New: NYSAB Newsletter - July Edition. The North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board are pleased to launch its newsletter.
2025/26 Annual Survey Results Thank you to everyone who completed the North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board surveys for 2025/2026. We heard from 81 members of the public and 140 professionals and volunteers, and your feedback will help shape our work over the coming year. The public survey showed that 68% of people who responded knew […]
A recent national review into the deaths of young people who have left care has highlighted the devastating impact that isolation and a lack of support can have on people’s lives. The review examined the deaths of 112 care leavers aged 18 to 24 during 2025 and found that young people leaving care were dying […]
When people think about safeguarding adults, they often think of social care, health services or the police. However, one key partner is sometimes overlooked: Trading Standards. Every day, Trading Standards officers help protect adults from scams, fraud, rogue traders, doorstep crime and financial exploitation. Their work is not only about enforcing consumer law. It is […]
Content warning: This post discusses suicide and suicide prevention. Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Changing the Narrative on Suicide, encourages us to challenge stigma, increase understanding and create a culture where people feel able to talk openly and seek support. The call to action this year is to “Start the Conversation”. Because every conversation […]
The North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board (NYSAB) has published a 7-Minute Learning Brief in relation to the ‘Courtney’ SAR report. ‘Courtney’ is a young woman living in North Yorkshire, with care and support needs and undiagnosed learning disability. A report was commissioned to consider how agencies of the Safeguarding Adults Board worked together to keep her safe […]
The North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board (NYSAB) has published the Alice and Peter Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR) Report and accompanying 7-Minute Learning Brief. ‘Alice & Peter’ were a couple in their seventies, living together in a flat in North Yorkshire. They both sadly died in January 2023, days apart with their cause of death recorded as natural causes. […]
Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete our safeguarding adults survey for 2025/2026. We received 81 responses from members of the public and 140 responses from professionals and volunteers. Your feedback is really important because it helps us understand what people already know about safeguarding adults, where there are gaps and what […]
Supreme Court ruling overturned the Cheshire West (2014) Deprivation of Liberty judgment, changing the future of adult social care
Webinar: what the Supreme Court’s Deprivation of Liberty judgment means for social care The Supreme Court’s recent Deprivation of Liberty judgment changed the landscape for everyone working across health and social care. If you’re wondering what it means for your organisation in practice, you’re not alone. Watch SCIE’s webinar where an expert panel unpack the […]
The safeguarding week 2026 programme of events is live to view and to book your place onto one of the many sessions
Safeguarding Week 2026: free events in North Yorkshire to help you keep yourself and others safe North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board is supporting Safeguarding Week 2026, working with partners across the region to share practical advice, learning and support to help people keep themselves and others safe. Free safeguarding sessions across North Yorkshire and the […]
National Stalking Awareness Week 2026 takes place from 20-26 April. This year the Suzy Lamplugh Trust is highlighting the critical link between stalking and homicide, reinforcing the importance of early recognition and effective responses across all services. Understanding Stalking Stalking is a pattern of fixated, obsessive, unwanted and repeated behaviour, that causes fear, alarm or […]
