Name

Cheshire East Safeguarding Adults Board

Legal name

Cheshire East Safeguarding Adults Board

Website

https://stopadultabuse.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adult Safeguarding Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Public Administration (92)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Governance & Board Effectiveness Advisory (BPAHAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Safeguarding, Student Welfare & Child Protection Compliance Audits (EDADAGAI), General Assisted Living Facilities (HLADABAA)

Keywords

• Adult safeguarding services
• Multi-agency partnership
• Safeguarding training programs
• Care Act 2014
• Public sector safeguarding

Headquarters

HQ city

Macclesfield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Sector Funding: As a statutory body established under the Care Act 2014, the Cheshire East Safeguarding Adults Board is funded through public sector contributions, primarily from Cheshire East Council and partner statutory agencies. The Board does not generate commercial revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cheshire East Safeguarding Adults Board is a statutory multi-agency partnership that coordinates the prevention of and response to abuse, neglect, and exploitation of adults with care and support needs across Cheshire East. It delivers free safeguarding training programs, conducts Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs), provides Making Safeguarding Personal resources, and operates support groups and forums through 14 partner agencies under the Care Act 2014 framework.

Product overview

Cheshire East Safeguarding Adults Board operates as a multi-agency partnership providing a unified portfolio of safeguarding services. The core offerings include free training programs (Level 1 Safeguarding Training, Care Concern Training, DoLS Process Training), Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs), Making Safeguarding Personal resources, and a Service User Reference Group that leads Board priorities. Additional services encompass a Hoarding Support Group, Complex Safeguarding Forum, Mental Capacity Assessment training films, and Prevent/Channel referral processes. These products work together to deliver the Board's statutory duties under the Care Act 2014, focusing on preventing abuse and helping adults make their own decisions about safety.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Training Services Free safeguarding training programs including Level 1 Safeguarding Awareness Training (approximately 1hr 30mins), Care Concern Training (delivered monthly via Microsoft Teams), DoLS Process Training, and Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence training offered to care providers, third sector parties, and those working with adults at risk across Cheshire East.
• Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR) Multi-agency reviews conducted when adults with care and support needs die or suffer serious harm due to abuse or neglect, aimed at promoting learning and improving multi-agency working. Published reviews include Anton, Mervyn, Jane cases and several Discretionary SARs (D-SARs).
• Making Safeguarding Personal Resources Person-centred safeguarding guidance and resources developed with the Service User Reference Sub-Group to ensure adults are safe as they want to be and are helped to make their own decisions about safety.
• Hoarding Support Group Support group meeting fortnightly in Crewe and Macclesfield providing a safe place for people to share thoughts, ideas, and get practical support for hoarding behaviour.
• Complex Safeguarding Forum Multi-agency partnership forum meeting 4-6 weekly to provide advice, guidance and support to frontline practitioners regarding adults with complex needs who may be at risk of serious harm, injury or death.
• Mental Capacity Assessment Training Films Series of short educational films on the use and application of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, produced by CESAB, Cheshire East Council, and East Cheshire NHS Trust to support good practice in Mental Capacity Assessments and the DoLS process.
• Prevent/Channel Referral Process Safeguarding process to identify and support individuals who may be susceptible to radicalisation, involving the National Prevent Referral Form and the Cheshire East Channel Panel.

Quantifiable outcome

• National Safeguarding Award 2024 - Prevention Champion category (We See You We Hear You National Awards)

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered secondary, core and minor.

• HM Prison StyalsecondaryOthersWomen's prison in the borough of Cheshire East, relevant for safeguarding prisoners.
• Cheshire East CouncilcoreOthersLead statutory authority for adult social care in Cheshire East. Includes Adult Services, Housing, and local Councillors. Primary coordinating body for the Safeguarding Adults Board.
• Disability PositivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerService User Representation organisation. CEO Lynne Turnbull chairs the Service User Reference Group. A service user led organisation providing lived experience perspective to safeguarding.
• Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB)coreOthersStatutory NHS body responsible for commissioning healthcare services in the Cheshire and Merseyside area, providing healthcare perspective to safeguarding activities.
• Cheshire PolicecoreOthersStatutory law enforcement partner providing police perspective on safeguarding adults and criminal aspects of abuse.
• National Probation ServicecoreOthersProbation service contributing to safeguarding through offender management and community supervision.
• Healthwatch Cheshire EastsecondaryOthersHealth and care champion organisation representing users of health and social care services in Cheshire East.
• NHS EnglandcoreOthersNational NHS body providing oversight and commissioning of specialised health services relevant to safeguarding.
• East Cheshire NHS TrustcoreOthersNHS Trust providing hospital and community health services in East Cheshire, contributor to Mental Capacity Assessment training videos.
• Mid Cheshire Hospital TrustcoreOthersNHS Trust providing hospital services, producer of Mental Capacity Act YouTube resource videos.
• Cheshire Wirral NHS PartnershipcoreOthersNHS Foundation Trust providing mental health and learning disability services in Cheshire and Wirral.
• North West Ambulance ServicesecondaryOthersAmbulance service covering the North West region including Cheshire East.
• Cheshire Fire and Rescue ServicesecondaryOthersFire authority providing fire safety and rescue services, particularly relevant to self-neglect cases involving fire risk.
• Nantwich Elim ChurchminorOthersChurch organisation providing voluntary sector representation and community support in Nantwich area.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Manchester Safeguarding Partnership: Statutory multi-agency safeguarding adults board for Manchester. Directly comparable in mandate under the Care Act 2014, partner agency structure, SAR function, and public-sector delivery model serving adults at risk in a metropolitan borough.
• Birmingham Safeguarding Adults Board: Statutory safeguarding adults board for Birmingham. Comparable in hosting arrangement with the local authority, multi-agency partnership model, and responsibility for SARs and training across a large urban population.
• Leeds Safeguarding Adults Board: Statutory safeguarding adults board for Leeds. Directly comparable Care Act 2014 board with similar partner agency structure, SAR programme, and free professional training delivery.
• Liverpool Safeguarding Adults Board: Statutory safeguarding adults board for Liverpool. Peer in multi-agency safeguarding model, public-sector coordination of SARs, and adult protection training across the city region.
• Sheffield Safeguarding Adults Board: Statutory safeguarding adults board for Sheffield. Directly comparable in governance structure, training programmes, and SAR review process under the Care Act 2014.
• Bristol Safeguarding Adults Board: Statutory safeguarding adults board for Bristol. Comparable multi-agency partnership with similar SAR, training, and Making Safeguarding Personal functions.
• Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board: Statutory safeguarding adults board for Newcastle upon Tyne. Directly comparable Care Act board with similar partner agency structure and public-sector funding model.
• Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Adults Board: Statutory safeguarding adults board covering Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Directly comparable in Care Act 2014 mandate, multi-agency SAR process, and free training delivery to care providers.
• West Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board: Statutory safeguarding adults board covering the West Yorkshire region. Comparable in multi-agency partnership structure, SAR programme, and adult safeguarding training across a multi-borough footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Care Quality Commission (CQC): National independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. Although broader in scope and not a peer SAB, CQC is materially comparable as the public-sector body that inspects and rates the very services CESAB's partner agencies deliver, and that referenced CESAB's Service User Group for a Good rating.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CheshireEastSAB
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cheshire-east-safeguarding-adults-board

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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