Redbridge Safeguarding Adults Board
News: 25 July 2024
New! Positive Ageing Week in Redbridge
A community event is being planned for early October to celebrate older people, promote services and consider what would make Redbridge a great place to grow old. Local organisations are asked to consider having a stall at the event, running a session or class, or delivering a presentation. For more information contact Lynda Obiekwe (via Lynda.Obiekwe@nhs.net) providing your organisation details, what you intend to offer, the lead contact, and a link to your organisation’s website. Find out more about positive ageing week (30 September – 6 October 2024) by viewing the website.
New! Redbridge Community MARAC
Redbridge now has a Community MARAC (Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference). This multi-agency meeting, which takes place monthly, is designed to safeguard and support vulnerable victims as well as support and target prolific perpetrators of anti-social behaviour in the Borough. The forum does this by sharing information, working in partnership, risk-assessing and risk-managing. Find out more by viewing the Terms of Reference (ToR) below:
The Community MARAC consists of representatives from a broad range of agencies including LB Redbridge Adult Health & Social Care, Housing, Community Safety, Children’s Social Care, NELFT, VIA, London Fire Service and DWP. The referral form can be downloaded from the dedicated page on our website.
New! Second National Analysis of Safeguarding Adult Reviews
The full report from the review and analysis of Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs) which have been completed between April 2019 and March 2023 has now been published. The Report, which is long, is split into three stages but a more accessible Executive Summary is also available.
Attention social care providers
Grey Matter Learning is resource made freely available for any professional or volunteer working in social care in Redbridge/North East London. This includes informal carers, Personal Assistants and all other roles. Find out more and activate an account by emailing training@greymatterlearning.co.uk or
Cuckooing Map & Guide
The RSAB have approved a new cuckooing map and guide for practitioners which can be downloaded via the link below:
Duty to Refer – Homelessness
Guidance has been issued for professionals by the Local Authority on the duty to refer when a family are at risk of homelessness.
- LBR Duty to Refer – Homelessness – Guidance (PDF 91KB)
- LBR Duty to Refer – Referral Form – Homelessness (PDF 89KB)
- LBR Duty to Refer – Referral Form – Homelessness Word Version for download
London Safeguarding Voices
The London Safeguarding Voices Group are looking for more service users to join them to help influence future developments. Please see information on the flyer below.