Lancashire Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2015 -16
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Is Key decision?: No
Purpose:
Lancashire County Council is a prominent
member agency of Lancashire Safeguarding Adult Board (LSAB). This
report sets out the Draft Annual Report of the Lancashire
Safeguarding Adult Board for 2015-16. The report is being presented
prior to publication.
The report is attached as an Appendix. The main body of the report
has been written by the previous Chair of the Board, who resigned
earlier in 2016 and an Interim Independent Chair has been in place
since March 2016.
The report draws attention to the impact of changes in legislation
which have put the Board on a statutory footing; it provides a
brief local context and information about the Board’s
priorities in 2015-16, together with analysis of data, it reports
on coordination and collaboration between services and draws
conclusions re adult safeguarding. The report concludes with a
review of news during the year which highlights issues in
safeguarding.
What is clear from the report is that adult safeguarding is
challenging. Adult vulnerability is complex. The demographic
profile of the community will continue include increasing numbers
of people who fall into service user groups more vulnerable to risk
of abuse or neglect (including self-neglect) because of their
health or social care needs or issues of mental capacity, abuse and
neglect. The challenge will be, at a time of reducing resources,
making a proportionate response and delivering a personalised
service.
Decisions:
Cabinet considered a report presenting the draft Annual Report of the independent Lancashire Safeguarding Adults Board (LSAB). It was noted that the report was being presented as a draft to Cabinet to ensure timely information was available, and to allow for feedback to be given to the LSAB.
It was noted that the LSAB had only recently been placed on a statutory basis, reflecting the increasing prioritisation of adult safeguarding issues, and that the developing understanding of the issues by providers and agencies would be reflected in the performance statistics. It was also noted that the report, when finalised, would be considered by the Scrutiny Committee.
Resolved: That the the draft Annual Report of the Lancashire Safeguarding Adults Board be noted.
Divisions Affected: (All Divisions);
Contact: Victoria Gibson, Senior Business Manager Email: Victoria.Gibson@lancashire.gov.uk.
Report author: Maya Evenson-Appleyard
Date of decision: 14/07/2016
Decided at meeting: 14/07/2016 - Cabinet
Accompanying Documents:
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