Safeguarding
In addition to the board, the following sub-groups meet and work on the plan, reporting to the main board at every meeting.
You can read more about what the different groups do and take a look at the updates to see what they're working on.
Performance Management and Quality Assurance Group
The sub group has its own work plan and reports to the board regularly. It aims to monitor performance of all board organisations, looking at local, regional and national data/information, to provide assurances that we're working together to keep adults safe.
Regular audits are completed to check that learning has been embedded and practice is constantly improving.
Group members
Role | Organisation |
Chair | Service Director, Organisation and Workforce Improvement Service Director, Adult Social Care and Wellbeing Adults and Communities Directorate, Barnsley Council |
Vice Chair | Healthwatch Barnsley |
Safeguarding Adults Board Manager | Barnsley Council |
Designated Nurse Safeguarding Adults and Patient Experience/Pathways and Partnerships Sub Group Chair | Integrated Care Board |
Safeguarding Adults Named Nurse | Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
Manager | Healthwatch |
Head of Service, Safeguarding and Quality Assurance | Barnsley Council |
Head of Service and Care Management | Barnsley Council |
Team Manager | Department for Work and Pensions |
Commissioning Manager, Healthier Communities | Barnsley Council |
Performance Improvement Officer | Barnsley Council |
Public Protection Unit Manager | South Yorkshire Police |
Senior Contracts and Compliance Manager | Barnsley Council |
Specialist Adviser Safeguarding Adults | South West Yorkshire NHS Foundation Trust |
Housing Manager | Berneslai Homes |
Business Unit Manager | South West Yorkshire NHS Foundation Trust |
You can read more about the group in the Performance Management and Quality Assurance Group terms of reference.
Group updates
Pathways and Partnerships Group
The group has its own work plan and reports to the board regularly.
It aims to:
- support the board's work by making sure good policies and procedures are written and used to keep adults safe from abuse or neglect
- design and deliver operational guidance and policies
- produce leaflets and other publicity information
- examine the learning from safeguarding adults reviews, and develop summaries to assist learning and practice
- oversee a media strategy for safeguarding adults to keep it in the public eye
Group members
Role | Organisation |
Chair | Head of Service – Adult Social Care and Wellbeing Designated Nurse Safeguarding Adults and Patient Experience, Integrated Care Board |
Safeguarding Adults Board Manager | Barnsley Council |
Service Director and Performance Management and Quality Assurance Sub Group Chair | Barnsley Council |
Head of Service, Adult Disabilities and Mental Health | Barnsley Council |
Performance Improvement Officer | Barnsley Council |
Safeguarding Adults Named Nurse | Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
Specialist Adviser Safeguarding Adults | South West Yorkshire NHS Foundation Trust |
Team Manager | South Yorkshire Community Rehabilitation Company |
Team Manager | Department for Work and Pensions |
Team Manager | Rethink Agency |
Housing Manager | Berneslai Homes |
Barnsley Hub Inspector | South Yorkshire Police |
Communication and Marketing Business Partner | Barnsley Council |
Project Manager | Barnsley Advocacy Service |
Senior Contract and Compliance Manager | Barnsley Council |
Detective Inspector | South Yorkshire Police |
Safeguarding Team Leader | Barnsley College |
Health and Wellbeing Principal | Barnsley Council |
Healthier Communities Commissioning Manager | Barnsley Council |
Clinical Lead, Mental Health | South West Yorkshire NHS Foundation Trust |
Business Unit Manager | South West Yorkshire NHS Foundation Trust |
You can read more about the group in the Pathways and Partnership Group terms of reference.
Group updates
- Pathways and Partnership Subgroup report 15 November 2018
- Pathways and Partnership Subgroup report 24 January 2019
Domestic Homicide Review/Safeguarding Adult Review Executive Group
In Barnsley, the consideration of whether to undertake a safeguarding adult review is delegated to an Executive Group of the Barnsley Community Safety Partnership/Safeguarding Adult Board.
The aims of the group are:
- to share historical and current agency information known about the victim/perpetrator/family/household members or known significant others
- to share information about the events surrounding the death of the victim
- to identify any parallel review processes which may be planned or underway in relation to the incident, and the implications of these for DHR/SAR arrangements
- to advise the SAB Chair on whether the statutory criteria for undertaking a SAR have been met and accordingly whether a SAR should be commissioned
- to identify those best placed to sit on the Safeguarding Adult Review Panel (where applicable) and its terms of reference.
You can read more about this group in the Safeguarding Adult Reviews Protocol.
Core members of the group
- Barnsley Council services including Adult Services, Safer Communities, Healthier Communities, Safeguarding Adults and Children
- South Yorkshire Police
- NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- South West Yorkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- National Probation Service
- Barnsley Hospital Trust
Any other local or national agency which had or may have had involvement with the victim, perpetrator or their families and households should also be invited to contribute to and attend the meeting.
Learning and Development Group
The group has its own work plan and reports to the board regularly. It aims to help all agencies to deliver high quality learning by quality assuring existing training and resources, and by developing new resources and learning opportunities when required.
It aims to:
- support the delivery of practice development events
- quality assure education and training
- evaluate safeguarding training delivered in Barnsley
- develop new resources and materials to help all organisations to deliver high quality training
- create specific learning opportunities to meet the needs of staff and volunteers
Group members
Role | Organisation |
Chair | Organisation and Workforce Development Manager |
Senior Commissioning Officer | Healthier Communities |
Team Manager | Berneslai Homes |
Multi-Agency Training and Development Manager | Barnsley Council |
Safeguarding Adults Board Manager | Barnsley Council |
Safeguarding Nurse | Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
Safeguarding Nurse | South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
Organisation and Workforce Development Business Partner | Barnsley Council |
You can read more about the group in the Learning and Development Group terms of reference.
Group updates
Safeguarding Adults Forum by Experience (SAFE) Group
Local Barnsley people come to this group as they want to help us keep adults safe. A number of the attendees are involved in other customer groups, or have direct experience of care or supporting adults who received care. The group meets every two months.
The group has its own work plan and reports to the board regularly.
It aims to:
- make sure that all publicity material produced can be understood by the public
- develop guidance to help adults who 'buy their own care' to do so safely
If you're interested in joining the group please email catherine@barnsley.gov.uk the Barnsley Safeguarding Adults Board Manager.
You can find out more about what the group is doing in the SAFE work plan.