Agenda item

Report of the City and Hackney Safeguarding Adult’s Board.

The Committee received the annual report of the City and Hackney Safeguarding Adults Board. A covering report was tabled. It was detailed that it was the first year the Board had been a statutory duty for Local Authorities, with the Corporation being asked for a financial contribution for the first time. 

A Member queried whether the national reduction in adult safeguarding budgets was affecting the work of the Board. It was reported that the effect was relevant to the number of cases handled by the Corporation. So far there had been no adverse effect on outcomes; however partnership organisations were finding it difficult to make financial contributions. The effect of a recent change to the law regarding responsibility for deprivation of liberty safeguards was also noted.

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