Birmingham Safeguarding Adults Board

In Birmingham we aim to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults so that they live a life free from abuse and neglect. Safeguarding adults means helping vulnerable adults who need support from community care services to keep their independence, safety and choice in their life.

We, the Birmingham Safeguarding Adults Board (BSAB), have agreed a Safeguarding Vision for Birmingham which is to:

Promote and protect individual human rights, independence and well-being and secure assurance that the person thought to be at risk stays safe, are effectively safeguarded against abuse, neglect, discrimination, embarrassment or poor treatment, are treated with dignity and respect and enjoy a high quality of life.

Thirteen partner agencies have committed to the Board via a memorandum of Understanding which provides the framework for identifying roles, responsibilities, authority and accountability.

The Board has been established to facilitate and develop effective multi-agency safeguarding adults arrangements. The Board meets regularly and ensures that the multi-agency policy and procedures are monitored and reviewed.

The Board has established five subgroups to ensure that its Action Plans and the relevant strategies are being implemented. The subgroup’s membership is drawn from each agency sitting on the Board.

These are:

• The operations sub group
• The training and workforce development sub group
• The serious case review sub group
• The communications sub group
• The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) sub group.

The agencies who sit on the board include: