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Safeguarding Adults - Policy & Guidance
Safeguarding Adults Policy and Guidance
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Document divided into chapters:
Policy Documents
- 1.Introduction (6KB - pdf help)
- 2.Diversity & Equality (3KB - pdf help)
- 3.Policy Framework (11KB - pdf help)
- 4.Defining who is at risk (7KB - pdf help)
- 5.The Categories of Abuse (7KB - pdf help)
- 6.Risks arising from Self Neglect or a Person's own Behaviour or Lifestyle (6KB - pdf help)
- 7.Who can be an abuser? (3KB - pdf help)
- 8.In what Circumstances can Abuse Occur? (8KB - pdf help)
- 9.Confidentiality & Information Sharing (8KB - pdf help)
- 10.Recording Information (4KB - pdf help)
- 11.Unlawful Acts (6KB - pdf help)
- 12.Safeguarding Adults Process (6KB - pdf help)
- 13.Roles & Responsibilities (6KB - pdf help)
- 14.Responsible Manager (7KB - pdf help)
- 15.Investigators (4KB - pdf help)
- 16.Lead Officer for Safeguarding Adults (4KB - pdf help)
- 17.The role of the Safeguarding Adults Board (6KB - pdf help)
- 18.The role of the Safeguarding Strategy Meeting (4KB - pdf help)
- 19.The role of the Safeguading Case Conference (4KB - pdf help)
- 20.Safeguarding Action Plan Review (4KB - pdf help)
- 21.Agencies Roles & Responsibilities (12KB - pdf help)
Alerters Guidance
- 1.Our Commitment (4KB - pdf help)
- 2.Procedures for Recording & Reporting Abuse (6KB - pdf help)
- 3.Who is a Vulnerable Adult? (4KB - pdf help)
- 4.What is abuse? (23KB - pdf help)
- 5.Responding to Disclosure (9KB - pdf help)
- 6.Alerting (19KB - pdf help)
- 7.Body Maps (167KB - pdf help)
- 8.Preserving & Protecting Evidence (7KB - pdf help)
Additional Guidance
- 1.Safeguarding Adults Process (6KB - pdf help) (flowchart)
- 2.Good Practice (4KB - pdf help)
- 3.ADSS Protocol for Inter-Authority Investigation of Vulnerable Adult Abuse (11KB - pdf help)
- 4.Working with - (10KB - pdf help)(Police, CSCI etc)
- 5.What are my duties as a responsible manager? (14KB - pdf help)
- 6.Guide for Employee Relations Staff (7KB - pdf help)
- 7.Safeguarding Adults incidents and/or allegations concerning Employers of DCC (10KB - pdf help)
- 8.What are my responsibilities as an Employer (11KB - pdf help)
- 9.Chairing Safeguarding Adults Meetings (6KB - pdf help)
- 10.Minute Taking (6KB - pdf help)
- 11.Agenda - Safeguarding Strategy Meeting (19KB - pdf help)
- 12.Agenda - Safeguarding Conference (18KB - pdf help)
- 13.Case Discussions and Safeguarding Strategy Meeting Guidance (19KB - pdf help)
- 14.Other procedures that may be relevant (3KB - pdf help)
- 15.Safeguarding Adults Investigation Process (32KB - pdf help)
- 16.Guidance on Interviewing (9KB - pdf help)
- 17.Appropriate Adult (25KB - pdf help)
- 18.The Safeguarding Conference (15KB - pdf help)
- 19.Safeguarding Review Meeting (5KB - pdf help)
- 20.Record Keeping (15KB - pdf help)
- 21.Safeguarding Adult Alert Oct 2010 (39KB - pdf help)
- 23.Safeguarding Adults Data Monitoring Forms & Guidance Notes (36KB - pdf help)
- 24.Capacity & Consent (19KB - pdf help)
- 25.Confidentiality Guidance (23KB - pdf help)
- 26.Case Law: Maddock v DCC (9KB - pdf help)
- 27.Legal Framework (75KB - pdf help)
- 28.Contract Guidance Notes (27KB - pdf help)
- 29.Feedback about the Safeguarding Adults process to all relevant people (5KB - pdf help)
- 30.Quality Assurance (4KB - pdf help)
- 31.Learning from experience (6KB - pdf help)
- 32.Young People and Transition from Children's Services (4KB - pdf help)
- 33.Advocacy (5KB - pdf help)
- 34.Domestic Abuse & Violence (7KB - pdf help)
- 35.The involvement of Adults who use services (4KB - pdf help)
- 36.POVA (5KB - pdf help)
- 37.Trading Standards & Vulnerable Persons (18KB - pdf help)
- 38.Charity Commission Regulator of Charities for Children & Vulnerable Adults (4KB - pdf help)
- 39.Organisations related to Adult Protection (26KB - pdf help)
- 40.References (6KB - pdf help)