Safeguarding Adults Board Communications

Safeguarding Adults Board Communications

New resources published!

The SAB have developed and published 3 new guides which aim to support practitioners in their practice:

Guidance on appropriate language
This guidance is designed to support professionals on the appropriate use of language when safeguarding adults at risk of abuse and neglect. The guidance should be applied when both discussing and documenting concerns about the adults at risk.

Link – Appropriate language guidance

Section 42 criteria – ‘the 3 stage test’ guidance
This guide sets out key information for staff who wish to understand more about who ‘adults with care and support needs’ are and helps staff understand when safeguarding referrals should be considered and made to the NLC Safeguarding Adults Team.

Link – Section 42 criteria ‘the 3 stage test’ guidance

Revised financial abuse guidance
The refreshed guidance strengthens information and advice for staff around the types of financial abuse that people may experience and how it may present. The guide also shares advice on what staff can do to support people who may be experiencing financial abuse.

Link – Financial abuse guidance

All of the above documents can be found on the tools and resources page of our website.

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National Safeguarding Adult Board Excellence Awards 2026 – Nominations now open

The National Safeguarding Adults Board Managers Network are hosting the Excellence Awards for the 6^th year. The awards aim to recognise the hard work and dedication of any professional and/or team across England who have gone over and above this year and who continue to provide an outstanding commitment and effort to safeguard adults and their families.

There are eight categories open for nominations:

1. Empowerment Champion – someone/team who has demonstrated empowering individuals
2. Prevention Champion – someone/team who has demonstrated and acted to prevent abuse or neglect
3. Proportionality Champion – someone/team who has demonstrated being balanced in their approach to ensure the least intrusive response
4. Partnership Champion – someone/team who has demonstrated working in partnership
5. Accountability Champion – someone/team who has demonstrated keeping others accountable, including themselves
6. Protection Champion – someone/team who has demonstrated protecting adults at risk
7. Lifetime Award – includes anyone who has demonstrated more than 15 years of experience in safeguarding adults
8. Innovation Champion – includes all areas of where someone/team has been creative and set new ways of working with adults at risk

If you wish to nominate a person and/or team, please complete the nominations form here by 20 October 2026

All Nominations will be considered in their own merit, a decision awarded and acknowledgements made during National Safeguarding Adults Week in November.

The winners of the National Award may be recognised in a press release, photo opportunities and signed certificate from the National SA Boards showcasing the, ‘We See You – We Hear You,’ campaign.

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Upcoming training

Upcoming courses available to book include:

• Legal Literacy – 20 May, 9.30 to 4.00 – Online
• Safeguarding adults – 12 June, 9.30 to 12.30 – Online
• Safeguarding adults – 6 July, 9.30 to 12.30 – Church Square House

To reserve your place, please visit our Tickettailor account.

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