Safeguarding Update September 2014 Karen Rodgers Adult Safeguarding Training and Development Manager

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Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report

http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/downloads/download/147/cambridgeshire_safeguar ding_adults_board 

SoVA and MCA Newsletter

http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/info/20100/safeguarding_adults_and_mental_capac ity_act/523/adults_at_risk_from_harm 

MARU to MASH

Making Safeguarding Personal -

developing person-centered, outcome focused responses to safeguarding adults.

 Feedback from people using safeguarding services emphasis was on process and procedures   More focus needed on engagement and control Safeguarding is not a term that people recognise or understand  Conversations with the person being safeguarded about the outcomes that they want is important in the early stages of the intervention and to be continued

 People need to know when the safeguarding process has finished, what the outcome is and what happens next  People need continuity of staff involved in the processes  People should be made aware that they can ask a friend or advocate to support them at meetings.

Making Safeguarding Personal, LGA, 2013

The Care Act 2014

 Enquiry by local authority  Safeguarding Adults Boards  Safeguarding Adults reviews  Abolition of local authorities power to remove persons in need of care (section 47)  New definitions – Adults “at risk of abuse or neglect” (no longer a Vulnerable Adult). Principle of “Well being”)  Protecting property of adults being cared for away from home

The Care Act Consultation on Draft Guidance

 Link to the draft guidance on adult safeguarding can be found at: http://careandsupportregs.dh.gov.uk/category/adult-safeguarding/  Response from Government by end Oct.

 Cambridgeshire County Council Adult Safeguarding Policy and Procedure Update  Sign up form: http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/info/20077/adults_ and_older_people_practitioners_and_providers_information/418/adult_saf eguarding_policy_and_procedures

Adult Safeguarding Training

 Level One to Three training is refreshed every three years for all staff that have regular (once a month or more) direct contact with vulnerable adults.  Good practice that managers carry out knowledge checks annually. Training Strategy including standards and knowledge check forms: http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/info/20077/adults_and_older_people_practitioners_a nd_providers_information/424/adult_safeguarding_training/3

Guide includes:

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Top tips for workers 9

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Advice and support 12

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Flowchart of whistleblowing process 14

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Guidance for Managers 15

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What to do when a worker reports a concern 16

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Top tips for managers 16

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Employer guidance 19

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Responsibilities of employer 19

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Standards for policies 21

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Model policy for small organisations 23

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Settlement agreements 25

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What does good practice look like? Some

Karen Rodgers - Adult Safeguarding Training and Development Manager Tel: 01223 729110 [email protected]