Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Social Care and Health Integration introduced the Local Safeguarding Adults’ Board Annual Report 2020/21.

The Annual Report described the work and priorities of the Barking and Dagenham Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) from April 2020 to March 2021.  It set out how the Board had worked to improve the protection of vulnerable adults across the Borough along with its achievements and key priorities for the future.

The Annual Report was agreed by the Safeguarding Adults Board at its meeting on 20 October 2021 and was presented and discussed at the Health and Wellbeing Board on 9 November 2021.

In response to questions, the Cabinet Member advised that there was no direct correlation between isolation and access to GP services within the borough.

The Assembly resolved note the Safeguarding Adults’ Board Annual Report for 2020/21.