Agenda item - Brighton & Hove Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) Annual Report 2021-22

Report of the Safeguarding Adults Board Independent Chairperson (copy attached).

RESOLVED – that the SAB annual report be notd.

10.1    This item was presented by Annie Callahan, Independent Chair of the Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB). Ms Callahan explained the role of the SAB, listed the organisations involved in the partnership and outlined SAB priorities. Members were informed that a new independent Chair has been appointed in recent months.

10.2    The Chair thanked the SAB for all their work in the past year, and asked a question about how the balance is drawn between intervening in cases of self-neglect and respecting the autonomy of individuals. Ms Callahan responded that recent years had seen a move towards attempting to balance individuals’ ‘lifestyle choices’ alongside a greater recognition of working with challenging and potentially damaging behaviours to seek to reduce risk where possible.

10.3    In response to a query from Cllr Hugh-Jones on statistics in the report on DASH (domestic violence) referrals, Ms Callahan agreed to check the quoted data. She confirmed that a rise in referrals was likely to indicate better understanding of the referrals process, rather than necessarily a rise in incidents.

10.4    RESOLVED – that the SAB annual report be noted.