Agenda item

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

The Annual Report has been circulated to Members of the Board via email and can also be found at: http://hackney.gov.uk/media/7875/City-and-Hackney-Safeguarding-Adults-Board-annual-report-2015-16/pdf/CHASB-annual-report-2015-16

The Committee noted that the City of London Safeguarding Adults Sub-Committee, now chaired by Dr Adi Cooper, provided greater understanding and accountability on the part of officers and partners as to their responsibility to safeguard adults in the City of London, and acts as a sub-group of the main board. This is an important conduit to cascading messages from the CHSAB and a means of developing a City-specific work plan in line with the board’s priorities. City of London Adult Social Care (CoLASC) sits on this sub-committee and provides regular practice updates and performance data, which are open to challenge, scrutiny and learning. The Director of Community and Children’s Services and Assistant Director (People) sit on the CHSAB. The AD sits on the CHSAB Executive Board and chairs the SAR sub-group. The ASC Service Manager and Team Manager sit on the SAR and Learning and Development subgroups.

The annual report illustrated that Safeguarding Adults Boards have operated on a statutory footing for the first time under the Care Act 2014 from 1 April 2015. This year the CHSAB has undertaken significant work to ensure that it has fulfilled its statutory responsibilities and established a firm platform for continuing to do so.

Members noted that the Safeguarding Adults Board comprised of 20 members who ranged from health professionals, service users, police officers, housing officials, local authority Members and lay members. The Committee suggested that in future the annual report should include the complete membership for the information of Members.

Resolved – that the update be received.