Board (HWBB), Barking and Dagenham Safeguarding Children Board (BDSCB) and the Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB). It covers their respective roles and functions, arrangements for challenge, oversight and scrutiny and performance management. 1.2 The Independent Chair of the BDSCB and SAB, together with the Chair of the HWBB, have formally agreed to the arrangements set out in this document, which will be subject to review -annually. 2. The Health & Wellbeing Board (HWBB) 2.1 HWBBs were established under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and became statutory in April 2013. The Health and Wellbeing Board is an Executive Committee of the Council, with the same powers as Cabinet for matters relating to health and social care. The outlines Council’s Constitution the responsibilities of the Board. 2.2 The Board is a forum where key leaders from the Barking and Dagenham health and social care system work to improve the health and wellbeing of local residents and reduce health inequalities. The members of the Board work together to understand the needs of the local community and have strategic influence over the commissioning decisions across health and social care. The Board undertakes a Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) and develops a Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy to develop and demonstrate how needs can best be addressed in a coordinated, planned and measurable way. 2.3 The HWBB brings together representatives from the Council, the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), major health service providers, Healthwatch, the Metropolitan Police and NHS England to develop this shared understanding of the health and wellbeing needs of the borough. 2.3 The Health and Wellbeing Strategy identifies four key themes across a life course approach: Care and Support Protection and Safeguarding Improvement and integration of services Prevention Of particular importance for this protocol is the and ‘protection safeguarding’ theme which consists of a number of key priority areas including: Fewer children experience bullying, hate crime or domestic violence. More people from minority groups feel confident to report abuse and harassment. 3. Barking and Dagenham Safeguarding Children Board (BDSCB)
Board (HWBB), Barking and Dagenham Safeguarding Children Board (BDSCB) and the Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB). It covers their respective roles and functions, arrangements for challenge, oversight and scrutiny and performance management. 1.2 The Independent Chair of the BDSCB and SAB, together with the Chair of the HWBB, have formally agreed to the arrangements set out in this document, which will be subject to review -annually. 2. The Health & Wellbeing Board (HWBB) 2.1 HWBBs were established under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and became statutory in April 2013. The Health and Wellbeing Board is an Executive Committee of the Council, with the same powers as Cabinet for matters relating to health and social care. The Council’s Constitution outlines the responsibilities of the Board. 2.2 The Board is a forum where key leaders from the Barking and Dagenham health and social care system work to improve the health and wellbeing of local residents and reduce health inequalities. The members of the Board work together to understand the needs of the local community and have strategic influence over the commissioning decisions across health and social care. The Board undertakes a Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) and develops a Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy to develop and demonstrate how needs can best be addressed in a coordinated, planned and measurable way. 2.3 The HWBB brings together representatives from the Council, the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), major health service providers, Healthwatch, the Metropolitan Police and NHS England to develop this shared understanding of the health and wellbeing needs of the borough. 2.3 The Health and Wellbeing Strategy identifies four key themes across a life course approach: Care and Support Protection and Safeguarding Improvement and integration of services Prevention Of particular importance for this protocol is the ‘protection and safeguarding’ theme which consists of a number of key priority areas including: Fewer children experience bullying, hate crime or domestic violence. More people from minority groups feel confident to report abuse and harassment. 3. Barking and Dagenham Safeguarding Children Board (BDSCB)