Solihull Safeguarding Children Partnership (SSCP) is responsible for ensuring that organisations and agencies work together in a connected and effective way, to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children within the local area. The SSCP currently has a focus on reducing child neglect, as well as making sure there is measurable impact from the joint work of partners.

The Solihull Safeguarding Adults Board (SSAB) plays a vital role in supporting the Council’s commitment to protecting adults with care and support needs from abuse and neglect. As a statutory body under the Care Act 2014, the SSAB brings together statutory partners (Solihull Council, West Midlands Police, and the Integrated Care Board) as well as key partners from the voluntary, and independent sector, to ensure robust and effective safeguarding arrangements are in place across the borough. The board works collaboratively to promote wellbeing, prevent harm, and improve the quality of life for adults at risk of abuse and neglect. Through strategic oversight, multi-agency coordination, community engagement and continuous improvement of safeguarding practices, the SSAB helps ensure that adults in Solihull are empowered to live safely, with dignity and independence, while being protected from harm.

Solihull has continued to be a strong and active member of the WMCA, committing political and officer leadership, expertise, and resources, and working closely with our local authority partners to ensure that the whole of the region is driving growth together. We will take a leadership role to ensure that, through further devolution, we get the best possible outcomes for Solihull and our residents, optimising the use of the Integrated Settlement for the West Midlands.

We will take a leadership role to ensure that, through further devolution, we get the best possible outcomes for Solihull and our residents, optimising the use of the Integrated Settlement for the West Midlands.

The Health and Wellbeing Board sets the strategic direction for the borough and contributes to Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System (ICS) priorities, alongside developing Solihull's Health and Wellbeing Strategy. The strategy was updated in 2024 and takes a life course approach to improving health and wellbeing. It is also aligned with the ICS 10 Year Strategy.

Solihull Council has close and effective working relationships with health partners and is a key partner in the Birmingham and Solihull ICS.

Solihull Safeguarding Adults Board Protecting Adults Together

The outcomes that we want to achieve for Solihull people and our borough are monitored through the Solihull Local Outcomes Framework and the Economic Strategy Scorecard. We will report on these outcomes publicly at least once a year.

One of the key themes that emerged from the consultation on our draft Council Plan is that people want us to be clear about what we are going to do to achieve our ambitions, to hold ourselves accountable and to be transparent about our progress.

For each key activity within our ambitions, we will set annual milestones – dates by which we expect to achieve important actions. Each quarter, the Council's Corporate Leadership Team will review progress in achieving these milestones.

Progress is scrutinised annually by councillors in public at the Resources and Delivering Value Scrutiny Board, typically in March. We will also consider whether we can make more frequent updates available and how best to do this.

We will also refresh this plan annually to reflect progress and challenges in delivering our ambitions.