Who we are

The Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) is a multi-agency partnership which has statutory functions under the Care Act 2014. Under the provisions of the Care Act 2014, the Board is required to:

• develop and publish a strategic plan setting out how they will meet their objectives and how their member and partner agencies will contribute
• publish an annual report detailing how effective their work has been
• commission safeguarding adult review (SARs) for any cases which meet the criteria for these and where there is opportunity for multi-agency learning

The focus of the SAB is to ensure that in the borough safeguarding arrangements work effectively so that adults at risk are able to live their lives free from abuse or neglect.

An adult at risk is a person aged 18 or over who has needs for care and support and as a result of those needs is unable to protect themselves from either the risk of, or the experience of abuse or neglect. In this report we will call an adult at risk the 'adult'.