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4. Policy Statement

The Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board works in partnership to safeguard and promote the wellbeing
and independence of adults living in the Boroughs of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland
and Stockton-on-Tees, who are experiencing, or at risk of abuse or neglect. This policy will become
effective from 24 April 2018.

5. Legal Framework

This policy has been developed within the context of the law and guidance that seeks to protect adults
including:
 The Care Act 2014
 Care Act 2015 Statutory Guidance - revised March 2016
 The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards)
 The Human Rights Act 1998
 The Equality Act 2010
 Mental Health Act 1983 and the New Code of Practice 2015
 Serious Crime Act 2015
 Modern Slavery Act
 Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
 Statutory Guidance on Female Genital Mutilation.

Further links to useful websites can be seen at page 11.

6. Teeswide Arrangements

The Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board is the statutory body that sets the strategic direction for
safeguarding and is responsible for protecting adults who are experiencing, or who are at risk of abuse
or neglect and live in the Boroughs of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland and Stockton-on-
Tees. The Board does this by assuring itself of local safeguarding arrangements including how partners
act to help and protect adults. It comprises inter-agency representation and oversees the
implementation of work undertaken by each of its Sub-Groups. The Board is led by an Independent
Chair who has responsibility for ensuring that it meets its statutory responsibilities and reports on the
discharge of its functions.

Members of the TSAB include:
 Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Councils
 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees Clinical Commissioning Group and South Tees Clinical
Commissioning Group
 Cleveland Police
 North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
 Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust
 North East Ambulance Service
 Cleveland Fire Brigade
 Community Rehabilitation Company, HMP Service (Holme House Prison) and National Probation
Service (Cleveland)
 Care Quality Commission
 Healthwatch.

The Board also has strong links with a number of local partnerships including Health and Wellbeing
Boards, Children’s Safeguarding Boards, Overview and Scrutiny Committees, the Regional Quality
Surveillance Group and the Community Safety Partnerships across Tees.

The structure of the Board can be seen below.

Ensuring our safeguarding arrangements act to help and protect adults
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