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. […]
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Survey Results: What you told us about Safeguarding Adults in North Yorkshire
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 […]
Safeguarding Week 2026 Programme
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 […]
New NYSAB Workforce Champions Programme!
In March we launched a brand-new Workforce Champions Programme! This is an exciting development designed to strengthen safeguarding adults awareness, confidence and good practice across organisations in North Yorkshire. To begin our launch, we attended Community First Yorkshire’s VCSE Voices Network in Ripon, where a number of people were keen to sign up! Why have […]
NYSAB Newsletter – March Edition
New: NYSAB Newsletter - July Edition. The North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board are pleased to launch its newsletter.
NYSAB Newsletter – March 2026 The We Care Scheme – Helping People Stay Safe and Supported We Care is a North Yorkshire Police scheme designed to support anyone who may be vulnerable when they’re out and about or even at home. Created with input from York People First, the scheme helps people feel more confident […]
Train the Trainer Course: Safeguarding Adults Raising a Concern
Did you know that NYSAB, through North Yorkshire Council (NYC), offer a free train the trainer course allowing you to deliver Safeguarding Adults Raising a Concern training within your own organisation? The course is designed for organisations that have 50 or more staff who need to undertake Level 1 Raising a Concern training, or organisations […]
FREE Homicide Prevention and High-Risk Domestic Abuse Training
Due to popular demand, further sessions of the Homicide Prevention and High-Risk Domestic Abuse throughout 2026. City of York Council, North Yorkshire Council and North Yorkshire Police collaborated to develop this training following A MARAC workshop held in June 2024. What will it cover? The session will ask the question how can agencies or partners […]
Safeguarding Adult Review: Learning from ‘Gemma’s’ Story
The North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board (NYSAB) has published a Safeguarding Adult Review for ‘Gemma’ who sadly died in 2021.
The North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board (NYSAB) has published a Safeguarding Adult Review (SAR) examining the life and circumstances of ‘Gemma’, a 38‑year‑old woman who sadly died in 2021. The Board will take the recommendations made in the report and sue this learning to strengthen safeguarding practice across North Yorkshire. The review highlights Gemma’s complex […]
Safeguarding Adults Survey Launched!
The North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board are launching our first ever Annual Survey. We would love to hear you views to help us improve!
We Want Your Views! The Safeguarding Adults Board are launching our first ever Annual Survey. We would love to hear your views to help us improve and protect our communities and how we support professionals. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts by completing the survey below. Best of all it only takes […]
NYSAB Newsletter – December Edition
New: NYSAB Newsletter - July Edition. The North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board are pleased to launch its newsletter.
NYSAB Newsletter – December 2025 Celebrating the Success of National Safeguarding Adults Week 2025! In November the North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board took part in National Safeguarding Adults Week, focusing on the theme “Prevention: Act Before Abuse”. The aim was simple: help people spot the signs of abuse early and know what to do if […]