Gateshead Safeguarding Adults Annual Report 2024/25
Safeguarding in Gateshead
Welcome to the GSAB Annual Report. Within the report you will find information on the Boards strategic vision and priorities and an overview of the key outcomes from 2024/ 25.
The report outlines the board priorities/ambitions for the previous year, what we have done to achieve these in part through our subgroup work. The report outlines the governance framework of the GSAB, alongside the governance structures of its three statutory partners. It details how each partner oversees adult safeguarding within their respective organisations and highlights key achievements from the past year.
The board has three core duties:
- to publish a strategic plan for each financial year
- to publish an annual report detailing what the board has done during the year
- conduct any Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs)
The definition of safeguarding adults
The GSAB works to protect an adult's right to live safe, free from abuse and neglect as defined in the Care Act 2014. Ensuring people and organisations work together to prevent and stop both the risks and experience of abuse or neglect. At the same time, we need to make sure that the adult's wellbeing is promoted. This includes, where appropriate, having regard to their views, wishes, feelings and beliefs in deciding on any action, making safeguarding personal.
The aims of adult safeguarding
- prevent harm and reduce the risk of abuse or neglect to adults with care and support needs.
- stop abuse or neglect wherever possible.
- safeguard adults in a way that supports them in making choices and having control about how they want to live.
- promote an approach that concentrates on improving life for the adults concerned.
- raise public awareness so that communities, alongside professionals, play their part in preventing, identifying and responding to abuse and neglect.
- provide information and support in accessible ways to help people understand the different types of abuse, how to stay safe and how to raise a concern about the safety or well-being of an adult.
- address what has caused the abuse or neglect.
