DECISION

1.    To agree the Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2017-18

Action by:

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

(Head of Strategy and Policy – Health, Adults and Community (J. Starkie)

Christabel Shawcross, Chair of the Tower Hamlets Safeguarding Adults Board, introduced the Board’s Annual Report for 2017-18. She took Members through the report highlighting the work the Board had undertaken and key areas of focus for the Council and its partners. Issues highlighted included:

·         Work to promote awareness of the problem of abuse of adults.

·         This included new areas of concern such as online abuse and financial scams.

·         The Board were encouraging services to work together for example working with the CCG and NHS on issues around deaths of those with learning disabilities.

·         The new Strategic Plan was important and partners had been consulted to help build it.

Members discussed the report and looked at a number of issues including:

·         Safeguards around deprivation of liberty.

·         The value of good ICT systems for sharing data.

·         The increasing older population in the borough and the importance of protecting them from abuse.

·         The link to the Violence Against Women and Girls Charter.

The Mayor welcomed the report, thanked the Board for their work and agreed the recommendation.

RESOLVED

1.    To agree the Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2017-18