Board structure and subgroups

Structure

The DSAB currently has 6 subgroups that meets four times per year to support the board in embedding its strategic plan and objectives:

• Making Safeguarding Personal Subgroup
• Quality Assurance Subgroup
• Learning and Development Subgroup
• Mental Capacity Act Subgroup
• Safeguarding Adults Reviews Subgroup
• Policy and Procedures Subgroup

Our structure chart also outlines the board's structure.

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Making Safeguarding Personal Subgroup

The subgroup aims to:

• engage with Customers and Community Groups to communicate the work of the Board and to gather the views of Customers and Community Groups
• develop and embed a personalised approach to safeguarding that puts the adult at the heart of all activity
• support partners to develop processes which engage the adult, or their representative, in a conversation about how best to respond to individual safeguarding concerns

Quality Assurance Subgroup

The aims and objectives of the subgroup to:

• assist the DSAB and member organisations to be compliant with national legislation and key strategic drivers
  • particular emphasis will be placed upon the Care Act (2015), the implementation of Making Safeguarding Personal, and associated assurance frameworks
• identify and analyse the safeguarding performance data for Derby provided by all agencies through the ongoing case file audit
• identify aspects of risk and thematic areas of practice performance to determine any priority areas for operational improvement through case file audit
• identify areas of work that are required to inform the practice audit and to monitor the results of such audits
• oversee the implementation of key operational procedures and associated practice guidance to ensure good practice is implemented and developed.

Learning and Development Subgroup

This subgroup is joint with Derbyshire Safeguarding Adults Board.

It is responsible for providing assurance that staff are equipped to respond to safeguarding with competent and confident practice with a focus on key areas to:

• identify, develop and maintain a multi-agency safeguarding adults training programme
• promote a consistent approach to safeguarding adults across Derby and Derbyshire
• embed the principles of 'making safeguarding personal' within safeguarding training
• develop and maintain links with the Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership and implement and embed the 'think family' agenda across all agencies
• develop quality assurance tools to evaluate safeguarding training.

Mental Capacity Act Subgroup

This subgroup is joint with Derbyshire Safeguarding Adults Board and aims to:

• support the work of the Derbyshire Safeguarding Adults Board and Derby Safeguarding Adults Board in all matters relating to the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
• ensure an inclusive and non-discriminatory approach to people who lack capacity, in line with legislation and strategic guidance
• co-ordinate activities across the whole community in the ongoing implementation, embedding into practice and auditing outcomes of the MCA, including the DoLS.

Safeguarding Adults Review Subgroup

This group has responsibilities delegated from the Derby Safeguarding Adult Board so that it can act on the board's behalf.

These are to monitor the delivery of its statutory duties around carrying out safeguarding adults reviews (SARs), including:

• receiving referrals
• making recommendations to the DSAB on whether or not the statutory criteria are met.

Policy and Procedures Subgroup

This subgroup is joint with Derbyshire Safeguarding Adults Board and aims to:

• support Derbyshire Safeguarding Adults Board and Derby Safeguarding Adults Board in meeting the requirements of national guidance, legislation and standards in service provision to safeguard adults who are in need of care and support
• identify, develop, review and promote multi-agency safeguarding adults policy, procedures and practice guidance
• promote a consistent approach to safeguarding adults across Derby and Derbyshire
• embed the principles of Making Safeguarding Personal within safeguarding policy and practice guidance