Business plan for Carmarthenshire adult protection
Carmarthenshire’s Adult Protection Committee has acknowledged its key achievements and set out its priorities for years ahead, as part of a new three-year business plan. The committee, made up of representatives including Carmarthenshire County Council, Dyfed Powys Police and Hywel Dda Health Board, oversees local policy, procedure and practice to promote the welfare of vulnerable citizens in the county. The business plan aims to set out its aims and objectives from now until 2013, with a number of key themes and priorities. In setting out the plan, the committee has acknowledged some key achievements to date. They include a significant investment in adult protection training for staff working in front line services, as well as peer groups. Such training - which has seen people with learning disabilities undertake training so that they could pass on knowledge to other service users – was recognised with an award at the 2009 Social Care Accolades in the ‘Learning Together’ category. The...