Decision details

That the Committee note the information contained within the Draft Barnet Multi-Agency Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2015-16 which is due to be approved by the Multi- Agency Safeguarding Adults Board on 21stJuly 2016 and will be published after this date.

The Chairman introduced the Barnet Multi-Agency Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2015-16, which as a result of The Care Act 2014, is now a statutory requirement. 

The Chairman invited Chris Miller, the Independent Chair of the Safeguarding Adults Board to the table. 

Mr. Miller noted that the Barnet Multi-Agency Safeguarding Board (BSAB) was a coalition of partners including the Local Authority, Clinical Commissioning Group and Police with the purpose of working together to protect people in need of care and support.  Mr. Miller advised that the report covered the performance of the Board over the last year, following the presentation of the Board’s business plan which was received by the Adults and Safeguarding Committee at their meeting on 16 June 2016.

A Member questioned if there was anything that Members could do in order to increase funding contribution made by the Metropolitan Police.  Mr. Miller noted that he would consider raising this issue in a public forum in due course. 

Responding to a question from a Member on if enough is being done to promote awareness of disabled victims of hate crime, Mr. Miller advised the Committee that often, disabled people do not necessarily realise when they suffer such treatment and that the Board would be undertaking a piece of work over the next two years under the “Access to Justice” priority. 

The Committee welcomed the fact that during 2015/16, the Board received a total of 1215 safeguarding concerns, representing a 59% increase on the previous year.

The Chairman requested that the following changes be made to the Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2015-16 prior to its publication:

·         That final paragraph on page 10 of the report be amended to include the following text: “”…and section 44 Mental Capacity Act offences involving ‘vulnerable adults’ who are ill-treated or neglected by those caring for them”

·         That a lower case “C” is used for the word, “collated” on page 11 of the report.

The Chairman moved to the vote on the recommendations as set out in the report.  It was unanimously  RESOLVED that:

1.            The Adults and Safeguarding Committee comment on the Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2015-16

2.            The Committee note that following the Adults and Safeguarding Committee meeting on 19^th September, the Annual Report will be published on the Council website.