Page 6 - TSAB Board Minutes 20 June 2019

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Agenda Item 6 Domestic Abuse Whole Systems Approach Presenter: Elizabeth Byrne
- Update
Rachelle Kipling had attended Board previously to provide background on the Domestic Abuse Whole
Systems Approach. Funding provided to the project has achieved what it set out to do and an independent
evaluation is currently underway which will result in a report. Consideration is now being given to what
needs to happen next. An event is being considered to bring partners together to identify some clear
outcomes. As part of this work a mapping exercise is being undertaken to identify the various meeting
structures that are in place at both a tactical and strategic level. The same information is being duplicated
at different meetings but needs to be channelled to the most appropriate area where decisions are being
made. Elizabeth Byrne (EB) requested that members forward information to her regarding any meetings
that they attend to assist with the mapping exercise.

Members agreed there would be benefits of a more coordinated approach, including Children’s services,
and supported the idea of a partners’ event to agree priorities and identify leads. Ann Workman (AW) will
speak to the Domestic Abuse steering group in SBC to establish how they could link into such an event.
Action Points Action Owner Deadline
1. Details of Domestic abuse meetings to be forwarded to All 31/07/2019
Elizabeth Byrne
2. Speak to Domestic Abuse steering group in SBC to establish AW 31/07/2019
how they could link into an event

Agenda Item 7 Strategic Plan Presenter: Lorraine Garbutt
Feedback from the Board’s Development Day in March has been used to revise the TSAB Strategic Plan
for 2019/20. The format, vision and aims used in the previous year have been retained. Under each aim
there are a set of objectives which take into account what has been achieved and what remains
outstanding or incomplete from the previous year. Page 2 sets out actions for how the objectives will be
achieved:

Prevention: Supporting and encouraging the promotion of local community based services to help to
reduce the impact of loneliness and isolation. Today’s presentation by Age UK is an example of this.
Further extend the TSAB Safeguarding Champions Network, taking part in the national awareness
campaign and a refresh of the TSAB Communication and Engagement Strategy to ensure that it remains
current.
Protection: Links to the work of the Operational Leads Sub-Group and the multi –agency audit
programme. Training will focus on a person centred approach and will be reviewed alongside procedures
to ensure inclusion of a strength based approach.
Partnership: The objectives under the Partnership aim seek to reinforce better collaborative working and
networking, a responsibility that should be addressed by the Board rather than the Sub-Groups. A meeting
is taking place with Simon Walker to take forward work on a joint Children and Adults Strategic VEMT
Group. Ensuring that meeting agendas reflect current issues in adult safeguarding work will be the
responsibility of the Independent Chair and the Sub-Group Chairs. Appropriate representation at groups
and networks needs to be mapped out and links to discussions under agenda item 6.
Professional Accountability: Assurance is gained from partner organisations through the Quality
Assurance Framework (QAF) and peer audits. Information will be analysed and discussed by the PAQ
Sub-Group. Responding to and learning from Safeguarding Adult Reviews and Domestic Homicide
Reviews is the responsibility of the SAR Sub-Group.

The draft Strategic Plan has been circulated for comments and the Sub-Group work plans have been
reviewed by the relevant Sub-Groups.

SR noted that there is no action that corresponds to the objective to listen to the voice of the adult. If this
is included as an aim then there needs to be an action to achieve this. AB suggested that it should be
the responsibility of all members and those that deliver services to address this aim. An action should be
added to state that the Board will consider ways to do this.

With the addition of the above action the Strategic Plan was agreed.
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