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A report by the Chief Social Work Officer/Head of Service informed the Board of the appointment of a new convener for Moray Adult Protection Committee; the outcome of the self evaluation exercise undertaken and note the improvement plan.
Mrs Mackie informed the Board that the new Chair is Ms Samara Shah who has also taken over the role of Chair of the Moray Child Protection Committee.
Mrs Dudek reminded the Board that Adult Protection is the responsibility of the Board to ensure that the Adult Protection Committee and Chair are appointed.
Mr Riddell confirmed that he was re-assured by the report. He highlighted that it was apparent that 1 or 2 agencies had really engaged with process and sought confirmation that other agencies were now engaging.
In response Mrs Mackie confirmed that there had been a large response from social work staff and confirmed that there was good attendance at Adult Protection Committees.
The Chair sought clarification on whether a member of the IJB sit on the Committee and suggested the Chair of Clinical and Care Governance.
Mrs Dudek confirmed that the membership is now the responsibility of the Board. Mr Riddell, Chair of CCG said that he would need to consider the frequency of meetings prior to agreeing to sit on the Board to ensure the meetings didn't clash with other responsibilities. Mrs Mackie agreed to send the dates to Mr Riddell.
Mrs Dudek further added that there is a pan Grampian Chief Executives Group and in Moray there is a Chief Officer multi agency group which currently meet monthly but will shortly be moving to meeting every 2 months.
The Chair, with reference to the Action Plan sought confirmation that Adult Protection is a priority for all work areas and commented that it would be helpful to include identified risks and implications if this area is not resourced properly.
In response Mrs Mackie confirmed that it is a priority and that the IJB need to be clear about the resource priority. She further confirmed that the final workshop will fully identify the resource and any gaps will be identified.
Following consideration the Moray Integration Joint Board noted the content of the report.