The WSAB aims to oversee all adult safeguarding work in the area, ensuring that work is contributing to the prevention of abuse and neglect.
We aim to work effectively with other partnerships to avoid duplication and ensure that this happens in a coordinated way.
Locally the Warrington Community Safety Partnership (WCSP), Warrington Safeguarding Partnership (WSP) and Warrington Domestic Abuse Partnership Board (WDAPB) have always worked closely with the WSAB on a range of activities.
Alongside these key partners there are also other forums and partnerships within Warrington that have clear links to the WSAB agenda.
The document WSAB Partnership and Expectations sets out the expected working relationships and arrangements between Warrington Safeguarding Adults Board (WSAB) and other key local partnerships. It also identifies expectations on WSAB members in terms of their role as WSAB representatives at other partnerships. This is to ensure clarity for all members in terms of responsibilities and duties at other forums.
The WSAB is accountable to the Chief Executive of the Local Authority who is responsible for ensuring it is in place and achieving its objectives. Alongside this the WSAB also reports into the Health and Wellbeing Board in relation to its annual report and progress. This is to provide a more senior strategic partnership the opportunity to scrutinise the activity of the WSAB. There are also opportunities for the WSAB to ensure the community representatives have the ability to challenge and scrutinise plans and activity via overview and scrutiny committees.
Internal and external governance arrangements for the Warrington Safeguarding Adults Board are explained in the constitution.
WSAB constitution
WSAB meets on a quarterly basis and is chaired by an independent person. Its members and advisors are senior representatives from a wide range of organisations who work with adults at risk in Warrington including members from the three statutory organisations:
- Warrington Borough Council
- NHS Cheshire & Merseyside ICB
- Cheshire Police
Under the Care Act 2014 WSAB has three key duties:
- To publish a strategic plan
- To publish an annual report on the work of the Board
- To commission safeguarding adult reviews (SARs) where these are required.
Terms of Reference (TOR) for WSAB
Subgroups
WSAB uses subgroups to focus on priority areas for development and to ensure delivery of its objectives. Each group has its own terms of reference and contributes to the Board work plan, the board receives updates on a quarterly basis from each sub group.
WSAB also has links to and receives information from other strategic boards and partnerships.
Subgroups of the WSAB Are:
- The Executive Group- this group meets every six weeks
- Safeguarding Adult Reviews and Learning Sub Group (SARL) - this group meets every 3 months
- Training and Development - this group meets every 3 months
- Practice, Policies and procedures - this group meets every 3 months
The WSAB also has Safeguarding Adult Forum (SAF) - this group meets every 3 months
The Executive Group
The executive group effectively manages the Warrington Safeguarding Adults Board Strategic Work plan. It ensures that work is progressed and areas requiring scrutiny or challenge are highlighted to the WSAB.
Its membership includes all recognised Chairs of WSAB sub groups and a representative from each of the statutory partners, which includes:
- Chair of the Safeguarding Adult Review and Learning sub group
- Chair of the Executive Sub group
- Chair of the Training & Development group
- Cahir of the Practice Policy and Procedures group
- Safeguarding Adults Board Independent Chair
- Safeguarding Partnerships Manager or Safeguarding Arrangements Manager
- A representative from CCG
- A representative from Warrington Borough Council
Terms of Reference (TOR) for Executive (EXEC) Group
Safeguarding Adult Review and Learning (SARL)
The purpose of the Safeguarding Adult Review and Learning Sub-Group (SARL) Sub-group is to support the WSAB to fulfil its statutory obligations to conduct Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SAR’s), ensuring that themes and learning are disseminated across the partnership.
For information on Safeguarding Adult Reviews click here
Terms of Reference (TOR) for SARL
Training and Development
The Training and Development Group is responsible for the strategy, development, quality assurance and co-ordination of multi-agency safeguarding adults training provision. This will include making recommendations regarding the facilitation and commissioning of appropriate training resources and ensuring the regular review and evaluation of the training provision in line with the WSAB Work Plan.
Terms of Reference (TOR) for Training and Development (T&D)
Practice, Policies and Procedures
The Practice, Policies and procedures group is responsible for the development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, promotion and review of Warrington Safeguarding Adults Board multi-agency policies and procedures.
Terms of Reference (TOR) for Practice, Policies and Procedures (PPP)
Safeguarding Adult Forum (SAF)
The Safeguarding Adults Forum is a non-executive forum with a broader membership than WSAB. It is an opportunity for local agencies to receive messages from the Board, escalate practice concerns and emerging themes, widely share learning to raise awareness, identify opportunities to work together within a supportive peer group, promote best practice and effective communication and support members to remain current in their understanding and knowledge of safeguarding adults.
If you are a professional or volunteer and would like to become a member of the Safeguarding Adults Forum please email safeguardingpartnerships@warrington.gov.uk
Terms of Reference (TOR) for Safeguarding Adults Forum (SAF)