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Independent chair of safeguarding adults boards Fran Pearson joins Ian as they discuss: ‘Across The Board – Learning from Safeguarding Adults Boards’.

Everyone’s Business is a safeguarding podcast which explores interesting and unique perspectives in respect of safeguarding children and adults at risk. The series is part of 39 Essex Chambers' Public Law Podcast and features guests who can offer exceptional insight into the subject. This ambitious mini-series runs for ten episodes over summer 2022. From safeguarding in Esports to the role of the Safeguarding Adults Board, there’s something for everyone.

In the fourth episode, independent chair of safeguarding adults boards Fran Pearson joins Ian as they discuss: ‘Across The Board – Learning from Safeguarding Adults Boards’. Fran and Ian also talk about the work of safeguarding adults boards and the impact they have on protecting adults at risk. Fran answers Ian’s questions about how SABs capture the trends they identify and how they react to those trends.  Fran shares her thoughts on what makes an effective safeguarding adults review.

You can subscribe to 39 Essex Chambers' Public Law Podcast on iTunes and Spotify and you can also follow this series on Twitter: Everyone’s Business: A Safeguarding Podcast

About the speakers

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Ian Brownhill

Ian specialises in public law, human rights and regulatory law.

He has a broad public law and human rights practice which focuses on mental capacity, education law, criminal justice, prison and police law and community care. Ian has particular expertise in safeguarding adults.

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Fran Pearson

Fran Pearson

Fran is the independent chair of safeguarding adults boards.

Fran trained as a social worker because she wanted to make a difference to people's lives. She saw the extent to which people’s dignity and independence were affected for good or ill by the way organisations worked together, and as a result, moved into local government and NHS commissioning - establishing new services and redesigning others.

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