Our Commitment to Transparency
The Isle of Wight Safeguarding Adults Board is committed to being open and transparent about its work and will routinely publish information that assists the public in understanding its work, including:
- Annual Reports
- Strategic Plans
- Policies and Procedures
- Learning Reviews and Safeguarding Adult Reviews (where appropriate)
- Public communications and awareness materials
- Information about Board priorities and activities
This information is intended to help the public understand how the Board works to protect adults with care and support needs across the Isle of Wight.
About the Safeguarding Adults Board
The Safeguarding Adults Board is a statutory partnership established under the Care Act 2014. The Board brings together organisations with safeguarding responsibilities to coordinate and improve local safeguarding arrangements.
The Board is not a separate public authority for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Board Papers and Minutes
Board meetings provide a forum for strategic discussion, challenge, assurance, and learning between partner organisations. To enable open and effective dialogue, Board and subgroup papers may contain:
- Sensitive safeguarding information
- Information provided by partner agencies
- Draft proposals and recommendations
- Confidential operational and organisational information
For this reason, Board agendas, papers and minutes are not routinely published unless the Board has specifically agreed that they should be made publicly available.
Requests for Information
Individuals seeking information relating to the work of the Safeguarding Adults Board may contact the Board’s Business Unit.
Where information is held by a partner organisation for its own purposes, requests should be directed to that organisation in accordance with its Freedom of Information procedures.
Where partner organisations hold information solely on behalf of the Safeguarding Adults Board, the information may not be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Contact Us
If you have a question about information held by the Safeguarding Adults Board, please contact:
Isle of Wight Safeguarding Adults Board Business Unit
lsab@iow.gov.uk