The Pre-Decision Scrutiny Questions and officer responses were noted.

DECISION

1.    To note the Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2019-20.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR, HEALTH, ADULTS AND COMMUNITIES (D. RADLEY)

(Adults Safeguarding Governance and Strategy Manager (S. Ahmed)

Councillor Rachel Blake, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Adults, Health and Wellbeing, introduced the report. In particular she highlighted the action the Board was taking to monitor the pace at which safeguarding adult reviews were taking place and also its discussions around how multi-agency partners can best work together. She then introduced the Chair of the Board, Christabel Shawcross.

Christabel Shawcross, took Members through the Annual Report looking at the key achievements, challenges and learning as set out in the report. This included comment on the initial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. She also highlighted the revised priorities for the Board. She noted a significant rise in concerns raised around vulnerable adults which demonstrated the hard work undertaken to ensure cases were being raised when they should be to allow review by services. Abuse referrals were often older people and were often around neglect.

She highlighted that increasing reporting on domestic abuse was a priority and more generally where adults did need support it was important to ensure they were engaged in how their care and protection was provided, making it a personal outcome. It was also important to ensure relatives were kept involved. She then highlighted specific case research which had brought forward key areas of learning required and were set out in the report.

The Cabinet discussed the report and noted:

·       The importance of managing issues created by the Covid-19 pandemic.

·       The planned work with the Children’s Safeguarding Partnership to support children transitioning to adult care.

·       The improvements to the multi-agency dashboard and the work that was ongoing to improve multi-agency work

The Mayor thanked Christabel Shawcross and the Board for their work, he noted the Pre-Decision Scrutiny Questions and officer responses and agreed the recommendations as set out.

RESOLVED

1.    To note the Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2019-20.