designed that where appropriate these are co-produced with the Children’s Board, or relevant agencies such as Women’s Aid, Health Etc. SAFE ASC Posters and materials to remain updated and available for Board members to print and produce. Mystery shopping to check information is available Feedback from services user surveys Materials being used across a range of locations in Bucks. Hits on website. £25 to £75 per individual. 1.2 That learning is shared from SAR’s on a national basis, SCR’s and Domestic Homicide reviews. SAR Training To consider learning from other SAR’s, SCR’s and Domestic homicide reviews and provide this to the Board. To add to action plans as necessary. To consider if is any need to develop training materials or access to courses, E learning around learning from SAR’s etc. Board members and their organisations will learn from a range of enquiries and practices will change as a result. Costs of the MAP&P time; reviewing policies; updating MAP&P’s; BM/Admin support time keeping up-to-date on national policy. ELearning £2.00 per person per course, cost of Board staff to produce E learning. E.g.197 completed e learning which makes it £394.00. 183 booked for face to face training at £1 per booking Training events Internal (25 people £125.00) External (£860.00) Large event Internal park 100 people half day £175.00 Adams park 100 people all day £3.500
equates to £183. Training events Internal free 25 people £50.00 1.3 To assess whether staff in organisations are aware of their roles and responsibilities in relation to adult safeguarding. PP & P Q & P To ensure that it is clear in all policies and procedures the roles and responsibility of those working with adults with support and care needs around safeguarding. To carry out a review as part of the annual audit with children’s board on safeguarding practices, focusing on individual responsibility. That there is a greater understanding amongst professionals of their role in safeguarding adults. Costs of the MAP&P time; reviewing policies; updating MAP&P’s; BM/Admin support time keeping up-to-date on national policy. 1.4 Links to be made between Bucks Safeguarding Adults Board, subgroups and other Boards, including Children’s Board, Safer Stronger Bucks, Health and Chair To share Annual Reports amongst Boards, to be involved in joint Board protocol and work plan. Joint events and training events. Areas of work at present are Transitions and Domestic That is joined up work in Buckinghamshire around Safeguarding as well as across the local area. chair/board meeting. Attendance by Board staff at regional and local meetings, time, mileage / train fare. events Internal (25 people £125.00) External (£860.00) Large event
Board newsletter Engagement with Health watch Engagement with other Boards through Joint protocol and joint work plans informs the Board’s work plan. support from CHASC Twitter and website Chair meeting per individual 100 people all day £3.500 2.4 That there is a wider understanding of Domestic abuse (particular focus on LD) and its relationship with Adult Safeguarding amongst Board members, professionals and wider public. Chair Dashboard to be developed to focus on this area. Training to be developed on addressing issues of domestic abuse and LD Website to provide resources on this area. To ensure Multi agency PP & P includes this form of abuse. To look at developing materials focused on Domestic and adults with care and support needs. That the Board feels confident at the end of 2018 that it understands the nature of Domestic abuse and the prevalence in Bucks. workers in Bucks understand this form of abuse and are able to identify report and support victims of abuse. Public awareness is raised regarding domestic and adult safeguarding. of Board Business office Subgroup time and support from CHASC Website / Twitter Time and resource of Training subgroup ELearning £2.00 per person per course, cost of Board staff to produce E learning E.g.197 completed e learning which makes it £394.00. 183 booked for face to face training at £1 per booking equates to £183 Training events of printing £25 to £70.00 depending on numbers Poster design - £120 to 360.00 Training events Internal (25 people £125.00) External (£860.00) event Internal Green park 100 people half day £175.00 Adams park
