In a change to previous arrangements, the new PSAP Business Plan 2021-24 has been designed to be an organic, developmental document, able to react to issues highlighted by partners or identified by data monitoring. It will be the work plan of the Development sub group and inform the agenda of the Executive Group meetings and recommendations to PSAP. In addition to ongoing work from the previous year, the headlines include:
- To continue to meet statutory duties, and progress SAR recommendations via the Development sub group
- To ensure that safeguarding practice is robust across the system and learning is embedded into practice
- To ensure that safeguarding data monitoring informs the safeguarding system and practice
- To develop the PSAP annual partner self-assessment process
- To ensure PSAP has financial stability and sufficient resources to support the safeguarding system
- To ensure robust safeguarding of, and links to City-wide work with those with care and support needs who:
- move from adolescence to adulthood
- lead complex lives and/or are homeless
- experience or are at risk of domestic abuse
- People and communities in Plymouth are engaged in the best way with the safeguarding system
- To ensure that learning from both positive and negative service user experiences that occur locally, regionally and nationally inform practice, systems and service design.
- To ensure that information on adult safeguarding is accessible to the public and professionals
- To ensure that frontline staff across agencies have the confidence and competence to meet the safeguarding needs of the people of Plymouth
- To understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adults with care and support needs and related services