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CLAIRE CRAWLEYSENIOR POLICY MANAGER-
ADULT SAFEGUARDING
Department of Health Adult Safeguarding
Six Principles of Adult Safeguarding
Empowerment -Presumption of person led decisions and informed consent.
Prevention -It is better to take action before harm occurs.
Proportionality – Proportionate and least intrusive response appropriate to the risk presented.
Protection -Support and representation for those in greatest need.
Partnership -Local solutions through services working with their communities. Communities have a part to play in preventing, detecting and reporting neglect and abuse.
Accountability -Accountability and transparency in delivering safeguarding.
Care Act 2014 Adult Safeguarding
Local Authority Lead
Enquiries
Safeguarding Adult Boards
Safeguarding Adult Reviews
Supply of Information
Independent Advocacy Support safeguarding enquiries and reviews
Protection of Property
Local Authority Lead Enquiries
Enquiry- what is it?
Criteria for intervention
Make or cause to be made
Responses
Financial clause- why specified?
Are there any other types of behaviour that should be explicitly stated in the guidance?
Are there any that should be removed?
Safeguarding Adult Boards
Mandatory
Core membership but…
Strategic and leadership function
Reporting and transparency- link to SARs
Are there additional possible members of SABs that we should add?
Are there additional aspects of the SAB’s work that we should highlight?
Would it be useful to append a draft template for the strategic plan for SABs to use if they wish?
Safeguarding Adult Reviews
SARs v SCRs
Mandatory v discretionary
Learning and improvement
Is there anything we could add to improve how managers and practitioners view and participate in Safeguarding Adults Reviews?
Supply of Information
SAB request- exercise of functions
Likelihood to hold information
Why share information?
Consequences of not sharing information
Are there other areas of information sharing that need to be spelt out in this section?
Independent Advocacy Support
Safeguarding enquiries
Safeguarding Adults Reviews
Support and represent
Independent
Protection of Property
Re-enactment
Importance
Personal effects
Contact Details
Name: Claire CrawleyTitle: Senior Policy Manager Adult
SafeguardingT: 020 7210 5372 M: 07867 538376E: [email protected]
