Merton Safeguarding Adults Board
Merton Safeguarding Adults Board is implementing recommendations from a review highlighting family breakdown's impact on care.
The Merton Safeguarding Adults Board (MSAB) is currently implementing recommendations from the Beatrice Palmer Safeguarding Adult Review (SAR), which examined the 2024/25 period. This review highlighted how fractured family relationships can significantly impede the coordination of care for vulnerable individuals, negatively impacting their support during health declines.
A report to the Merton Council Health and Wellbeing Board in November 2025 detailed the MSAB's 2024/25 Annual Report and the findings of the SAR. The MSAB, an independent entity, strategically oversees safeguarding arrangements in Merton, ensuring adults at risk receive support and protection from neglect and abuse.
Key facts
- The Merton Safeguarding Adults Board is implementing recommendations from the Beatrice Palmer Safeguarding Adult Review. Source
- The review found fractured family relationships can impede care coordination for vulnerable individuals. Source
- The Beatrice Palmer Safeguarding Adult Review covered the period of 2024/25. Source
- The MSAB Annual Report for 2024/25 was presented to Merton Council Health and Wellbeing Board in November 2025. Source
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