Please visit our dedicated family, friends, and carers webpage if you are concerned about the safety or wellbeing of an adult with care and support needs, or if you would just like to know more about adult safeguarding and the work of the Safeguarding Adults Board.
If you are concerned about the welfare of a child, or you think a child is being harmed, abused or neglected, the best way to report your concerns is to make a safeguarding referral using the online safeguarding referral form on the West Sussex County Council website. The online form is the best w...
Modern slavery includes slavery, human trafficking, forced and compulsory labour and domestic servitude. Traffickers and slave masters use whatever means they have at their disposal to coerce, deceive and force individuals into a life of abuse, servitude and inhumane treatment. A large number of a...
Please note that the following contact details should not be used to raise a safeguarding concern. You can find information about how to raise a safeguarding concern on our 'Raise a concern' webpages . If you would like more information about the work of the Safeguarding Adults Board, you can cont...
To support the Board to achieve its Strategic Plan and focus on the Board's priorities, we have a team of Board support staff. Board Support Team Manager The Board Support Team Manager has oversight and manages the work of the Board. This includes facilitating a multi-agency approach to Board busi...
The West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board Strategic Plan sets out: the vision of the Board, and the outcomes we would like to achieve for the people of West Sussex our aims and objectives for a three year period how we will work towards these objectives in the form of an annual business plan Suppo...
On this page you will find resources that should provide an introduction to safeguarding. On this page Making Safeguarding Personal Safeguarding early warning signs What is safeguarding? An introduction to the West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board Next page: Safeguarding practice learning resourc...
An introduction to the Safeguarding Adults Board, and a tour through the fundamentals of adult safeguarding in West Sussex. An introduction to the Safeguarding Adults Board Summary guidance: The Care Act (PDF, 251KB) Summary guidance: The Mental Capacity Act (PDF, 341KB) Sussex Safeguarding Adu...
Develop your understanding of key adult safeguarding themes, and working as part of an effective multi-agency team. Summary guidance: multi-agency working (PDF, 175KB) Exploring concerned curiosity (PDF, 202KB) Exploring person-centred approaches (PDF, 279KB) Exploring risk assessment (PDF, 163...
Introducing our new learning pathway Not sure where to start with our learning resources? Want to expand your adult safeguarding knowledge, but just have the feeling that you 'don't know what you don't know'? We've designed a learning pathway to take you on a journey through our key adult safeguar...
On this page you will find information about the Ann Craft Trust themes for Safeguarding Adults Week 2025, which will take place from 17-21 November 2025. This year's theme is 'Prevention: Act before Abuse'. Safeguarding Adults Week 2024 Here you can find each of the daily bulletins we circulated...
