the data reflects more Red/Amber ratings than Green ratings.  The data also highlights the complexity of the population in Lancashire, with poorer performance being seen in the areas of highest deprivation.  The report then seeks to set out what we know about the vulnerability of the people in terms of safeguarding and what we know about the quality and safeguarding activity in local services.