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
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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
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