Issue - meetings

Report of the Head of Children and Young People Services

Members were supportive of the amendment to the Hillside Behaviour Management Policy, as proposed by the Social Care, Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee held prior to this board.

Decision:

That the Hillside Behaviour Management Policy as detailed in Appendix 1 to the circulated report be approved subject to the following amendment:

Page 157 of the Policy as attached to the circulated report under The Registered Manager (RM) will ensure that, bullet point 7 be amended to state that all records of control, restraint and discipline are fully completed as soon as possible and no later than 24 hours of the incident unless under exceptional circumstances.

Reason for Decision:

To enable the Council to comply with the requirements of The Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individual (Wales) Regulations 2017 and statutory guidance issued thereunder, specifically in relation to the circumstances that a physical restraint is permitted.

Implementation of Decision:

The decision will be implemented after the three day call in period.