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Safeguarding News January 2010

The latest edition of the Safeguarding Adults Newsletter is now available.

Published on 16 Feb 2010 by Pat Archer

Nottinghamshire Supporting People Safeguarding Project

In 2007, Nottinghamshire Supporting People Partnership (referred to in this report as SP) obtained a grant of £52,000 from the Commissioning Body to promote good practice in adult safeguarding in housing related support. The Safeguarding Project started in October 2008 with the appointment of an independent consultant, Gabriella Machokas, as Partnership Officer for Safeguarding, with support from administrative assistant Cherie Hayles. The brief was to research, design and deliver the Safeguarding Project within the resources and timescale available.

Published on 04 Feb 2010 by Pat Archer

2010 Homeless World Cup competition

The Big Issue in the North together with a number of Premier league and Football League Clubs organise and selects the England team that travels to compete in the annual Homeless World Cup competition. The next competition takes place in Rio de Janeiro in September 2010. The Homeless world cup is a competition that aims to use the power of football for the purposes of social inclusion, to highlight the issue of homelessness and to transform people’s lives around the world. The process of selection begins in January 2010 with regional open trials across various venues in England.

Published on 01 Feb 2010 by Pat Archer

Homelessness Strategic Review Project Board Meeting 22/01/2010

For documents relating to the meeting please click on links below.

Published on 01 Feb 2010 by Pat Archer

INDEPENDENT SAFEGUARDING AUTHORITY AND VETTING AND BARRING SCHEME

The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (SVG Act) introduced a new Vetting and Barring Scheme which is being implemented in phases, commencing 12th of October 2009 with full implementation by January 2015.

Published on 26 Jan 2010 by Pat Archer

Changes to the publication of information on the Supporting People Website

As part of its Service Transformation commitments, the Government has sought,
since 2006 to streamline the publication of information across its websites. All
Departments have been asked to limit the publication of public-facing corporate
information to one website. In order to comply with these requirements we have
decided to publish key national information about Supporting People on the
Communities and Local Government (CLG) website from April 2010.

Published on 22 Jan 2010 by Pat Archer

Invitation to register for the Vetting & Barring Scheme Information Roadshows

We are pleased to inform you that the registration site is now open for the Information Roadshow events planned to take place in February and March. We will be running a total of 12 events in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Events will last for a total of 3 hours including Question and Answer sessions.

Published on 20 Jan 2010 by Pat Archer

Homelessness Strategic Review Project Board Meeting 16/12/2009

Minutes and associated documents of the meeting held 16/12/2009.

Published on 04 Jan 2010 by Pat Archer

Issue 8 Newsletter December 2009

The latest issue of the newsletter is now available.

View the newsletter now

Published on 21 Dec 2009 by Pat Archer

Safeguarding Procedure - Important Information

The Supporting People (SP) team has a Duty of Care to the service users supported within its services. The contracts therefore place a duty on providers to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. As part of that requirement services need to demonstrate they are being delivered effectively, in accordance with contract specification and that they meet the needs of service users.

More specifically, providers are obliged to adhere to the multi agency Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children Board Child Protection procedures and the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Adults policy, procedure and guidance.

Published on 18 Dec 2009 by Pat Archer

Client involvement in housing support and care - National one day conference, 12 January 2010

A number of recent changes have highlighted the need for provider organisations and service users to work together to shape innovative client involvement strategies. This event is ideal for frontline staff and managers, those from the wider public sector, as well as clients of housing with care and support services, and will allow attendees to discuss and share best practice examples that focus on enhancing client choice and control over the services they receive, and to explore how to make client involvement real and worthwhile.

Published on 03 Dec 2009 by Pat Archer

IMPORTANT INFORMATION VFM Implementation Plan

At a meeting held on 26th January 2009, the Commissioning Body approved a plan to reduce expenditure within the Supporting People programme to a level which will be within anticipated resources, over 4 years. As you will be aware, the grant received by the County Council to fund the programme is subject to a significant reduction this year and next year. This has resulted in the Supporting People Team having to plan how it will make the necessary savings over the coming years, starting 2010/2011 and thereafter.

Published on 03 Dec 2009 by Pat Archer

Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) Vetting and Barring scheme

Does your organisation work with children or

vulnerable adults?

Then you need to be aware of the new legal duties for employers and employees from the

ISA Vetting & Barring Scheme.

“The new Vetting and Barring Scheme, involving

the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA),

will have a major impact on the recruitment and monitoring practices of people working or

volunteering with children and vulnerable adults”

Published on 05 Nov 2009 by Pat Archer