Internal free 25 people £50.00 100 people all day £3.500 2.5 That is a wider understanding of Modern Slavery and its relationship with Adult Safeguarding amongst Board members, professionals and wider public. Chair Dashboard to be developed to on these areas. Training and information to Board members on this form of abuse. Website to provide resources on Modern Slavery. To ensure agency PP & P includes this form of abuse. That the Board feels confident at the end of 2018 that it understands the nature of and prevalence of modern slavery in Bucks. Those workers in Bucks understand this form of abuse and are able to identify report and support victims of abuse. Public awareness is raised regarding Modern Slavery in Bucks. of Board Business office Subgroup time and support from CHASC Website / Twitter Time and resource of Training subgroup ELearning £2.00 per person per course, cost of Board staff to produce E learning E.g.197 completed e learning which makes it £394.00. 183 booked for face to face training at £1 per booking equates to £183 Training events Internal Costs of printing £25 to £70.00 depending on numbers Poster design - £120 to 360.00 Training events Internal (25 people £125.00) External (£860.00) Large event Internal Green park 100 people half day £175.00 park 100 people all day £3.500
25 people £50.00 2.7 To continue work on areas that were working on in 2017/18 Abuse in care homes SCAMS and Mental Capacity Transitions Cyber crimes Q & P T & F Training Dashboard to continue to contain information regarding abuse in care homes, SCAMs etc. Audits to be carried out in regard to three areas. Work streams to continue from 2017/18 That learning is implemented and possible training materials/events are developed. Possible to look at raising awareness of wider public or section of public such as faith community etc. That the Board feels confident at the end of 2018 that it understands the nature of abuse in these three new areas and the prevalence in Bucks. That there is joined up work on these three areas between Boards. of Board Business office Subgroup time and support from Website / Twitter Time and resource of Training subgroup ELearning £2.00 per person per course, cost of Board staff to produce E learning E.g.197 completed e learning which makes it £394.00. 183 booked for face to face training at £1 per booking equates to £183 Training events Internal free Large event Internal park 100 people half day £175.00 Adams park 100 people s
25 people £50.00 2.8 To take on Board areas of common concern between Boards:- Suicide and Self-Harm. Substance Health Dashboard to provide information on these forms of abuse. Board to be aware of work going on within other areas of council. Audits to look at prevalence of issues within Safeguarding Adults. To raise awareness of issues for Board members and staff working with adults with care and support needs. Possible development of training materials, though may wish to do these with Safer stronger bucks as the lead. That the Board feels confident at the end of 2018 that it understands the nature of abuse in these three new areas and the prevalence in Bucks. Those workers in Bucks understand these areas and are able to identify report and support victims of abuse. Public awareness is raised regarding these areas of abuse and how to report. of Board Business office Subgroup time and support from Website / Twitter Time and resource of Training subgroup ELearning £2.00 per person per course, cost of Board staff to produce E learning E.g.197 completed e learning which makes it £394.00. 183 booked for face to face training at £1 per booking equates to £183 2.9 To ensure that the Board continues to develop its work on SCAMS again with focus on developing worker’s skills on Training Q & P Raising awareness amongst professionals of SCAMS and link to Mental Capacity and cybercrimes. Staff will feel more confident in carrying out Mental Capacity assessments in relation to abuse. of Business office Costs of printing
assessing mental capacity in relation to financial abuse. To carry out an audit on Mental Capacity assessments in relation to abuse. That service will be supported appropriately around Mental Capacity and consent in relation to safeguarding practices. Website and Twitter £25 to £70.00 depending on numbers Poster design - £120 to 360.00 2.10 To ensure that there are clear pathways in place regarding reporting abuse and guidance on supporting victims of abuse at all levels. PP & P MAP&P to include for all forms of abuse. Threshold document to be reviewed in line with MAP & P. RAMP to look at ensuring membership is appropriate to address all issues of Staff are aware of where to report abuse, where to obtain support within/outside of formal safeguarding processes. messages to services users and carers as well as wider public on reporting abuse and expectations of response. Time / resources of Board Business office Website and Twitter Leaflets already created but cost to print as in printing costs above. Training events Internal (25 people £125.00) External (£860.00) Large - Internal Green park 100 people half day £175.00 Adams park 100 people all day £3.500 2.11 To support a forum for practitioners to discuss complex and high risk cases. Board Board will continue to support and promote RAMP. To enable practitioners to have a forum to discuss complex and high risk cases. To help reduce the level of risk in safeguarding cases for adults. of Business office Staff time to support and CHASC admin.
