CSCI highlight problems in councils safeguarding adults
04 November 2008
By Mithran Samuel
A Commission for Social Care Inspection study has found gaps in how councils and care providers handle adult safeguarding.
Two-thirds of councils it inspected were failing to adequately monitor safeguarding performance.
Few monitored the support received, only one-third conducted routine audits of safeguarding cases, and more than half needed to improve case recording and supervision.
Local adult safeguarding boards ineffective
Councils undertook some analysis of referrals, but this tended to focus on quantity rather than outcomes. The study, using 23 inspections, found that only half of local adult safeguarding boards were working effectively.
While all boards had representation from key statutory agencies, this was not always at the right level of seniority.
Financial abuse was a "big challenge" for safeguarding services, the report found. Council staff did not know how to deal with financial institutions or about the powers available to them in tackling the issue.
Abridged
SOURCE: Community Care UK
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