Structure and sub groups
The Derbyshire Safeguarding Adults Board (DSAB) currently has 6 sub groups. Each group meets 4 times per year to support the board in embedding its strategic plan and objectives.
Core business
This sub group is joint with Derby Safeguarding Adults Board.
The core business group is responsible for driving forward the strategic priorities of the DSAB. Membership consists of the SAB independent chairs, SAB Board managers, and the statutory organisations:
- Derbyshire County Council Adult Social Care and Health
- Derby City Council
- NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board
- Derbyshire Constabulary
The purpose of the core business group is to
- inform the agenda for each SAB meeting
- discuss and follow up on key actions in between each SAB meeting
- assist with the co-ordination and implementation of the SAB business plans
- identify areas which require additional scrutiny from the boards
- identify areas of good practice to highlight at the boards
- discuss SAB finances
- provide oversight of other forums such as the Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership, the Derbyshire Safer Communities Board and the Derbyshire Health and Wellbeing Board
Key decisions remain the responsibility of the full Derbyshire and Derby Safeguarding Adults Boards.
Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP)
This sub group is joint with Derby Safeguarding Adults Board.
It is responsible for providing assurance that staff are equipped to respond to safeguarding with competent and confident practice with a focus on key areas to:
- identify, develop and maintain a multi-agency safeguarding adults training programme
- promote a consistent approach to safeguarding adults across Derby and Derbyshire
- embed the principles of 'making safeguarding personal' within safeguarding training
- develop and maintain links with the Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership and implement and embed the 'think family' agenda across all agencies
- develop quality assurance tools to evaluate safeguarding training
Performance and improvement
The aims and objectives of the sub group are to:
- assist the DSAB and member organisations to be compliant with national legislation and key strategic drivers - particular emphasis will be placed upon the Care Act (2015), the implementation of Making Safeguarding Personal, and associated assurance frameworks
- identify and analyse the safeguarding performance data for Derbyshire provided by all agencies via the operational dashboard and ongoing case file audit
- identify aspects of risk and thematic areas of practice performance in order to determine any priority areas for operational improvement through case file audit
- identify areas of work that are required to inform the practice audit and to monitor the results of such audits
- oversee the implementation of key operational procedures and associated practice guidance to ensure good practice is implemented and developed
The DSAB has a multi agency audit plan and a minimum of 4 multi-agency audits are undertaken each year. The audit findings are reported to the board along with recommendations to steer and improve practice.
Data from DSAB organisations is discussed by the performance and improvement sub group to increase the board’s understanding of what is working well and where improvements are needed in the way adults with care and support needs are supported.
Policy and procedures
This sub group is joint with Derby Safeguarding Adults Board.
The purpose of the Policy and Procedures sub group is to:
- to support Derbyshire Safeguarding Adults Board and Derby Safeguarding Adults Board in meeting the requirements of national guidance/legislation and standards in service provision to safeguard adults who are in need of care and support
- to identify, develop, review and promote multi-agency safeguarding adults policy, procedures and practice guidance
- to promote a consistent approach to safeguarding adults across Derby and Derbyshire
- to embed the principles of Making Safeguarding Personal within safeguarding policy and practice guidance
Safeguarding adult reviews
The purpose of the safeguarding adult reviews (SAR) sub group is to:
- determine whether serious incidents meet the criteria as defined in the Care Act 2014 to undertake a safeguarding adults review and make a recommendation for the independent chair of the DSAB to ratify
- determine if/when a case does not meet the criteria for a SAR whether another type of review is required
- ensure that the adult/family members are offered the chance to be involved and are kept informed in all review processes
- constructively scrutinise and challenge where necessary, SAR, learning review and other review reports and recommendations commissioned by the DSAB
- contribute to the sign off of SAR, learning review and other review reports, and onward submission for reports to be considered by the full the DSAB
- ensure learning from SARs/learning reviews/other reviews is shared effectively with a clear action plan of how this will be undertaken
- consider national themes and developments relating to SARs and learning reviews from other areas and share accordingly across the DSAB partnership
District Councils Safeguarding Leads
The Derbyshire Districts Safeguarding Leads Sub Group (DDSLSG) is a sub group of the Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (DDSCP) and the Derbyshire Safeguarding Adults Board (DSAB).
The purpose of the DDSLSG is to:
- support the DDSCP and the DSAB in fulfilling their statutory duties by ensuring effective coordination, cooperation and implementation of safeguarding work at the district council level
- promote consistency of high quality, effective safeguarding practice across Derbyshire
- provide a district-level forum where councils can meet collectively to work together to ensure the best possible outcomes are achieved for children and adults who are at risk of, or are experiencing, abuse or neglect
- provide two-way communication between district councils, the DDSCP, and the DSAB