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Strategic Business Plan 2018-19
Vision: Our safeguarding arrangements will effectively prevent and respond to adult abuse
Prevention
Aim:
We will develop strategies that
reduce the risk of abuse
Objectives:
1. Ensure more people access
early help and preventative
services
2. Reduce barriers to reporting all
forms of abuse
3. Help develop stronger
communities
Engagement
Actions:
1. Improve understanding and
engagement with the diverse
range of communities and
individuals across Tees
2. Work closely with, and utilise
existing community based
resources to best effect
3. Help to reduce social isolation
4. Focus on less developed areas
of work, including: domestic
abuse, modern slavery and
sexual exploitation
Protection
Aim:
We will work effectively together
to ensure the protection of adults
Objectives:
1. Provide effective and consistent
responses to reported abuse
2. Reduce repeat occurrences of
reported abuse
3. Develop strategies and
guidance for dealing with all
forms of abuse
What we will do
Person Centred
Actions:
1. Reinforce the need for the
views, wishes and best interests
of the adult to always be the
primary focus of professional
practice
2. Provide effective and
appropriate feedback to adults
and their advocates, as well as
professionals involved in
safeguarding services
Partnership
Aim:
We will develop a whole
community approach to the
prevention of abuse
Objectives:
1. Ensure statutory agencies work
together in an effective manner
2. Work more closely with partners
in children’s focussed and
community safety services
3. Develop relevant partnerships
around priority issues
Good Practice
Actions:
1. Consider and seek to improve
the appropriate sharing of
information in every aspect of
the work of the Board and
partner agencies
2. Highlight, develop and use good
practice from any and all
relevant sources
3. Make best use of available
technology
4. Be ambitious
Professional Accountability
Aim:
We will work to ensure the
accountability of all partners in
protecting adults at risk of abuse
Objectives:
1. Gain assurance about the
effective delivery of services
2. Ensure the voice of the service
user helps to shape professional
practice
3. Deliver and achieve the Board’s
performance benchmarks
Measure Impact
Actions:
1. Measure the overall impact of
the work delivered by the Board
2. Effectively deliver the Quality
Assurance Framework
3. Deliver a multi-agency audit
programme
4. Develop good practice by
seeking and using appropriate
peer review opportunities