Sutton Safeguarding Adults Board (SSAB) is a multi-agency partnership set up to promote, inform and support multi-agency safeguarding adult work.
SSAB works within the framework of the law and statutory guidance to strategically assure itself that local safeguarding arrangements and partners act to help and protect adults in Sutton who have or may have care and support needs and who are experiencing, or are at risk of, abuse or neglect in line with the requirements made in the Care Act 2014.
SSAB members include:
- Sutton Council's adult social care, commissioning and public health teams
- Victim Support
- London Fire Brigade
- an elected member from Sutton Council's Adult Social Services and Health Committee
- The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity
- Sutton Housing Partnership
- Sutton Centre for the Voluntary Sector
- Metropolitan Police
- Local Safeguarding Children's Board
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals
Learn more about our policies and strategies on the SSAB website