Presentation from the Head of Adults and Service Manager (Safeguarding and ACT)
Minutes:
The Service Manager (Safeguarding and ACT) provided a presentation on current safeguarding arrangements, based on the principles of Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP), which focused on placing the individual at the centre of the process concentrating on the outcome that they would like to achieve, and examining the risks and concerns in the context of the individual’s well-being.
Members were informed in relation to the duties placed upon the Council by Section 42 of the Care Act 2014, and were advised of the safeguarding triage tool used to gather relevant information. It was explained that the tool provided guidance on specific aspects, such as contacting an individual safely in domestic abuse concerns, patterns of behaviour and repeat concerns, and that practitioners were encouraged to use the tool to aid decision-making and promote MSP.
A number of steps to enable the Council to be preventative in its approach to individual’s well-being, safety and overall need were outlined, including a Risk Notification Pilot, continued professional development across Adult Social Care, improved links with contracted services within the Safeguarding Adults Team, and information sharing meetings with partners and agencies.
Members entered into further discussion on the Risk Notification pilot, whether a similar approach had been adopted by other local authorities, and whether the pilot was comparable with work undertaken by other local authorities.
RESOLVED – That the content of the presentation be noted.