Safeguarding Adults Board

Dudley Safeguarding Adults Board includes representatives from Dudley Council, West Midlands Police, the NHS, West Midlands Fire Service, voluntary agencies plus independent sector groups who provide services for adults in Dudley.

Dudley Council is the lead agency for investigation and decision making in all cases where there are concerns about abuse of vulnerable adults. This is a complex area of work that requires close partnership working to protect vulnerable adults from abuse. It also requires a focus on the needs and wishes of the vulnerable adult.

The Board ensures that each agency works together to protect adults from abuse and the risk of abuse.

For further information about the Dudley Safeguarding Adults Board including the latest annual report and business plan, please see publications.

From April 2015 the board is a statutory body. The board has a jointly funded independent chair providing joint direction with Children Services.

Sub-Group Chairs
Safeguarding Adults Review Sub-Group: Jane Atkinson, Designated Nurse for Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults, Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group

Quality and Performance Sub-Group: Santokh Dulai, Head of Dudley Disability Services, Dudley MBC

Policy and Workforce Sub-Group: Stephen Lonsdale, Head of Adult Safeguarding, Dudley MBC

Communications and Engagement Sub-Group: Andrea Crew, Chief Officer, Healthwatch Dudley

Online Safety Sub-Group: Katriona Lafferty, Community Safety Officer, DMBC Community Safety Team

Independent Chair - Liz Murphy - dsab@dudley.gov.uk

AgeUK 
www.ageuk.org.uk/dudley

Black Country Partnership Foundation Trust
www.bcpft.nhs.uk

Centre of Equality and Diversity 
www.cfed.org.uk/

Clinical Commissioning Group
www.dudleyccg.nhs.uk/

Dudley Council - People Directorate 
www.dudley.gov.uk

Dudley & Walsall Mental Health Partnership Trust
www.dwmh.nhs.uk/

Dudley Group of Hospitals 
www.dgh.nhs.uk/

Dudley MIND 
www.dudleymind.org.uk/

Healthwatch Dudley 
http://healthwatchdudley.co.uk/

NHS England 
www.england.nhs.uk/

Staffs and West Midlands Probation 
www.swmprobation.gov.uk/

West Midlands Care Association 
www.westmidlandscare.org.uk/

West Midlands Fire Service 
www.wmfs.net

West Midlands Police 
www.west-midlands.police.uk/

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Find the most recent constitution documents for:

• Dudley Safeguarding Adults Board (DSAB) Constitution (PDF 0.56MB)
• Register of Interests for Board Members (PDF 41.40KB)

View our recent publications.

View our safeguarding adult reviews.

• Annual Report 2018/19
• Annual Report 2017/18
• Annual Report 2016/17
• Annual Report 2015/16
• Annual Report 2014/15
• Annual Report 2014/15- Executive Summary

• Strategic Plan September 2016- August 2019 (PDF 110.80KB)
• Dudley Safeguarding Adults Board Business Plan 2018-19 (PDF 197.40KB)

• Communications and Engagement Sub-group (PDF 113.85KB)
• Executive Group (PDF 28.05KB)
• Mash Task and Finish Group (PDF 27.86KB)
• Policy and Workforce Sub-group (PDF 28.12KB)
• Quality and Performance Sub-Group (PDF 51.63KB)
• Safeguarding Adults Review Sub-group (PDF 33.06KB)