South Tyneside Safeguarding Adults Board
Our role and what we do
Safeguarding Adults means protecting an adult's right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect.
It is about working together to support people to make decisions about the risks they face in their own lives and protecting those who lack the mental capacity to make these decisions.
What we do
As a Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB), we work together to safeguard any adult that is at risk of harm or abuse, as defined in legislation and guidance.
The risk of abuse can increase through:
- age
- disability
- ill health
- an individual's personal characteristics
- additional vulnerabilities
- life circumstances
We want to prevent and reduce these whilst supporting individuals to take and maintain control over their lives.
The SAB leads this work across multi-agency organisations, and is focussed on ensuring that it is effectively co-ordinated to safeguard and promote the welfare and protection of those adults who may be at risk of abuse and harm.