Decision details

The Cabinet will be provided with an update on the progress that the Adult Safeguarding Service and the Safeguarding Adults Board has made over the past year

The Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Services presented the annual report of the Barking and Dagenham Safeguarding Adults Board for 2009/10 and outlined the key achievements during the year against the seven priority areas identified by the Board.  The Cabinet Member also referred to the future actions which will help build on the extensive progress made over the last year in raising the level of reporting with regard to adult safeguarding.

Noted the report and placed on record our recognition of the work undertaken by the Board and the Council’s Adult Safeguarding team.