Our vision
Our vision is for the East Riding of Yorkshire to be a place where adults at risk of harm are able to live an independent life free from harm where:
- abuse is not tolerated
- everyone works together to prevent abuse
- services respond effectively when abuse is suspected or happens.
Our aims
- stop abuse or neglect wherever possible
- prevent harm and reduce the risk of abuse or neglect to adults with care and support needs
- safeguard adults in a way that supports the adult in making choices and having control over the way they live
- promote an approach that concentrates on improving life for the adult concerned.
Our priorities
The Safeguarding Adults Board is set up to help everyone to work together in the most effective way possible. The Board does this by setting out procedures and plans based on an overall strategy. Our 3-year strategy sets out our aims and objectives and a framework within which to achieve them.
Our strategy
The Safeguarding Adults Board is set up to help everyone to work together in the most effective way possible. The Board does this by setting out procedures and plans based on an overall strategy. Our three year strategy sets out our aims and objectives and a framework within which to achieve them.
Strategic Objectives 2019-2022
- Ensure the voice of the service user is heard in the Board, its partners and sub-groups
- Improve communication, by increasing a range of accessible information for service users and the public about adult safeguarding
- Use data more intelligently to improve safeguarding outcomes across the East Riding
- To increase the prevention of abuse across the wider focus of the health and wellbeing agenda
- Take a “think family” approach to safeguarding in which we will engage and empower more adults to be involved in all discussions and actions which are about them and their families
- Work together to make sure adult safeguarding standards keep adults safe and minimise risk of harm
- Demonstrate assurance that outcomes from any learning (including Safeguarding Adults Reviews) improves safeguarding effectiveness in the East Riding
- Demonstrate assurance that emerging cross-cutting themes that may have an impact on adult safeguarding are responded to and fully addressed
- Ensure adults who do not have a voice themselves are represented and have appropriate support and the means to express their views
View ERSAB Strategy for 2019-2022 (opens in new window)
Annual reports
Each year we write an annual report saying what the East Riding Safeguarding Adults Board has done to reach its goals. The report outlines the role and function of the Board, highlights the achievements of the Board and its partners during the year
Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2020-21 (opens in new window)
Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2019-2020 (opens in new window)
Annual report - Easy Read versions
View ERSAB Annual Report 2020-21 (Easy Read format - opens in new window)
View ERSAB Annual Report 2019-2020 (Easy Read format - opens in new window)
Information Sharing Protocol
Organisations often need to share information. This ensures that their services benefit local people and meet their needs. But they need to make sure they share only the information that is necessary. They must also protect people’s privacy.
The Information protocol is made up of two tiers:
Tier 1
Tier 1 protocol is a general information sharing protocol which is Humber wide in collaboration with partners in the Humber region. This is called the Humber Information Sharing Charter available to download below:
Download the Humber Information Sharing Charter v10 (pdf 183kb)
Tier 2
Tier 2 protocol is made of two separate protocols and these are in place when there is the sharing of more specific information between ERSAB partners.
The two separate Tier 2 protocols are for the Safeguarding Adults Review sub-group and the Learning, Audit and Improvement sub-group which share personal and sensitive information between agencies in these groups.
Download the ERSAB SARG Tier 2 Information Sharing Agreement (pdf 264kb)
The tier 2 protocol for the Learning, Audit and Improvement sub-group is currently under development and will be added here in due course.
ERSAB meetings
East Riding Safeguarding Adults Board is a multi-agency organisation responsible for ensuring the protection and safety of adults at risk of harm in the East Riding.
The Board is led by an independent chair and made up of representatives from a number of organisations including the local authority, police, health, care and voluntary sectors and is also responsible for holding partners to account through scrutiny and governance.
The Board will meet quarterly and members will attend wherever possible and will inform the chair if they are unable to attend. A nominated deputy may attend on an infrequent basis.
Organisational commitment to attendance is crucial and if this function is delegated within organisations, the delegated member must have the ability to make decisions on behalf of the organisation they represent.
The Board will oversee the following:
- policy and procedures
- quality and performance
- best practice and lessons learned
- communication
- training
- users and carers.
Agendas and minutes for all the East Riding Safeguarding Adults Board and sub-groups are available upon request.
Please contact: sab@eastriding.gov.uk
Dates of Meetings 2022
Partners
The Care Act 2014 places a statutory duty on the local authority to establish a Safeguarding Adults Board within its area that must include the Police, NHS Clinical Commissioning Group and the local authority that set it up. Other agencies may be included by invitation.
Membership of the East Riding Safeguarding Adults Board will therefore consist of core statutory agencies and other agencies:
- Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
- Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (by exception)
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- City Health Care Partnership
- East Riding of Yorkshire Public Health
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council Housing and Public Protection and Transportation Service
- Yorkshire Ambulance Service - represented by ERYCCG under the memorandum of understanding
- Probation Service
- HMP Humber
- HMP Wolds
- Humberside Fire and Rescue Service Humberside Fire and Rescue
- East Riding of Yorkshire Healthwatch
- East Riding Safeguarding Children’s Partnership
- East Riding Voluntary Action Service
- ERYC Elected Member Portfolio Holder
- Independent Provider
- HEY Smile Voluntary Sector support
- Church of England diocese
Structure of Board and sub-groups
Safeguarding Adults Board Members List December 2021 (180kb opens in new window)
How the Board operates
The Board is governed by a constitution which provides a framework for how the Board operates. The latest Governance and Operating Framework for the East Riding Safeguarding Adults Board and terms of references for each sub-group can be downloaded below:
ERSAB Governance and Operating Framework (412kb opens in new window)
How to get involved in the work of the Board
Would you like to be involved in the work of the East Riding Safeguarding Adults Board? We would like to create a virtual network of interested people from a range of backgrounds who can collaborate, comment and contribute to the work of the Board.
If you are interested in being part of this or would like to find out more information we would like to hear from you.
Please contact us by email if you are interested
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