Empowerment Principle 2 – Protection Principle 3 – Prevention Principle 4 – Proportionality Principle 5. Partnership 1 ‘Adult Social Care’, Law Commission, May 2011, xxxx://xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxx.xxx.xx/docs/lc326_adult_social_care.pdf 2 No secrets: Guidance on developing and implementing multi-agency policies and procedures to protect Adults at Risk from abuse. Department of Health 2000 3 Statement of Government Policy on Adult safeguarding, Department of Health, 2011, xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/147310/dh_126770.pdf.pdf Principle 6 – Accountability Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has published a National Framework document in conjunction with key partners including the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). This is intended to consolidate the experience to date and to further the development of ‘Safeguarding Adults at Risk’ work throughout England. This national framework is comprised of eleven sets of good practice standards. Their implementation in every local area will lead to the development of consistent, high quality adult protection work across the country. The Care Xxx 0000 says that the duty to undertake a safeguarding adults enquiry arises where a local authority has reasonable cause to suspect that an adult in its area (whether or not ordinarily resident there) • has needs for care and support (whether or not the authority is meeting any of those needs), • is experiencing, or is at risk of, abuse or neglect, and • as a result of those needs is unable to protect himself or herself against the abuse or neglect or the risk of it. The Care Xxx 0000 guidance states that Information sharing should be rapid and seek to minimise bureaucracy. Local authorities should work alongside health and other professionals (such as housing) where plans are combined to establish a ‘lead’ organisation who undertakes monitoring and assurance of the combined plan (this may also involve appointing a lead professional and detailing this in the plan so the person knows who to contact when plans are combined. Early sharing of information is the key to providing an effective response where there are emerging concerns for an adult at risk. To ensure effective safeguarding arrangements: • all organisations must have arrangements in place which set out clearly the processes and the principles for sharing information between each other, with other professionals and the SAB and/or other relevant meetings; this would be via an Information Sharing Agreement such as this one to formalise the arrangements; a...
