Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care Integration presented a report on the Barking and Dagenham Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2018/19.

The Annual Report described the work and priorities of the Barking and Dagenham Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) from April 2018 to March 2019.  It set out how the Board had worked to improve the protection of vulnerable adults across Barking and Dagenham along with its achievements in 2018/19 and key priorities for the future.

The Annual Report was agreed by the Safeguarding Adults Board at its meeting on 10 July 2019 and was presented and discussed at the Health & Wellbeing Board on 10 September 2010.

In response a question, the Cabinet Member advised that self-neglect was an issue for some adults, where there was no family network and the behaviour of the individual could lead to isolation.  It was noted that these residents were not always known to the Council and the Cabinet Member called upon residents to look out for their neighbours and relatives.

The Assembly resolved to note the contents of the Annual Report of the Safeguarding Adults Board for 2018/19.