Room hire if required up £75.00 3 To ensure that the workforce working with adults with care and support needs are competent to carry out their roles. Action Required Lead How will we achieve this? Measures and Time Scales Outcomes Cost implications Minimum Moderate High 3.1 Ensure that Training Competency Framework remains up to date and relevant to practices in Bucks and is available to all staff. Training BBO Q & P Training competency to be updated with national and local issues. Promotion of Training competency framework to all agencies i.e. via Twitter, newsletter, website. To ensure that competency of staff is part of board audit carried out with children’s services. Evidence from and their practice that staff are competent at safeguarding. Appropriate referrals being made to MASH. Service users experiences improved (service users surveys) of Board Business office Website and Twitter Work of Training subgroup and support of CHASC If training event is organised, this will have room costs, costs etc. This could range from £50 to £300 a room. If chair of SAR speaker could be £450.00 or trainer could be £700 to £800 if training company. 3.2 Issues and learning identified in SAR’s and other ways i.e. SAR To identify any learning needs coming out of SAR’s, LSE etc. For those staff working with adults with care and of Board If training event. This could range
do not normally have safeguarding training but come across adults with care and support needs have access to training and appropriate guidance in spotting and reporting abuse. PP & P workers with understanding safeguarding issues and methods of reporting. To ensure that pathways of reporting abuse are accessible to all staff groups. spot and report all forms of abuse. Increase in numbers of referrals from different agencies. Take up of E learning by range of organisations and use of Business office Work of subgroup and support from CHASC person per course. E.g.197 completed e learning which makes it £394.00. 3.5 To ensure that agencies undertake safe employment practices when employing staff and in relation to safeguarding issues. PP & P BBO Q & P To ensure that MAP & P makes reference to safer recruitment. Safe recruitment practices are on web page and in newsletters. To relaunch these with children’s board To add question to section 11 regarding safer recruitment. All organisations who work with with care and support needs, including their supply chains adopt safe recruitment practices. Time / resources of Board Business office Work of subgroup and support from CHASC Website and Twitter
4. To ensure that the learning from Safeguarding Adult Reviews is embedded in practice across agencies working in Buckinghamshire. SCIE The purpose of SARs is described very clearly in the statutory guidance as to ‘promote effective learning and improvement action to prevent future deaths or serious harm occurring again’. The aim is that lessons can be learned from the case and for those lessons to be applied to future cases to prevent similar harm re-occurring. (Safeguarding Adults Reviews – Under the Care Act, Implementation Support 2015) Action Required Lead How will we achieve this? Measures and Time Scales Cost implications Minimum Moderate High 4.1 Carry out SAR’s in line with Care Act requirements. SAR Updating of Policy and Procedures and membership of subgroup. Then publish reports on website as produced. SAR’s completed in timely manner and shared with partner agencies through Board. of Board Business office Costs in terms of time to produce and monitor delivery of the Action Plans Website and Twitter. Dependant on form of review this could cost up to £7,000 a review Budgeted for 2 £14,000 . 4.2 To be able to use a variety of methods to carry out reviews. Staff supported to SAR To look at other methods/methodologies for carrying out SAR’s SAR’s are completed and action plans and learning is of Board Dependant on form of review this could cost up to £7,000 a
become competent in carrying out different forms of reviews. embedded and changes practice. Business office Work of subgroup and support from review Budgeted for 2 £14,000 . 4.3 Ensure that lessons are learnt from SAR’s etc. and applied in practice. SAR Action plans are produced and updated by SAR group and shared with Board There is clear evidence of changing practice in line with outcomes of SAR and that agencies are outward facing of Board Business office Work of subgroup and support from CHASC 4.4 Ensure that staff training includes lessons learnt from SAR’s Training Subgroup to look at updating Competency Framework in line with needs identified in SAR’s evidence that training has made a difference to practice of Board Business office Work of subgroup and support from CHASC Training event is organised, this will have room costs, costs etc. This could range from £50 to £300 a room. If chair of SAR speaker could be £450.00 or trainer could
Website and Twitter be £700 to £800 if training company 4.5 To ensure that practice has changed and actions are embedded in practice Q & P Subgroup will look at previous action and determine if they have made a difference in practice through audits. evidence that previous actions have had an impact on practice. of Board Business office Work of subgroup and support from 4.6 Ensure that learning from other SAR’s, SCR’s, domestic abuse and local SAR’s is shared with partner agencies. SAR To remain up to date with current SAR and to identify learning from these in the form of action plans for the Board. evidence of learning from other reviews embedded in practice in Buckinghamshire. of Board Business office Work of subgroup and support from CHASC
