Recommendation 32

We recommend the Government make it a statutory requirement for all Safeguarding Adult Boards to include DWP representation. As part of its statutory safeguarding duty, DWP should also have a specified duty to refer vulnerable claimants to other agencies, including those which have a duty of care, to ensure their additional needs are supported. We also recommend DWP publish the Memorandum of Understanding it developed with the National Network for Chairs of Safeguarding Adults, so that it is in the public domain and to improve understanding among external partners of DWP’s responsibilities. (Recommendation, Paragraph 128) 100 Reviewing harm and learning from mistakes