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 Adult Safeguarding Partnership, Sheffield Hate Incidents: actions that are not crimes, but 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 Version 13, Sept 2019 www.safeguardingsheffieldchildren.org .