Health and Wellbeing Board	22 January 2025
Report of Jane Timson, Independent Chair of City of York Safeguarding Adults Board

City Of York Safeguarding Adults Safeguarding Board Annual Report 2023/24

Summary

1. The Annual Report discusses the work of the members of the City of York Safeguarding Adults Board to carry out and deliver the objectives of the strategic plan during 2023/24. The Annual Report is at Annex A to this cover report.

Background

2. The City of York Safeguarding Adults Board (CYSAB) is a statutory and multi-agency partnership that leads the strategic development of safeguarding adults work across York. As specified in the Care Act, the CYSAB includes three core statutory members, that is, the City of York Council, NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, and North Yorkshire Police Authority. Our membership is also made up of nominated lead representatives from a wide range of non-core partner agencies, who actively contribute to the work of the Board.

The CYSAB has three core duties, in accordance with the Care Act 2014:

· Develop and publish a strategic plan setting out how we will meet our objectives and how our member and partner agencies will contribute

· Publish an annual report detailing how effective our work has been

· Commission Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs) for any cases which meet the SAR criteria.

Main/Key Issues to be Considered

3. A detailed report is at Annex A to this report and contains a number of themed sections including information about the City of York Safeguarding Adults Board; what the CYSAB has recently achieved, strategic priorities for 2023-24; looking ahead to the next year and the four core themes for 2024-2025.

Consultation

4. This report was developed in conjunction with all partners represented on the City of York Safeguarding Adults Board.

Options

5. Whilst there are no specific options for the Board to consider Health and Wellbeing Board members are asked to:

· note the contents of the annual report 2023/24

· consider how they can contribute to the joint work of the Board and note strategic plans for 2025 onwards and how they can be supported. Potential themes for CYSAB Strategic plan 2025-28 include:

Ø Governance and learning lessons

Ø Improved Response to young  people at risk of exploitation

Ø Rough Sleeping, Homelessness

Ø Self-Neglect and Hoarding

Analysis

6. Not applicable.   

Strategic/Operational Plans

7. Safeguarding adults at risk of harm or abuse is a fundamentally important issue throughout the York Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2022-2032

Implications

· Financial: There are no direct financial implications arising from this report. Funding for the Safeguarding Adults Board is provided by the three core statutory members, that is, the City of York Council, NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, and North Yorkshire Police Authority.

· Human Resources (HR) No Human resources implications

· Equalities In compliance with existing policies 

· Legal: The report highlights the strategic direction of the Safeguarding Board and its partners. It is in line with the duties and responsibilities set out in the Care Act 2014. There is a statutory duty for the Safeguarding Board to produce an annual report setting out the work of the Board to improve the outcomes for Adults at risk of abuse.

· Crime and Disorder:

· Information Technology (IT): City of York web services support the hosting of the CYSAB website and the communications team have provided the design work for the annual report and will also be doing the design work for the new strategy.

· Property: no property implications

          Risk Management

The Safeguarding Board is required to produce an annual report and would be in breach of the legislative requirement if it failed to do so.

Recommendations

Health and Wellbeing Board members are asked to:

· note the contents of the annual report 2023/24

· consider how they can contribute to the joint work of the Board and note strategic plans for 2025 onwards and how they can be supported. Potential themes for CYSAB Strategic plan 2025-28 include:

Ø Governance and learning lessons

Ø Improved Response to young people at risk of exploitation

Ø Rough Sleeping, Homelessness

Ø Self-Neglect and Hoarding

Reason: to keep the Health and Wellbeing Board informed of the work of the CYSAB

Contact Details

Catherine Law Safeguarding Adults Board Business Manager City of York Safeguarding Adults Board 07394844345 Jane Timson Independent Chair of the City of York Safeguarding Adults Board	Chief Officer Responsible for the report: Michael Melvin, Director of Adults Safeguarding City of York, Adult Social Care, Assessment and Safeguarding 077836380774
Wards Affected:		All	x
For further information please contact the author of the report

Background Papers:

Annexes

Annex A: Annual Report of the City of York Safeguarding Adults Board

https://www.safeguardingadultsyork.org.uk/downloads/file/33/annual-report-2023-to-2024

Glossary All abbreviations used within the Annual Report are explained within the document