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 Following the Autism Act (2009) there were a number of strategies introduced; Rewarding Lives
(2010, 2014 and 2015) and finally, Think Autism (2016).
 There are 19 objectives within Think Autism. On a bi-annual basis each Local Authority submits
data to Public Health England via the Self-Assessment Framework (SAF) to monitor progress.
 The data pulled together by Public Health England will help to inform the next Joint Adults and
Children Autism Strategy which is due to be published in autumn 2019 and will help to identify
how well we are able to support people with autism.
 From a local perspective, the Autism Partnership was established in 2005 in Middlesbrough and
was developed into a Tees Group in 2010.
 In 2012/2013 a Children’s Autism Partnership was formed and led by the Clinical Commissioning
Group (CCG). A Children’s Strategy was produced, however this did not progress past the draft
stage.
 In 2017 the Tees All Age Autism Partnership was introduced and Children’s professionals are
invited to be part of this group.
 LL explained that she is relatively new in post, however her role is to consult around the interim
local Strategy until publication of the Joint Adults and Children Autism Strategy. The Tees Group
will then have 18 months to develop a new strategy that features children and young people as
well as adults.
 There are a number of organisations and groups linked to the Tees All Age Autism Partnership,
however some Board members were unaware of the partnership, and therefore communication
issues were identified.

LL enquired if a representative from the TSAB could attend the All Age Autism Board to provide a link to
safeguarding issues, particularly around hate crime. Members felt that safeguarding issues such as hate
crime are picked up in other forums. It was noted that the interim local strategy has not been to each of
the Health & Wellbeing Boards or the Community Safety Partnerships. In order to progress to the next
stage LL will need to link in to these governance arrangements. Jean Golightly (JG) commented that there
are also some valuable parent/carer forums that could be consulted with. AB suggested that LL contacts
each Director within Children and Adults Services across the four Tees LAs to confirm what is happening
in their area and which groups/Boards should be consulted with. Councillor Jim Beall (JB) requested that
a copy of the Terms of Reference for the Tees All Age Partnership is circulated.
Action Points Action Owner Deadline
1. LL to contact each Director of Children and Adults Services to LL 03/04/19
determine next steps and consultation
2. LL to send copy of Terms of Reference to the Business Unit LL / GMc 28/02/19
for circulation with the minutes

Agenda Item 4 High Risk Panels Presenter: LA Reps.
Self-Neglect was introduced as a new category of abuse within the Care Act and subsequently a Self-
Neglect Policy and Guidance was produced by the TSAB. AB explained that following a Safeguarding
Adults Review (SAR) in Hartlepool, one of the recommendations was to develop a high risk panel within
each Local Authority as a means of escalating complex cases in a multi-agency forum to manage and
share risks. AB requested an update on progress from all LA representatives.

Hartlepool Borough Council (HBC)
HBC have a process called Team Around the Individual (TATI) which brings together multi-agency
partners to discuss high risk individuals that are known to a number of services. The criteria for the TATI
is tight, and despite the small number of cases, it is very resource intensive for the staff involved. Jill
Harrison (JH) reflected that securing ongoing engagement from partners has been challenging, but that
there are a few key individuals that make the process work; one of which is from Cleveland Police. JH
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