Issue - meetings

Report of the Independent Chair of the City and Hackney Safeguarding Adults Board.

Members received a report of the Independent Chair of the City and Hackney Safeguarding Adults Board presenting the City and Hackney Safeguarding Adults Board Strategy 2020/25 and Annual Report 2019/20

Members were advised that the City and Hackney Safeguarding Adults Board had three statutory functions: 1) to develop and publish a strategic plan outlining how the Board will meet its objectives; 2) publish an annual report detailing the safeguarding achievements for that financial year; and 3) commission Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs) for any cases which meet the criteria.

Keys achievements from the 2019/20 annual report included publication of two SARs whereby the individuals sadly died in both cases, publication of work concerning transitional safeguarding with the City and Hackney, the launch of the first Safeguarding Adult Week, and developments in service adults engagement and standard practice including workshops and newsletters. In response to the Covid pandemic, monthly meetings were arranged with Partners and responses to Covid-19 have been audited in relation to safeguarding and produced materials for the public.

With regards to the Strategy, consultation took place with Covid service users and 130 responses were achieved from residents and professionals living in the City and Hackney.  The three areas of focus responders asked to concentrate on were awareness raising, community engagement and homelessness and safeguarding. These priorities will be reviewed annually.

It was noted that the two SARs highlighted the importance of this work and for people to understand safeguarding concerns and how to report them. The Chairman thanked the team for their work and welcomed further progress on the strategy in the future.

RECEIVED.

Joint report of the Director of Community & Children’s Services and Director of Public Health.