Issue - meetings

To receive the report of the Director of Health and Adult Social Services (No. 27), the strategy seeks to prevent the abuse of some of the most vulnerable people in our society, as opposed to the current primary focus of responding to abuse once it has happened.  .

The recommendations set out in the report were endorsed at the Cabinet meeting held on 17 June 2009.

Councillor Smith moved and Councillor Lamprecht seconded the report the report of the Director of Health and Adult Social Services (No. 27), proposing a strategy seeking to prevent the abuse of some of the most vulnerable people in our society, as opposed to the current primary focus of responding to abuse once it has happened.

NOTED that the recommendations set out in the report were endorsed at the Cabinet meeting held on 17 June 2009.

AGREED

1.  the Safeguarding Adults Strategy which sets out the future direction and priorities of the Safeguarding Adults arrangements in the borough, for which the Council is the lead agency. 

2.  that the Cabinet member for Adult Social Services or their nominee be a member of the Safeguarding Adults Board.