Issue 38 | June 2025
Welcome to the June edition of Pass It On News.
A bi-monthly newsletter bringing you the headlines and new policies, procedures and guidance from your West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board.
In this newsletter
 
We have launched our new learning pathway; a self-directed study pathway for staff across the partnership, which brings together key learning resources produced by the Board.
Split into three parts, the pathway presents online learning resources according to essential adult safeguarding information, resources to develop skills, and guidance to enhance practice. The pathway is intended to be a useful resource for staff at all levels, either as an introduction to adult safeguarding, or as a comprehensive refresher.
Alongside the pathway, we've produced a workbook, to support learners through their journey. The workbook guides the learner through each digital resource, providing opportunities for reflection, further reading, and discussion points for agencies.
Visit the learning pathway:
We are pleased to share that we have now published our new 2025-2028 three-year strategy featuring our 2025/26 annual business plan.
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
Please do familiarise yourself with this document, and share it within your networks.
Access the annual business plan:
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In December 2024, the West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board identified that there is a learning need in the partnership around homelessness.
This was specifically in relation to reducing the stigma experienced by people experiencing homelessness; supporting access to services; and reinforcing the need for trauma-informed care.
As a result of this, the West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board have created a resource pack based on the film 'Clarissa', which is a short film by Chris Godwin and Jimmy McGovern, in collaboration with Groundswell. The resource pack has been designed to be used by teams, and to provide a starting point for discussions, and policy and practice reflection. It can be used in team meetings, or as part of internal training opportunities.
‘Clarissa’ lasts 23 minutes. It can be viewed for free via the following platforms:
You can find our accompanying resource pack, created by the West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board here:
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In our Safeguarding Adults Review in respect of Tom (2024) it was recognised that Tom’s wife and paid carer exhibited ‘disguised compliance’, which created a significant barrier for staff. But what is ‘disguised compliance’?
The reviewer describes it as “where a family member or carer gives the appearance of cooperating with professionals to avoid raising suspicions, to allay professional concerns and ultimately to reduce professional involvement” (2024, page 22).
Read our learning resource to find out more about disguised compliance, including what it is, what it might look like, and how to reduce the risk of disguised compliance.
Key documents:
Supporting documents:
An updated version of the Sussex Safeguarding Adults Policy and Procedures has been published. This version is version 6.0.
Both the online and PDF versions have been updated, meaning that the PDF version now includes all updates previously made to the online version since the release of version 5.
Please note that these procedures are best used as an online resource, where links to relevant sections can be used, and updates are regularly made. Future updates made to the online procedures will not immediately be reflected in the PDF version.
Access the policy and procedures:
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