Working together to protect vulnerable adults within our communities

We are proud to be part of a new multi-agency pilot scheme aimed at protecting vulnerable adults across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

The Partnership Integrated Triage (PiTStop) pilot was launched on Monday (16 October).

The initiative will improve how we risk assess our safeguarding outcomes for the most vulnerable members of our communities through enhanced collaboration and information sharing with other agencies.

PiTStop will see regular partnership meetings with our Harm Reduction Hubs, who will assess and review safeguarding concerns to ensure vulnerability is identified at the earliest opportunity and support is offered quickly. PiTStop is focused on promoting the welfare of adults driving up prevention, diversion and intervention.

Assistant Chief Constable, Becky Riggs, said:

“This shared multi-agency approach forms part of our ongoing partnerships work, one of our four main policing plan priorities. We hope that this collaborative work will enable effective problem solving on issues that matter most to our communities and offer greater opportunities to share information and protect those in need.

"In essence, PiTStop will identify the relevant agency/agencies who can work to offer the correct level of intervention at the right time to reduce the escalation of need or risk. This is a really positive move forward for the force, and our partner agencies, to work together to prevent risk to our most vulnerable.

“I am looking forward to seeing what PiTStop will bring to our communities and I thank all those involved in getting the initiative up and ready to launch.”