Pre-Decision Scrutiny Questions and officer responses were noted.

DECISION

1.    To note the Safeguarding Adults Board Strategy 2019-24, which was agreed by the Safeguarding Adults Board in March 2019.

Action by:

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

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

Councillor Amina Ali, Cabinet Member for Adults, Health and Wellbeing, introduced the report on the new Safeguarding Board Strategy. She explained that this replaced the strategy for 2016-19 which had now expired. This area of work was a key priority for the Council and the Strategy had been refreshed in particular to support work to tackling trending and emerging issues such as around trafficking, neglect and safeguarding.

She provided a brief summary of the priority areas in the report and recommended the Strategy for approval.

The Mayor, welcomed the report as a key document for the Council. He also noted the Pre-Decision Scrutiny Questions and officer responses and suggested that the Overview and Scrutiny Committee may wish to undertake a scrutiny review in relation to direct payments. He agreed the recommendations as set out.

RESOLVED

1.    To note the Safeguarding Adults Board Strategy 2019-24, which was agreed by the Safeguarding Adults Board in March 2019.