Issue - meetings
Safeguarding Adults – Local Authority Care Act responsibilities
Meeting: 14/04/2015 - Cabinet (Item 7)
7 Brent Safeguarding Adults Board – proposed governance arrangements 
PDF 108 KB
The council is required to establish a Local Safeguarding Adults Board [‘LSAB’] together with associated governance arrangements and to appoint a Chair in accordance with the requirements of the Care Act 2014. This paper sets out the requirements for agreement by the Cabinet.
Additional documents:
Decision:
(i) that approval be given to the adoption of the proposed Constitution of the Brent LSAB attached at appendix 1 of the report;
(ii) that the council’s new adult safeguarding responsibilities be delegated to the Strategic Director Adults;
(iii) that authority be delegated to the Strategic Director Adults following consultation with the LSAB, the Chief Executive and Cabinet Member for Adults, Health and Wellbeing to make minor amendments to the LSAB Constitution as and when necessary;
(iv) that approval be given to a formal agreement between the LSAB Partners to support the functions of the Board and formalise a Pooled fund for the LSAB;
(v) that authority be delegated to the Strategic Director Adults following consultation with the LSAB Partners, LSAB chair and Chief Finance Officer to negotiate, vary, extend, renew or terminate the Pooled Funding Agreement for the LSAB on behalf of the Council in consultation with the Cabinet member for Adults, Health and Wellbeing.
Minutes:
The report from the Strategic Director, Adults advised that the council was required to establish a Local Safeguarding Adults Board [‘LSAB’] together with associated governance arrangements and to appoint a Chair in accordance with the requirements of the Care Act 2014. The report set out the requirements for agreement and Councillor Hirani (Lead Member, Adults, Health and Well-being) confirmed that the existing arrangements with an independent Chair would continue.
RESOLVED:
(i) that approval be given to the adoption of the proposed Constitution of the Brent LSAB attached at Appendix 1 of the report;
(ii) that the council’s new adult safeguarding responsibilities be delegated to the Strategic Director Adults;
(iii) that authority be delegated to the Strategic Director, Adults following consultation with the LSAB, the Chief Executive and Cabinet Member for Adults, Health and Wellbeing to make minor amendments to the LSAB Constitution as and when necessary;
(iv) that approval be given to a formal agreement between the LSAB Partners to support the functions of the Board and formalise a Pooled fund for the LSAB;
(v) that authority be delegated to the Strategic Director, Adults following consultation with the LSAB Partners, LSAB chair and Chief Finance Officer to negotiate, vary, extend, renew or terminate the Pooled Funding Agreement for the LSAB on behalf of the Council in consultation with the Cabinet member for Adults, Health and Wellbeing.