Agenda item

Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services.

The Sub Committee received a report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services, which summarised the City and Hackney Safeguarding Adults Board Self-Neglect (and Chronic Hoarding) Protocol. 

Helpful report introducing the new protocol.  To what extent is this an issue for us in the City and what impact has the new protocol and panel had on supporting vulnerable adults?

The Protocol had engaged all of the City’s Estates including the Guinness Trust and there had been referrals by housing officers.  Officers had also been working with the City Solicitors and Environmental Health officers.  Members noted that, anecdotally, self-neglect and hoarding had been a big issue in the City but now forms part of multi-agency safeguarding work.