City and Hackney Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board (CHSAB)

The safeguarding adults partnership board is a non-statutory, multi-agency partnership that meets every two months.

The board exists to -

Protect vulnerable adults from abuse, neglect and significant harm
Bring about positive outcomes for vulnerable adults who live in Hackney
Bring about positive outcomes for vulnerable adults outside the borough as a result of placement by Hackney Council, the City of London, NHS City and Hackney or the East London NHS Foundation Trust.

Who is an adult at risk?

The board -

Agrees and reviews multi-agency City and Hackney safeguarding adults policy and procedure for protecting vulnerable adults, taking into account statutory requirements, national guidance and London regional policies
Maintains an annual business plan, setting priorities for preventing and addressing abuse of vulnerable adults, and produces and disseminates an annual report.
Monitors incidents of abuse and neglect, reviews trends and acts where appropriate to improve services and support to vulnerable adults.
Regularly evaluates how agencies and providers safeguard vulnerable adults, by introducing rigorous quality assurance and scrutiny systems across partner agencies.
Agrees a Serious Case Review Protocol and reviews and learns from situations where safeguarding arrangements may have been inadequate.
Maintains a programme of training and development on safeguarding vulnerable adults for staff across agencies in the statutory, independent provider and voluntary sectors
Develops and promotes arrangements for adults at risk and carers to be well-informed about safeguarding arrangements and provide opportunities for service users and carers to influence and feedback on their effectiveness
Promotes public awareness of safeguarding as an issue for all citizens and engage the wider community in helping to prevent abuse and neglect and to report where they have concerns

Page updated: 8 May 2012