Safeguarding Adults (Adult Protection) Policy and Procedures

In Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, we have a policy and procedures that ensure the relevant agencies and services work together to prevent abuse and to help and support adults with community care needs who may have been the victim of abuse.

Information	Target audience
General Policy/procedure No Secrets - Safeguarding Adults: Multi-Agency Policy & Procedures	for all agencies that have contact with Vulnerable Adults
Safeguarding Adults - Summary & Update February 2006 (.doc)	for all staff and volunteers who have contact with Vulnerable Adults
Safeguarding Adults and Mental Capacity The Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Safeguarding Adults Criteria for the use of Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA)'s in Safeguarding Adults Cases Department for Constitutional Affairs – Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice	for all staff and volunteers from all agencies to be used in conjunction with No Secrets for all staff and volunteers from all agencies to be used in conjunction with No Secrets for all staff and volunteers who come in contact with Vulnerable Adults
Safeguarding Adults and Forced Marriages Advice from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office on Forced Marriages including Young people & vulnerable adults facing forced marriage - Practice guidance for Social Workers	for Social Workers, Managers and Practitioners
Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) CSCI - Sharing Information Gained during Regulatory Activity CSCI - How we Manage Concerns, Complaints and Allegations CSCI - Enforcement Policy	for Social Workers, Managers and Practitioners
National Framework Information from the Department of Health on protecting Vulnerable Adults	for all agencies that have contact with Vulnerable Adults

To find out more contact the Safeguarding Adults Co-ordinator 0116 2565266 email: safeguardingadults@leics.gov.uk

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