Delivering the Adult Safeguarding Agenda A one day conference examining best practice and recent initiatives in Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults To work in conjunction with In Control to deliver the Safeguarding and Personalisation Agenda To bring together all agencies working with vulnerable adults to share good practice
Date:
Thursday 8 October 2009
Time:
9.15 am registration for a 10.00 am start until 4.45 pm
Venue:
Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire, CB22 4QR (just off the M11) Includes free access to the museum after the conference.
PROGRAMME (Subject to change)
9.15 10.00
Open for registration and refreshments WELCOME Allan James - Chair Interim Head of Adult Clientside, Cambridgeshire County Council
10.15
INTRODUCTION Rod Craig Executive Director: Community and Adult Services, Cambridgeshire County Council
10.20
SETTING THE SCENE FOR CAMBRIDGESHIRE Ivan Molyneux Adult Safeguarding Manager, Cambridgeshire County Council
10.30
IS PERSONALISATION UNSAFE? Speaker to be announced, In-Control Total In Control is a charity, leading the reform of the welfare system to promote citizenship for all. In Control provides a national network for social innovation in public services and hosts the leading website on Self Directed Support: www.in-control.org.uk.
This presentation will explore the meaning of Personalisation and Self-Directed Support and its impact on the safety and security of people in our communities. It will share the latest research from In Control's membership and explore some of the possible policy directions ahead.
www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk
11.15
Morning refreshments
11.45
CHALLENGES FROM THE NO SECRETS CONSULTATION Lucy Bonnerjea, Department of Health Lucy Bonnerjea works for the Department of Health and is the lead on the review of No Secrets. She previously worked on the development of the Mental Capacity Act, taking the Bill through Parliament and she remains the policy lead on the MCA.
12.15 1.30
the No Secrets Consultation that the government has carried out and will identify some of the challenges.
Questions to the Panel, followed by lunch at 12.30 pm ARE YOU READY FOR THE VETTING AND BARRING SCHEME? Veronica Monks, Project Manager, Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships Directorate, Department of Health.
2.00
This presentation will discuss the findings from
The presentation will provide an update on how the Independent Safeguarding Authority is preparing for October’s strengthened Safeguarding role.
PERSONALISATION AND SAFEGUARDING – TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN? Daniel Blake, Policy Development Manager Action on Elder Abuse. Daniel Blake has worked for Action on Elder Abuse since 2004. He has strategic responsibility for the elder abuse response helpline, as well as leading for the organisation on criminal justice work, older people and domestic violence and working with care providers.
This presentation will look at how safeguarding should be seen as fundamentally linked to the transformation and personalisation agenda. It will argue that choice, control and safety are all sides of the same coin, whilst questioning current government strategy that is based on a narrow interpretation of personalisation with limited safeguards and the creation of an unregulated workforce.
2.30
Afternoon refreshments
3.00
SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ADULTS – MULTI AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES John Curry, Managing Director, John Curry Associates Limited John has a thirty five year Police career. His Principle role was as a Detective, undertaking and supervising major criminal investigations and managing specialised crime investigation teams. In August 2008 he established his own consultancy company carrying out various aspects of safeguarding reviews and developments. John was the Safeguarding Adults Board Manager for Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire 2001 to 2009
3.30
The presentation will focus on how we can work together more effectively to safeguard vulnerable adults.
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP TO SAFEGUARD ADULTS Juliet Walters, Director of Operations Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The presentation will focus on how the Trust will integrate Safeguarding, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards into its processes.
4.00
Questions to the Panel followed by the Chair’s closing remarks
4.45
Close – delegates are welcome to visit the museum.