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National Safeguarding Adults Awareness Week

National Safeguarding Adults Awareness Week takes place each year in November.

It’s an opportunity for organisations to come together to raise awareness of important safeguarding issues. The aim is to start vital conversations and share best practice, so we can all be better together.

National Safeguarding Adults Awareness Week 2023

National Safeguarding Adults Awareness Week 2023

Safeguarding Adults Week 2023 takes place from Monday 20 – Friday 24 November 2023.

Southend Safeguarding Partnership have organised presentations that are designed to raise awareness of key issues facing vulnerable adults. You will hear experts share their work and thoughts in areas where adults are currently suffering harm.

Lunchtime Learning Sessions

Monday 20 November 12.00 till 13.00 – National Disclosure & Barring Service (Disclosure) 

Georgina Mitchell from the National Disclosure and Barring Service will provide an overview of DBS’ Disclosure Functions. Attendees will learn about the different levels of DBS check, the Update Service, filtering rules and how to determine what level of DBS check a role is eligible for. 

Microsoft Teams meeting

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Meeting ID: 367 354 577 16

Passcode: hpGvCh

Tuesday 21 November 12.00 till 13.00 – Taking The Lead On Safeguarding Organisation

Katie Severn from Essex Police will explain their work to create psychological safety within the organisation to allow challenge, working with teams on how to challenge and receive challenge.

Microsoft Teams meeting

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Meeting ID: 340 661 223 137

Passcode: wbvcYf

Wednesday 22 November 12.00 till 13.00 – Firearm Licences, Dangerous Weapons and Home Visits 

James O’Donnell from Essex Police will help us understand how Firearms licensing works, and how Firearms should be secured / stored. When conducting home visits, you may come across firearms and/or dangerous weapons (knives, clubs, bats etc.) and be concerned about the potential for occupants to hurt themselves or others – what should you do to protect yourself, the household occupants, and the public; and how and who should you report it to? 

Microsoft Teams meeting

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Meeting ID: 363 799 149 071

Passcode: EPJF2v

Thursday 23 November 12.00 till 13.00 – National Disclosure & Barring Service (Disclosure) 

Georgina Mitchell from the National Disclosure and Barring Service will provide an overview of the Barring work that DBS undertakes. Attendees will learn about the legal duty to make barring referrals, the consequences of not making referrals, how to submit a referral and the consequences of being included in one or both of the barred lists.

Microsoft Teams meeting

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Meeting ID: 345 547 170 157

Passcode: 226mtK

Friday 24 November 12.00 till 13.00 – Co-production with Experts By Experience

Paula Blundell from South Essex Advocacy Services will offer a presentation on Co-production; usually where service providers and users work together to reach a collective outcome. The idea behind co-production is that those who are affected or use a service, are best placed to help design it.

Microsoft Teams meeting

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Meeting ID: 399 707 260 030

Passcode: chb9vg

 

National Safeguarding Adults Awareness Week 2022

Safeguarding Adults Week 2022 takes place Monday 21- Sunday 27 November.

It’s an opportunity for organisations to come together to raise awareness of important safeguarding issues. The aim is to start vital conversations and share best practice, so we can all be better together.

This year we are taking guidance from the Ann Craft Trust – Safeguarding Adults Week 2022 – Links, Resources and More.

Monday 21 November – Exploitation and County Lines

Tuesday 22 November – Self-Neglect

Wednesday 23 November – Creating Safer Organisational Cultures

Thursday 24 November – Elder Abuse

Friday 25 November – Domestic Abuse in Tech-Society.

This day marks the start of 16 Days of Action for Violence Against Women and Girls.

  • Refuge has published resources to support people at risk of tech-abuse.
  • UCL have illustrated how smart devices present new risks for victims of domestic violence & abuse.
  • SafeLives have produced a guide for practitioners to support them to have conversations with adults at risk about using technology safely.
  • Explore our introduction to digital safeguarding guide which explains what digital safeguarding is and provides tips and advice for staying safe online.
  • AVA, CAST and Comic Relief collaborated on a comprehensive Digital Safeguarding Resources Pack.

Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 November – Safeguarding in Everyday Life

 

National Safeguarding Adults Awareness Week 2020

Southend, Essex and Thurrock Safeguarding Adults Board supported National Safeguarding Adults Week in November 2020, focussing specifically around the theme of Financial Abuse.
This included a week of virtual activity where professionals who work with adults supported the campaign by listening to the podcasts and joining the webinars featuring a range of guest speakers.

To listen to the podcasts and view the webinars, click on the links below.

Podcast with the SET Safeguarding Adults Board Chairs

Podcast with SETDAB and Alpha Vesta

Tuesday 17th November – 'Doorstep Crime'

Wednesday 18th November – ‘Safeguarding response to financial abuse’

Thursday 19th November – ‘Financial Abuse Legislation + Lasting Power of Attorney’

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