RESOLVED:

A. That Cabinet noted the content of the Merton Safeguarding Adults Board (MSAB) Annual Report for the period 2022-23.

At the request of the Chair, the Independent Chair of the Board presented the report, noting this was a statutory report and the work undertaken had been outlined and also highlighted the work of the multi-agency partnership, noting a network of safeguarding champions had now been developed which included 30-40 people who were ambassadors in promoting safeguarding. There was a strong focus on training and learning and examples of these were outlined within the report.

In response to questions from the Cabinet, the Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care and the Independent Chair advised that in comparison to other Boroughs Merton had a particularly strong record of making safeguarding personal which was reflected in the enquiry data. They were confident that learning had been embedded across a number of agencies.  

RESOLVED:

A. That Cabinet noted the content of the Merton Safeguarding Adults Board (MSAB) Annual Report for the period 2022-23.