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Who we are
Safeguarding Adults Boards (SABs) have been set up in every Local Authority. SABs are a multi-agency partnership that lead on adult safeguarding across its locality, and oversee and co-ordinate the effectiveness of the safeguarding work of its members and partner agencies. The West Sussex SAB is led by Independent Chair, Annie Callanan.
The overarching purpose of a SAB is to help and safeguard adults with care and support needs. It does this by:
assuring itself that local safeguarding arrangements are in place as defined by the Care Act 2014 and statutory guidance
assuring itself that safeguarding practice is person-centred and outcome-focused
working collaboratively to prevent abuse and neglect where possible
ensuring agencies and individuals give timely and proportionate responses when abuse or neglect have occurred
assuring itself that safeguarding practice is continuously improving and enhancing the quality of life of adults in its area
Every SAB has three core duties that it must do in order to fulfil its statutory requirements. Click on the core duties below to find out more about each one.
If you require any of this information in an alternative format, then please contact us via telephone on 01243 777100 or email us at safeguardingadultsboard@westsussex.gov.uk and we will do our best to assist you. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and have an NGT texting app installed on your computer, laptop or smartphone, you can contact us on 18001 01243 777100
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Who we are
Safeguarding Adults Boards (SABs) have been set up in every Local Authority. SABs are a multi-agency partnership that lead on adult safeguarding across its locality, and oversee and co-ordinate the effectiveness of the safeguarding work of its members and partner agencies. The West Sussex SAB is led by Independent Chair, Annie Callanan.
The overarching purpose of a SAB is to help and safeguard adults with care and support needs. It does this by:
assuring itself that local safeguarding arrangements are in place as defined by the Care Act 2014 and statutory guidance
assuring itself that safeguarding practice is person-centred and outcome-focused
working collaboratively to prevent abuse and neglect where possible
ensuring agencies and individuals give timely and proportionate responses when abuse or neglect have occurred
assuring itself that safeguarding practice is continuously improving and enhancing the quality of life of adults in its area
Every SAB has three core duties that it must do in order to fulfil its statutory requirements. Click on the core duties below to find out more about each one.
If you require any of this information in an alternative format, then please contact us via telephone on 01243 777100 or email us at safeguardingadultsboard@westsussex.gov.uk and we will do our best to assist you. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and have an NGT texting app installed on your computer, laptop or smartphone, you can contact us on 18001 01243 777100
Please note you can use the Google Translate option in the top left hand corner of the Your Voice Engagement Hub to specify which language you would like to use to access this page.
This year, West Sussex, East Sussex and Brighton & Hove Safeguarding Adults Boards, have revised the bi-annual safeguarding self-assessment and tool, with completion of this assessment tool survey being the first stage of this process. There is only a requirement to complete this survey once for each agency, and we would be grateful if you could please complete and submit to us by 5 September 2025
Please save, on completion, a copy of your submitted version which will be emailed to you, the person in your agency authorising the audit and your senior member for safeguarding adults. Further details of the next steps of this process will be sent in due course.
Guidance notes for completion of this survey tool are provided throughout the survey. However, if there is any further guidance or support required, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Many thanks in advance for your time completing this. Your response is necessary and key in providing assurance on behalf of your agency.
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