Report No. 123/2018 was received from the Chair of the Leicestershire & Rutland Local Safeguarding Adults Board (LRLSAB)

Mr. Robert Lake, the Independent Chair of the LRLSAB, introduced the report, the purpose of which was to set out the draft proposed Business Plan priorities for the LRLSAB for 2018/19 for noting and comment by Cabinet.

During discussion the following points were raised:

·         Prevention of safeguarding need was one of the priorities for the Board who felt that there was a particular issue growing around self-neglect that needed to be monitored and addressed.

·         It was essential that all agencies needed to understand each other’s safeguarding adult thresholds.

·         The Board was aware that they had not had enough direct contact with care users and so an engagement officer had been employed to capture the views of adults with care and support needs so that they clearly influenced the future work of the board.

·         Healthwatch Rutland was an important participation group that the Board worked with but they needed to engage with other user groups in order to broaden the base from which they heard views. In this respect, Members could be very helpful in informing the Board of the issues that they needed to hear about.

·         The Director for People (DAS) stressed that effective services were in place and that the input sought from such organisations as Citizens Advice and Veteran organisations was solely about informing the work of the board.

·         There was extensive CCG representation on the LRLSAB so issues brought up by the Patient participation groups that were attached to GP surgeries should be picked up.

DECISION:

1.    Cabinet NOTED the LRLSAB Business Plan for 2018/19.

Reasons for the decision

1.    It was recommended that the Cabinet commented on the Business Plan 2018/19 for the LRLSAB, particularly in relation to the business of the County Council in 2018/19.