Adult Safeguarding

The Care Act 2014 places a legal requirement on all agencies to ensure that all adults (aged 18 & Procedure for responding to concerns: over) can live without the risk of, or actual, harm If you are concerned that an adult: or abuse.  Is in need of services Adults with care & support needs, e.g. visual or hearing impairment, physical or learning disability,  Has had their capacity to provide adequate physical or mental ill health, may be less able to care to a child affected by their vulnerability protect themselves and struggle to tell anyone.  May be suffering abuse or exploitation Education settings sometimes have concerns about The staff member, student or volunteer should: an adult pupil, and /or adults in a pupil’s family.  Ensure the safety of everyone involved The duty to safeguard applies to an adult who:  Obtain the necessary information to make an  Has needs for care and support, and informed referral  Is experiencing, or at risk of, abuse or neglect  Discuss immediately with your Designated  As a result of their care and support needs is Safeguarding Lead (DSL) or Deputy (DSD) unable to protect themselves from either the risk  Document the incident & actions in writing and of, or the experience of abuse or neglect keep in the related child’s safeguarding file

Examples of adult harm are: Do not:  Physical: e.g. hitting, slapping, pushing, kicking,  Make promises or agree to secrecy mishandling of medication, restraint, sanctions  Investigate yourself  Sexual: e.g. rape, sexual assault, forcing adults into sexual acts they don’t want/can’t consent to  Ask leading questions

 Psychological: e.g. threats, humiliation, blaming, controlling, intimidation, harassment, verbal abuse, cyber-bullying, isolation Your DSL/DSD should seek advice from:

 Financial or material: e.g. theft, fraud, internet Adult Safeguarding tel. 0114 2736870 scamming, coercion with financial affairs, misuse of property, possessions or benefits If appropriate, pass on the concerns to one of the referrer agencies:  Neglect & acts of omission: e.g. ignoring medical, emotional or physical care needs, stop Adult Access Team (2734908) access to health, social care or educational services, inadequate heating, self- neglect South Yorkshire Police (101)  Domestic violence: psychological, physical, In an emergency ring 999 sexual, financial, emotional abuse, ‘honour’ based violence, forced marriage

 Discrimination & hate crime: e.g. harassment, The ‘Safeguarding Adults – Guide for the bullying, violence due to gender, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion Public’ leaflet includes a concern form for reporting adult harm & abuse  Modern slavery: trafficking & being forced into abuse, servitude, inhumane treatment  ‘Mate’ crime: befriending someone to control Useful links: money, steal food, hurt or intimidate them  Hate Incidents: actions that are not crimes, but  Adult Safeguarding Partnership, Sheffield cause upset and harm City Council  Organisational abuse: poor care, neglect, staff  Care Act 2014 – Safeguarding Adults behaviour; restricted contact, lack of choice  Care and Support Statutory Guidance, DoH

about when to eat, get up, go to bed etc. (updated 2018)  Exploitation by radicalisers: persuaded or  Care Act Fact Sheets, DoH bullied into terrorist actions

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