1. Safeguarding Update September 2014 Karen Rodgers Adult Safeguarding Training and Development Manager

2.  Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/downloads/download/147/cambridgeshire_safeguar ding_adults_board  SoVA and MCA Newsletter http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/info/20100/safeguarding_adults_and_mental_capac ity_act/523/adults_at_risk_from_harm  MARU to MASH

3. MakingSafeguarding Personal - developing person-centered, outcome focused responses to safeguarding adults.  Feedback from people using safeguarding services - emphasis was on process and procedures  More focus needed on engagement and control  Safeguarding is not a term that people recognise or understand  Conversations with the person being safeguarded about the outcomes that they want is important in the early stages of the intervention and to be continued

4.  People need to know when the safeguarding process has finished, what the outcome is and what happens next  People need continuity of staff involved in the processes  People should be made aware that they can ask a friend or advocate to support them at meetings. Making Safeguarding Personal, LGA, 2013

5. The Care Act 2014  Enquiry by local authority  Safeguarding Adults Boards  Safeguarding Adults reviews  Abolition of local authorities power to remove persons in need of care (section 47)  New definitions – Adults “at risk of abuse or neglect” (no longer a Vulnerable Adult). Principle of “Well being”)  Protecting property of adults being cared for away from home

6. The Care Act Consultation on Draft Guidance  Link to the draft guidance on adult safeguarding can be found at: http://careandsupportregs.dh.gov.uk/category/adult-safeguarding/ http://careandsupportregs.dh.gov.uk/category/adult-safeguarding/  Response from Government by end Oct.  Cambridgeshire County Council Adult Safeguarding Policy and Procedure Update  Sign up form: http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/info/20077/adults_ http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/info/20077/adults_ and_older_people_practitioners_and_providers_information/418/adult_saf eguarding_policy_and_procedures

7. Adult Safeguarding Training  Level One to Three training is refreshed every three years for all staff that have regular (once a month or more) direct contact with vulnerable adults.  Good practice that managers carry out knowledge checks annually. Training Strategy including standards and knowledge check forms: http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/info/20077/adults_and_older_people_practitioners_a nd_providers_information/424/adult_safeguarding_training/3

8. Guide includes: ● Top tips for workers 9 ● Advice and support 12 ● Flowchart of whistleblowing process 14 ● Guidance for Managers 15 ● What to do when a worker reports a concern 16 ● Top tips for managers 16 ● Employer guidance 19 ● Responsibilities of employer 19 ● Standards for policies 21 ● Model policy for small organisations 23 ● Settlement agreements 25 ● What does good practice look like? - Some

9. Karen Rodgers - Adult Safeguarding Training and Development Manager Tel: 01223 729110 Karen.rodgers@cambridgeshire.gov.uk