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The Care Act
The Care Act 2014 (external link)
Care and support statutory guidance (external link)
The Care Act - Factsheet on adult safeguarding (Department of Health) (external link)
Social Care Institute for Excellence(SCIE)
Gaining access to an adult suspected to be at risk of neglect or abuse: a guide for social workers and their managers in England (external link)
The Care Act: Safeguarding adults (external link)
Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS)
Safeguarding Adults: A National Framework of standards for good practice and outcomes in adult protection work (external link)
Protocol for inter-authority investigation and protection arrangements (external link)
Care Quality Commission (CQC)
Using surveillance: Information for providers of health and social care on using surveillance to monitor services (external link)
Competence Frameworks in Safeguarding Adults
National Competency Framework for Safeguarding Adults – Comprehensive version (external link)
Roles and Competencies for Health Care Staff - Royal College of Nursing (external link)
Co-ordinated Action Against Domestic Abuse (CAADA - DASH)
Risk identification checklist (external link)
General
Herbert Protocol (external link)
- A simple risk reduction tool to be used in the event of an adult with care and support needs going missing.
Understanding non-engagement with services
Professional Curiosity and Challenge
How professionals can communicate more effectively with individuals
Prevent Duty and Channel Factsheet
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Domestic Abuse strategy 2021 - 2024
- a strategy of the partnership response to Domestic Abuse. Within this wider strategy a section is dedicated to the new duties as outlined in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.
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Transition to Adulthood
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