Issue - meetings

This report is brought to the attention of the Select Committee for its consideration with regard to the content of the Annual Report, its analysis and the on-going work of the LSAB.

The Chairman invited Lesley Hutchinson and Robin Cowen (recent Independent Chair B&NES Local Safeguarding Adult Board) to introduce the report.

Robin Cowen introduced the report by saying that this annual report shows the vast amount of work that is taking place in Bath and North East Somerset to support, deliver and promote adult safeguarding.  The scale and complexity of this work had increased year on year and the Care Act had broadened it further. While welcoming the recognition the Act gives to safeguarding it also reminded that this shifting landscape had been hard enough for people involved in the work to comprehend and work with, let for alone people who need support who are trying to navigate the system.

The Committee congratulated Lesley Hutchinson, Robin Cowen and the team for an excellent report. 

Councillor May asked about transition services (from child to adult) development.

Lesley Hutchinson responded that she had identified a number of areas to be looked at.

It was RESOLVED to note the report.