Issue - meetings

RESOLVED:

1.    That Cabinet considers and notes the attached Surrey Safeguarding Adults Annual Report for 2022/23.

Reasons for Decisions:

This recommendation demonstrates that the Council is fulfilling its statutory requirement under the Care Act 2014 in having established a Safeguarding Adults Board in its area.

It will support the SSAB to be transparent by providing information to the public on the performance of the Board and its strategic plan.

The Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care briefly introduced the item and the Independent Chairman of the Surrey Safeguarding Adults Board (SSAB) Teresa Bell, thanking her for making great progress in the role during a challenging time. The Independent Chairman updated the Cabinet on the priorities of the SSAB and what had been achieved to date. There had been a keen focus on partnership working and the SSAB had been able to extend its reach due to a new partnership officer being in post. A Member queried what members of the public should do if they had safeguarding concerns about an adult. The Independent Chairman stated that outreach was being undertaken to spread awareness on how to seek help and support. The SSAB website gave details on how to report concerns and met accessibility standards. The Independent Chairman explained that once a member of the public had contacted them they would be directed to the correct statutory partnership agency for support. The Independent Chairman stated that Surrey had a high number of Section 42 enquiries which showed good awareness but this did not always mean better outcomes. The Independent Chairman was thanked for all her hard work with leading the SSAB.

RESOLVED:

1.    That Cabinet considers and notes the attached Surrey Safeguarding Adults Annual Report for 2022/23.

Reasons for Decisions:

This recommendation demonstrates that the Council is fulfilling its statutory requirement under the Care Act 2014 in having established a Safeguarding Adults Board in its area.

It will support the SSAB to be transparent by providing information to the public on the performance of the Board and its strategic plan.