Devon County Council

Safeguarding Adults Policy and Guidance

• Complete Document can be viewed here (851KB - pdf help)

Document divided into chapters:

Policy Documents

• 1.Introduction (5KB - pdf help)
• 2.Diversity & Equality (2KB - pdf help)
• 3.Policy Framework (10KB - pdf help)
• 4.Defining who is at risk (6KB - pdf help)
• 5.The Categories of Abuse (6KB - pdf help)
• 6.Risks arising from Self Neglect or a Person's own Behaviour or Lifestyle (5KB - pdf help)
• 7.Who can be an abuser? (2KB - pdf help)
• 8.In what Circumstances can Abuse Occur? (4KB - pdf help)
• 9.Confidentiality & Information Sharing (7KB - pdf help)
• 10.Recording Information (2KB - pdf help)
• 11.Unlawful Acts (5KB - pdf help)
• 12.Safeguarding Adults Process (5KB - pdf help)
• 13.Roles & Responsibilities (4KB - pdf help)
• 14.Responsible Manager (5KB - pdf help)
• 15.Investigators (2KB - pdf help)
• 16.Lead Officer for Safeguarding Adults (2KB - pdf help)
• 17.The role of the Safeguarding Adults Board (5KB - pdf help)
• 18.The role of the Safeguarding Strategy Meeting (2KB - pdf help)
• 19.The role of the Safeguading Case Conference (3KB - pdf help)
• 20.Safeguarding Action Plan Review (3KB - pdf help)
• 21.Agencies Roles & Responsibilities (11KB - pdf help)

Alerters Guidance

• 1.Our Commitment (2KB - pdf help)
• 2.Procedures for Recording & Reporting Abuse (4KB - pdf help)
• 3.Who is a Vulnerable Adult? (3KB - pdf help)
• 4.What is abuse? (21KB - pdf help)
• 5.Responding to Disclosure (7KB - pdf help)
• 6.Alerting (18KB - pdf help)
• 7.Body Maps (165KB - pdf help)
• 8.Preserving & Protecting Evidence (6KB - pdf help)

Additional Guidance

• 1.Safeguarding Adults Process (5KB - pdf help) (flowchart)
• 2.Good Practice (3KB - pdf help)
• 3.ADSS Protocol for Inter-Authority Investigation of Vulnerable Adult Abuse (10KB - pdf help)
• 4.Working with - (9KB - pdf help)(Police, CSCI etc)
• 5.What are my duties as a responsible manager? (12KB - pdf help)
• 6.Guide for Employee Relations Staff (6KB - pdf help)
• 7.Safeguarding Adults incidents and/or allegations concerning Employers of DCC (10KB - pdf help)
• 8.What are my responsibilities as an Employer (10KB - pdf help)
• 9.Chairing Safeguarding Adults Meetings (4KB - pdf help)
• 10.Minute Taking (5KB - pdf help)
• 11.Agenda - Safeguarding Strategy Meeting (17KB - pdf help)
• 12.Agenda - Safeguarding Conference (17KB - pdf help)
• 13.Case Discussions and Safeguarding Strategy Meeting Guidance (18KB - pdf help)
• 14.Other procedures that may be relevant (3KB - pdf help)
• 15.Safeguarding Adults Investigation Process (30KB - pdf help)
• 16.Guidance on Interviewing (7KB - pdf help)
• 17.Appropriate Adult (23KB - pdf help)
• 18.The Safeguarding Conference (13KB - pdf help)
• 19.Safeguarding Review Meeting (4KB - pdf help)
• 20.Record Keeping (13KB - pdf help)
• 21.SS29 (24KB - pdf help)
• 22.SS30 (25KB - pdf help)
• 23.Safeguarding Adults Data Monitoring Forms & Guidance Notes (35KB - pdf help)
• 24.Capacity & Consent (17KB - pdf help)
• 25.Confidentiality Guidance (23KB - pdf help)
• 26.Case Law:  Maddock v DCC (8KB - pdf help)
• 27.Legal Framework (74KB - pdf help)
• 28.Contract Guidance Notes (84KB - pdf help)
• 29.Feedback about the Safeguarding Adults process to all relevant people (3KB - pdf help)
• 30.Quality Assurance (3KB - pdf help)
• 31.Learning from experience (4KB - pdf help)
• 32.Serious Case Review Protocol & Guidance (14KB - pdf help)
• 33.Young People and Transition from Children's Services (2KB - pdf help)
• 34.Advocacy (3KB - pdf help)
• 35.Domestic Abuse & Violence (6KB - pdf help)
• 36.The involvement of Adults who use services (2KB - pdf help)
• 37.POVA (4KB - pdf help)
• 38.Trading Standards & Vulnerable Persons (17KB - pdf help)
• 39.Charity Commission Regulator of Charities for Children & Vulnerable Adults (3KB - pdf help)
• 40.Organisations related to Adult Protection (24KB - pdf help)
• 41.References (5KB - pdf help)