PART 7

SAFEGUARDING

Safeguarding Children Boards and Safeguarding Adults Boards

Safeguarding Boards: annual plans and reports
136
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.
S. 136 in force at 6.4.2016 by S.I. 2016/412, art. 2 (with art. 4, Schs. 1, 2)