PART 7SAFEGUARDING

Safeguarding Children Boards and Safeguarding Adults Boards

I1136Safeguarding Boards: annual plans and reports

1

Before the beginning of each financial year a Safeguarding Board must publish a plan (its “annual plan”) setting out its proposals for achieving its objectives in that year.

2

No later than 31 July of each year, a Safeguarding Board must publish a report on—

a

how it has exercised its functions in the preceding financial year, and

b

the extent to which it implemented the proposals in its annual plan for the preceding financial year.

3

Regulations may make further provision about the making of plans and reports under this section (including provision about their form and content and how they are to be published).

4

In this section “financial year” means the twelve months ending with 31 March.