Safeguarding Adults In London

1. Safeguarding Adults In London Developing pan-London procedures for adult safeguarding Robert Templeton, Head of Transformation Social Care Institute for Excellence

2. Why have Pan-London Procedures? • improve inter-agency working • avoid people falling between the gaps in services • reduce duplication of work • gain a better understanding of safeguarding across all agencies • ensure alignment of language used across agencies

3. The Challenge • Metropolitan Police • London Directors of Adult Services • Chairs of London SABs • NHS London • London Councils • 33 London boroughs

4. NHS London • The NHS London: • 29 acute trusts • 31 primary care trusts • 10 mental health trusts • 1 London Ambulance Trust • 1,550 GP practices

5. The process The process included: • Collaboration and consultation with the London SABs and the London agencies • Scrutiny by an editorial board The procedures were approved by: • NHS London • London Directors of Adult Services • Metropolitan Police

6. Where are we now? • We launched the document at Kensington Town Hall on 19 January 2010. • There is a specific area on the SCIE website to access the document and latest developments. • The editorial board has disbanded and handed responsibility for oversight of the implementation of the procedures to the JIP safeguarding subgroup

8. Next steps • At a glance Guide • Good Practice Guide - showcasing good practice across London.   • Support for adoption and implementation • A living document and updated and amended at regular intervals in line with changes in policy and practice across London.

9. Further information Contact: Robert Templeton Tel:  020 7089 6869 Email: robert.templeton@sice.org.uk Web: www.scie.uk