What are the procedures of safeguarding?
Safeguarding Policies should: Demonstrate ownership of the safeguarding agenda. Maintain and review a record of concerns. Follow safe recruitment procedures, including DBS checks (by the Disclosure and Barring Service) Maintain safe premises and equipment, inside and out.
What is the safeguarding vulnerable adults procedure?
Safeguarding means protecting an adult’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect. Adult Safeguarding – what it is • Safeguarding means protecting an adult’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect. The AOC should always promote the person’s wellbeing in their safeguarding arrangements.
What are the 4 Ps in safeguarding?
Four of the six safeguarding principles, The Four P’s-Partnership, Prevention, Proportionality and Protection. We throw these principles around in our daily safeguarding speak but what do they actually mean in relation to adult safeguarding? It is better to take action before harm occurs.
Which acts inform current safeguarding adults policy and Procedures?
The Care Act 2014 sets out a clear legal framework for how local authorities and other parts of the system should protect adults at risk of abuse or neglect.
What happens when a safeguarding is raised?
A person will be identified lead the enquiry and they will always talk to the adult at risk wherever they can. They can arrange for the adult at risk to be supported by an advocate.
What happens during a safeguarding investigation?
The investigation will involve: face-to-face contact with the adult at risk of harm including where relevant an assessment of capacity. ascertaining the views and wishes of the adult at risk and providing appropriate support. undertaking an assessment of risk of harm.
When Should adult safeguarding be raised?
If an adult at risk of being abused or neglected cannot keep themselves safe from abuse or neglect because of their care and support needs, then the local authority’s safeguarding duty applies.
What is classed as a safeguarding incident?
Safeguarding incidents are specifically those where: firstly the incident intentionally or unintentionally causes harm, or risk of harm, to staff, associates or members of the community – children or adults; and secondly harm is caused by the organisation’s staff, programmes, or operations.
What is the order in which a safeguarding concern is handled?
Remain calm and reassure the person that they have done the right thing by speaking up. Listen carefully and give the person time to speak. Explain that only the professionals who need to know will be informed, but never promise confidentiality. Act immediately, and do not try to address the issue yourself.
Who should you contact if you have a concern about safeguarding?
If you think you or someone you know is being abused, or neglected you should tell someone you trust. This could be a friend, a teacher, a family member, a social worker, a doctor or healthcare professional, a police officer or someone else that you trust. Ask them to help you report it.
How long should a safeguarding investigation take?
That depends on how complicated it is, how many people are involved and how quickly people give us information. We try to finish an investigation within 14 weeks.