Issue - meetings

Annual Report of the Devon Safeguarding Adults Board charting progress within Devon of national expectations and safeguarding activity.

Ms Sian Walker, Independent Chairman of the Devon Safeguarding Adults Board to attend the meeting.

[NB: The Safeguarding Board Annual Report will also be available, in due course, at: https://new.devon.gov.uk/devonsafeguardingadultsboard/

(Councillors Atkinson, Biederman, Connett and Hannaford attended in accordance with Standing Order 25(2) and spoke to this item).

Ms Sian Walker, Independent Chair of the Devon Safeguarding Adults Board, attended and spoke at the invitation of the Cabinet to present the Board’s Annual Report

The Cabinet received the Annual Report of the Devon Safeguarding Adults Board charting progress within Devon of national expectations and safeguarding activity. This included the work of the Devon Safeguarding Adults Board sub groups, including the Operational Delivery Group, Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Group, Safeguarding Adults Review Core Group, Learning and Improvement Group, Themed Workshops and also the launch of the Community Reference Group.

Furthermore, the report outlined the 2017-18 Business Priorities which included improving people’s experiences of safeguarding, promoting independence, awareness and application of MCA, protecting people from harm, awareness of self neglect, reducing financial abuse and scams, support for families, reducing prevalence of modern slavery & human trafficking and the Prevent agenda.

The Report concluded with the key achievements that had been made with partner agencies including the Police, HM Prison, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Devon, Dorset and Cornwall

Community Rehabilitation Company, Probation, NHS and Ambulance etc.

The Chair of the Devon Safeguarding Adults Board responded to questions on, inter alia, mental health services, the county lines initiative, multi-agency meetings, involvement of Scrutiny with the Board and the work of Prevent.

It was MOVED by Councillor Hart, SECONDED by Councillor Leadbetter, and

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

[NB: The Safeguarding Board Annual Report will also be available, in due course, alongside other documentation, such as Safeguarding reviews at:

https://new.devon.gov.uk/devonsafeguardingadultsboard/