Issue - meetings

This report presents the Annual Report of the City of York Safeguarding Adults Board (CYSAB) for endorsement, a formal requirement  following ratification by the CYSAB board and its progress through the Health and Wellbeing Board and Health and Social Care Policy and Scrutiny Committee.

Resolved: That the Executive:

(i)    Accept and endorse the Safeguarding Board Annual report and its contents;

(ii)    Agree that the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the Health and Wellbeing Board will be regularly updated as to progress made by Safeguarding Adults Board;

(iii)   Receive a further update following the peer review of CYC safeguarding adults services in January 2017.

Reason:   To update the Executive on the work being undertaken across the city to prevent and reduce the impact of neglect and abuse on adults with care and support needs.   

Consideration was given to the Annual Report of the City of York Safeguarding Adults Board, which illustrated the work being undertaken across the city to prevent and reduce the impact of abuse on adults with care and support needs. This followed ratification of the Report by the Board, the Health and Wellbeing Board and the Health and Social Care Policy and Scrutiny Committee.

Officers reiterated the need for corporate ownership of adult safeguarding and confirmed that as good practice a Peer Challenge focussing on Safeguarding had been scheduled for January 2017.

Resolved: That the Executive:

(i)    Accept and endorse the Safeguarding Board Annual report and its contents;

(ii)    Agree that the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the Health and Wellbeing Board will be regularly updated as to progress made by Safeguarding Adults Board;

(iii)   Receive a further update following the peer review of CYC safeguarding adults services in January 2017. ^1.

Reason:   To update the Executive on the work being undertaken across the city to prevent and reduce the impact of neglect and abuse on adults with care and support needs.