Cumbria Safeguarding Adults Board works in partnership with organisations across Cumbria to help protect adults with care and support needs from abuse or neglect.
The Board leads adult safeguarding across Cumbria and works with organisations to ensure that they have effective safeguarding policies and procedures in place. It is important to work together in the best way possible to protect adults with care and support needs.
The Board aims to make sure adults who may be at risk of abuse or neglect, and their carers, are enabled to:
Live as safely and independently as possible
Make their own decisions
Take control of their own lives.
The three core duties of the Board are to:
Publish an annual strategic plan
Publish an annual report
Review serious safeguarding cases. These are called Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs).
The Board includes representation from:
Cumbria County Council
Cumbria Constabulary
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
HMPPS, Probation Service
Morecambe Bay University Hospital's Trust
Cumbria's Local Safeguarding Children Board
Healthwatch Cumbria
Independent Lay Member representation
HMPPS, Haverigg Prison
North Cumbria Clinical Commissioning Group
Morecambe Bay Clinical Commissioning Group
Barrow Borough Council
Lancashire Care Foundation Trust
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust