Actively seek to capture and act upon the voice of those affected by safeguarding concerns
What has been achieved
The Communication and Engagement subgroup has grown, with a number of partner agencies joining the subgroup. Representation is from South Gloucestershire CCG, Avon & Somerset Constabulary, Sirona, South Gloucestershire youth services, South Gloucestershire safeguarding leads for both adults and children and is chaired by Freeways, a charity that supports people with learning disabilities. Due to this diversity of representation there is a wider opportunity to gather views and think widely about the views of adults and children affected by safeguarding concerns.
Areas of weakness
- hearing the voice of people in ‘hard to reach’ and minority groups
- regular completion of the ‘Making Safeguarding Personal’ form.
2017-18 priorities
- identifying those who are affected by safeguarding who are not currently being reached effectively. We will make use of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) to support this
- make better use of existing service user groups within the Communication and Engagement subgroup and the wider SGSAB
- look at strengthening the process of safeguarding and ensuring all adults and adults at risk are aware of the process and what this entails
- production of leaflets, with participation of service users to distribute to members of the public
- measure collation between campaigns and responses
- monitor responses from making safeguarding personal surveys, and ensure the responses are shared and learning appropriately embedded in practice.