Cost of hiring room and refreshments for Training events. (see costs above 5.2 Development of Service user and involvement in the Board. Chair group BBO group To look at current SAFE structure to see if it is fit for purpose. To produce a paper for the Board in June regarding development of service user involvement. To look at wider involvement of service users and carers. Wider involvement of service users and carers in the Board. Changes to and practice due to involvement of service users. Time / resources of Business office Website and Twitter Service user/Carer expenses average cost group £250 or £25 to £75 per individual 5.3 To ensure that the work done by the Board is accessible to service users and carers and informed by their views. BBO To ensure that materials produced by the that are targeted at service users/carers/wider public are in accessible formats. To look at producing relevant Board documents in Easy Read format. Increased safeguarding referrals from service users/carers and wider public Feedback from service users through safeguarding surveys. of Board Business office Website and Twitter Service user/Carer expenses average cost group £250 or £25 to £75 per individual Regional with service users/carers, will depend on room (75 to 300) speakers (average 450) and coffee (2 to 3 per person)
To reduce the use of jargon in all documents. Feedback from SAFE etc. 5.4 The work of the Board and Safeguarding is shared with the wider public in Bucks. To ensure that materials produced by the Board that are targeted at public are in accessible formats. To reduce the use of jargon in all Board documents. To look at joining in with events/weeks etc. to raise the profile of the Board and to encourage engagement in the work of the Board as well as increasing awareness of abuse and safeguarding processes. Feedback as above The Board’s profile being raised. Time / resources of Board Business office Work of subgroup and support from ELearning £2.00 per person per course, cost of Board staff to produce E learning E.g.197 completed e learning which makes it £394.00. 183 booked for face to face training at £1 per booking equates to £183 Training events Internal free This will depend on what materials the produces and what formats the Board wishes to use. The main costs will be with different languages and Easy read e.g. one leaflet translated into another language £95.00
25 people £50.00 6 To ensure that Buckinghamshire Safeguarding is working effectively and having an impact on protecting adults with care and support needs within Buckinghamshire SCIE – The overarching purpose of an SAB is to help and safeguard adults with care and support needs. It does this by: assuring itself that safeguarding arrangements are in place as defined by the Care Act 2014 and statutory guidance assuring itself that safeguarding practice is person-centered and outcome-focused working collaboratively to prevent abuse and neglect where possible ensuring agencies and individuals give timely and proportionate responses when or neglect have occurred assuring itself that safeguarding practice is continuously improving and enhancing the quality of life of adults in its area (SCIE Action Required Lead How will we achieve this? Measures and Time Scales Achievements Cost implications Minimum Moderate High 6.1 members to agree a Budget for 2018 and then agree an annual increase figure. MS Formal agreement at the Board meeting in June 2018 Board budget will be aligned to Strategy. of Board Business office Cost of producing report – if require, hard copies, different
languages, formats etc. 6.2 Board to be aware of the Board budget and spending in line with Strategy. NB Budget reports to be provided to Board on a regular basis. Spending to remain in line with budget. To avoid a negative budget. Time / resources of Board Business office 6.3 Strategy to be costed out for 2018. NB Board Strategy to have cost implications embedded within each item. Budget to match strategy. Time / resources of Board Business office 6.4 Service users and carers to be represented at Board SAFE SAFE to provide regular member to attend Board. Close links between SAFE and Board. Time / resources of Board Business office Service user/Carer expenses average cost group £250 or £25 to £75 per individual 6.5 Service users and carers to be represented at subgroups SAFE SAFE to provide regular members to attend subgroups (at least one member per subgroup) links between SAFE and subgroups. Time / resources of Business office Service user/Carer expenses average cost group £250 or £25 to £75 per individual 6.6 public involvement in SAFE SAFE to look at developing links with Wider involvement in Time / resources of Service user/Carer
the work of the Board. other groups and boards. the work of the Board. Board Business office expenses average cost group £250 or £25 to £75 per individual 6.7 Board to produce an Annual Report. NB Annual report to be written by Manager with input of all Board members. report which meets statutory requirements under Care Act 2014 and Equalities Act and/or agency Equalities policies Time / resources of Board Business office This will depend on what materials the Board produces and what formats the Board wishes to use. The main costs will be with different languages and Easy read e.g. one leaflet translated into another language £95.00 6.8 Board undertakes an annual audit of its members alongside children’s safeguarding Board. Q & P That Board able to reassure itself those elements of strategy are embedded into practice. Board audit is completed and is able to be used to inform future work of the Board. Time / resources of Business office
6.9 continually monitors the action plans from SAR’s, Domestic homicide reviews, SCRs to ensure that they continue to inform practice. SAR Completed action plans to be re looked at on an annual basis to ensure that learning continues to be embedded in practice. Actions remain completed. Time / resources of Business office Board members will regularly review their agencies experiences of implementing and participating in the safeguarding pathway. Q & P Audit to be undertaken on an annual basis to look at different parts of the safeguarding process. Areas to be covered include: Threshold document Multi Agency PP & P RAMP Self-Neglect Tool Kit Audits to be analysed by Q & P to see if Safeguarding pathways are effective etc. Time / resources of Board Business office