Board Structure

The Surrey SAB meets four times a year, consisting of multi-agency statutory and non-statutory partners as well as representatives from voluntary organisations.

The SAB works in accordance with the Care Act 2014 to agree on strategic safeguarding adults work. Provides direction to all subgroups and receives assurances that partners in Surrey are working effectively to safeguard adults at risk from abuse and neglect.

Reviews learning from Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs) and leads discussions how local practice should change as a result of this learning.

Receives updates from member organisations on their work to safeguard adults and to discuss how partners can support by working collaboratively and efficiently.

Defines the strategic direction and priorities in relation to the planning and delivery of services to adults at risk in order to achieve a consistent and responsive approach to meeting the needs of all adults at risk and to provide a forum for discussion of key issues for Surrey arising from local and national safeguarding adult guidance.

The ASE will ensure that those responsible at a senior level for safeguarding adults in Surrey are appropriately linked into the safeguarding adult’s board, and that there is effective discussion and communication with the SSAB.

Standing Subgroups

Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR) Decision Panel

The purpose of the SAR Decision Panel is to review the summary information provided by partner agencies and make the decision whether or not a case meets the criteria for a SAR; and if so, what type of SAR would be the most appropriate.

The SAR Decision Panel has delegated authority from the Safeguarding Adults Board to exercise the SAB duty outlined in section 44 Care Act 2014 to decide to arrange for there to be a review of a case involving an adult in its area with care & support needs. The Decision Panel will monitor the progress of the SARs and support the Quality Assurance subgroup in monitoring the SAR Action Plans.

The anticipated outcomes for the subgroup are that SARs are efficient and effective in identifying learning to free up as much capacity as possible for the SSAB to support, and the safeguarding partners to deliver the improvements needed to better protect and promote the health and wellbeing of Surrey’s adults with care and support needs.

Communications Group

The Communications subgroup’s purpose is to improve all forms of communication and information sharing with membership from community organisations, and service users to ensure we can hear the voice of service users. which support the promotion of health and wellbeing, and safety of adults with care and support needs, across the Surrey multi-agency safeguarding partnership.

The anticipated outcomes for the subgroup are to:

• Increase awareness and understanding by all partners of the practice issues and competencies needed to better protect and promote the health and wellbeing of people with care and support needs in Surrey.
• Increase awareness and understanding by the public about how best to protect and promote the health and wellbeing of people with care & support needs in Surrey.

Quality Assurance Group

The Quality Assurance subgroup’s purpose is to support an accurate understanding of the quality of the service promoting the health and wellbeing and safety of adults with care and support needs, across the Surrey multi-agency safeguarding partnership.

The anticipated outcomes for the subgroup include:

• Assurance that the SSAB partners are actively committed to the vision and mission of the Surrey multi-agency safeguarding partnership as represented by the SSAB i.e., that,
• All adults in Surrey who are not fortunate enough to be able to meet their own needs, including their need for protection, can live safely and receive the right support for their short and long-term health and wellbeing; and to ensure as far as possible that this is achieved through agencies all working together well and in a way that is tailored to each individual.
• Assurance that the SSAB is functioning efficiently and effectively.

Learning and Development Subgroup

The Learning and Development subgroup’s purpose is to support the Surrey multi-agency safeguarding partnership to integrate learning from Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs) into practice to improve the service promoting the health and wellbeing, and safety of adults with care and support needs.
The anticipated outcomes for the subgroup include:

• A robust feedback loop that integrates Safeguarding Adults Reviews findings into improved promotion of health and wellbeing, and safeguarding responses amongst partners across Surrey.
• Timely, tangible improvements in health and wellbeing and safeguarding practices.

Special Subgroups

Chairs Group

The purpose of the Chairs’ subgroup is to maximise the effectiveness and efficiency of the SSAB in promoting the health & wellbeing and safety of adults with care and support needs, across the Surrey multi-agency safeguarding partnership.
The anticipated outcome for the Chairs’ subgroup is that the combined and aligned activity from the subgroups demonstrates leadership in multi-agency working and in listening to the voice of the service user; and supports the Board to offer similar leadership, to the Surrey multi-agency safeguarding partnership.

Policy and Procedure Subgroup

The Policy and Procedures subgroup will run once a year to identify and update the SSAB policy and procedures, based on changes to government legislation or guidance and/or any good practice identified by partners, colleagues/peers or research.

Health Forum

Provides a forum for discussion of key issues for both NHS and private health providers in Surrey. Meetings take place twice a year.

Prison Forum

Provides a forum for discussion of key issues for all Prisons in Surrey. The group meet twice a year to help build better engagement between the SSAB and each prison.

Safeguarding Adults Network (SAN)

Is a forum of the SSAB to help establish better engagement with all organisations across Surrey. The group will meet twice a year.

District & Borough Forum

Provides a forum for discussion of key issues for all District & Borough Safeguarding Leads in Surrey.