Issue - meetings

Consideration was given to the report of the Head of Adult Services which was presented to provide Members with safeguarding performance information relating to Adult Services from 1^st April to the 30^th June, 2019.

The Service Manager for Development & Commissioning spoke to the report and highlighted the main points contained therein.

In response to a Member’s question regarding the Intermediate Care Fund (ICF), the Director of Social Services said that funding had been secured up to March 2021 and discussions were underway for securing funding beyond this point but there were no guarantees.

A Member referred to domestic abuse cases for this quarter and enquired if they were the same or different issues reported in the last quarter.  The Service Manager said that some issues were similar, however, it was difficult to report as some issues overlapped.  The majority of cases were internal and timelines had been strengthened, for example where a theft had occurred and the police were involved if no evidence could be found this would then become an internal issue.

A Member enquired if there had been any prosecutions. The Service Manager said that one individual at risk was being managed and presented to the police.  If there were allegations against a carer the Agency would need to suspend that carer and replace with another.

A Member referred to the high number of unknowns on the person alleged responsible table.  The Service Manager explained that this was due to no specific individual being identified, for example a neighbour may have reported a fall by a service user or a carer may be concerned about a family member taking money.  There would be a screening process to gather evidence and map and monitor effectively, but no proof may have been found.

Another Member referred to the sources of referrals.  The Service Manager explained that there could be several referrals from different sources regarding the same individual, this would be classed as one referral so no duplication would take place.

The Committee AGREED to recommend that the report be accepted and endorse Option 2, namely that the report be accepted as provided and recommend approval at the Executive Committee.