1. Merseyside Safeguarding Adults Board
Care Act 2014

2. What is Safeguarding?
Safeguarding means protecting an adult’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect. It is about people and organisations working together to prevent and stop both the risks and experience of abuse or neglect.

3. Who are we safeguarding?
An adult who:
Has need for care and support
Is experiencing, or at risk of, abuse or neglect
As a result of those care and support needs is unable to protect themselves from either the risk of, or the experience of, abuse or neglect.

4. Types of Abuse Physical Sexual Psychological Neglect Organisational
Financial
Domestic
Modern Slavery
Discriminatory
Self Neglect
Mate crime
Radicalisation

5. Care Act 2014 ‘First’ Safeguarding adults legislation
Establishes safeguarding boards
Safeguarding adult reviews
Requirement to make enquiries
Annual plan and report

6. Merseyside Board New approach Independent Chair Statutory members
Emergency services
Voluntary sector

7. Purpose
To assure itself that local safeguarding arrangements and partners act to help and protect adults in its area who are at risk

8. How ? Communication and Engagement Workforce Development
Quality Assurance
Performance Monitoring
Safeguarding Adult Reviews
Recognise the challenges

9. Contact Merseyside Safeguarding Adults Board (Business Unit)
c/o Old Market House (4th Floor)
Hamilton Street
Birkenhead
CH41 5AL