Issue - meetings

Postponed report from the Independent Chair of the Southampton Safeguarding Adults Board (SSAB) asking the Panel to consider the SSAB Annual Report and present any questions on the content.

The Panel received and noted the report of the Independent Chair of the Southampton Safeguarding Adults Board (SSAB) which outlined the SSAB Annual Report 2020/21 and key developments since the report was published.

Deborah Stuart-Angus, Independent Chair of the SSAB (Virtual); and Vernon Nosal, Director of Operations for Adult Social Care (Virtual), were in attendance and, with the consent of the Chair, addressed the meeting.

The Panel noted the learning from Safeguarding Adults Reviews and the recommendations for improving practice made by the SSAB.

The Independent Chair agreed to circulate the 2021/22 SSAB Annual Report to the Panel when it had been approved by the Board.