The safeguarding week 2024 programme of events is live to view and to book your place onto one of the many sessions
Safeguarding Week 2025 Programme Programme of free on-line sessions announced for Safeguarding Week 16 – 20 June 2025 Partners from Safeguarding Adults Boards, Children’s Safeguarding Partnerships, Community Safety Partnerships across North Yorkshire, the City of York, East Riding and Hull have come together and developed an extensive programme of learning events, seminars and interactive sessions […]
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) will use a new framework to assess how well local authorities are performing against their duties under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014. This framework was developed through co-production with partners, agencies and people with direct experience of using care and support services. The assessment framework uses a subset of the […]
The existing safeguarding adult review policy has been reviewed & updated to ensure it is effective, compliant, & reflective of best practice
Safeguarding adult review policy The existing NYSAB safeguarding adult review policy has been reviewed and updated to ensure it is effective, compliant, and reflective of best practice. Updates have been drafted following discussion with Independent Chair and the Business Unit, and through reviewing SAR policies from East Riding, York, Teeswide, Bradford and Stoke and Staffordshire […]
Strategic priorities The NYSAB Strategic Priorities for 2025 – 27 are available to view here on our website: Strategic Priorities To support and drive the delivery of these new priorities, the Board has reviewed and updated it’s governance & meeting structure with the introduction of new sub-groups. You can find the new structure here on […]
Interface between SARs and Coronial Processes Best Practice GuidanceThis guidance has been developed by the National Safeguarding Adults BoardManager Network in response to feedback from Safeguarding Adults Boards (SABs)and learning from Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs) that the interface betweenSARs and Coronial Processes can be difficult to navigate. Practice across thecountry has been variable. Legislation covering […]
Being professionally curious is fundamental to how we work with children, young people, their families and adults with care and support needs, and other professionals. To work alongside people, we need to understand their perspectives and lived experiences so that we can support them to achieve their full potential.
Launching 1st October: Organisational Safeguarding Procedure - Working with Care and Support Providers across North Yorkshire.
On 1st October 2024 we launch the Organisational Safeguarding Procedure – Working with Care and Support Providers across North Yorkshire. The Organisational Safeguarding procedure is supported by partner organisations across North Yorkshire and applies to all providers, whether directly commissioned by North Yorkshire Council or Commissioners of Health Care. It considers a range of issues […]
Help shape the future of disability forums in North Yorkshire - Survey and Online Discussions - get involved
Are you disabled or do you care for someone with a disability in North Yorkshire? Do you work or volunteer for an organisation supporting disabled people? North Yorkshire Disability Forum wants to hear from you! North Yorkshire Disability Forum (NYDF) is led by disabled people, for disabled people. It aims to improve the lives of […]
Tech-facilitated Domestic Abuse webinars for front line practitioners hosted byEast Midlands Regional Organised Crime
Tech-facilitated domestic abuse webinars for frontline practitioners The East Midlands Regional Organised Crime Unit will be providing several webinars on technology facilitated domestic abuse, stalking and harassment, exclusively for practitioners who work with victims of domestic abuse. If you are a part of, or engaging with any charities that could benefit from these webinars, please […]
Thank you, Sue - Independent Chair of the North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board - for all you have done & supported the board to achieve
The North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board said goodbye to its outgoing Independent Chair, Sue Proctor, at the end of March. We want to take this opportunity to say thank you Sue for everything you have done, not least putting people at the very heart of everything we do. Sue has been Chair since 2018 and […]
