Hampshire, IOW, Portsmouth and Southampton 4LSAB Multi-Agency Safeguarding Adults Policy and Guidance

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4LSAB Multi-Agency Safeguarding Adults Policy and Guidance (July 2023)

The Safeguarding Adults Boards in Portsmouth, Southampton, Hampshire and Isle of Wight (4LSAB) produce a wealth of policies, procedures and guidance on a range of topics relevant to safeguarding adults. While the 4LSAB are responsible for writing, updating and promoting these documents, they will only truly be effective if they are fully embedded into all organisations. The checklist below is intended for all organisations to use to ensure that a new or updated 4LSAB document is embedded in their own practice and procedures.

4LSAB Checklist for embedding policies

Hampshire Safeguarding Adults Board has developed jointly with the Southampton, the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth Safeguarding Adults Boards, a local Multi-Agency Safeguarding Adults Policy and Guidance which set out how local agencies will work together. Please use the links below to view the policy:

 

Complete Document


Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Section 1 – POLICY AND PRINCIPLES

Section 2 – ADULT SAFEGUARDING PRACTICE

Section 3 – ADULT SAFEGUARDING PROCESS

Section 4 – GLOSSARY OF TERMS and LIST OF ACRONYMS

 

4LSAB Multi-Agency Guidance

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Family Approach Protocol

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Family Approach Protocol (Large Print Version)

icn_web Family Approach Protocol Toolkit

4LSAB Multi-agency hoarding Guidance 2022

4LSAB Multi-Agency Escalation Protocol June 2023

HSAB 7 Golden Rules for Information Sharing (March 2023)

4LSAB Information Sharing Guidance (June 2024)

4LSAB Multi Agency Framework on Managing Allegations Against People in a Position of Trust (August 2021)

4LSAB Multi-Agency Guidance on Honour Based Abuse, Forced Marriage and FGM (June 2020)

4LSAB Predatory Marriage – 7 Minute Briefing

4LSAB Multi-Agency Guidance on Safeguarding Adults in Commissioned Services (November 2022)

4LSAB Multi Agency Guidance on Prevention and Early Intervention (November 2023) 

4LSAB Multi-Agency Guidance on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking – April 2024

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Adult Modern Slavery Partnership Rapid Guide

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Guidance on Safeguarding in Prisons and Approved Premises (December 2016)

4LSAB Multi-Agency Guidance on Adult Safeguarding Roles and Responsibilities – June 2024

4LSAB Multi-agency framework for managing risk and safeguarding people moving into adulthood

Easy Read Keeping Safe as you Become an Adult

4LSAB housing practitioner briefing on Homelessness

4LSAB One-Minute Guide to Professional Curiosity

4LSAB 7-Minute Guide to Professional Curiosity

Professional Curiosity Resource Tips

4LSAB Large Scale S42 Enquiry Protocol – April 2024

Making Safeguarding Personal- Easy Read (July 2023)

4LSAB Safer Recruitment Guidance (June 2023)

4LSAB Guidance on Responding to Self-Neglect – June 2024

4LSAB self neglect learning briefing – June 2024

Self-Neglect – One Minute Guide 2024

4LSAB 4LSCP Practice Guidance – Adults who Disclose Non-recent Sexual Abuse (June 2024)

4LSAB Quick guide to financial abuse (June 2024)

4LSAB Adult Sexual Exploitation Guidance – June 2024

 

4LSAB Multi-Agency Risk Management Framework

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup 4LSAB MARM (Multi-Agency Risk Management) Framework June 2023 

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Quick Guide to Multi-Agency Risk Management (MARM)

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup One Minute Guide to the 4LSAB MARM Framework

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Guidance on chairing MARM meetings

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup What to expect if you are attending a MARM meeting

MARM Meeting Invitation Letter

Proposed MARM Agenda – Minutes

4LSAB MARM Chronology Template

icn_web MARM Podcast

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Hampshire MARM directory (October 2024)

 

4LSAB Safeguarding Concerns Guidance

The purpose of the 4LSAB Safeguarding Concerns Guidance is to support the decision making and reporting of adult safeguarding concerns, in order to impact positively on outcomes for people with a need for care and support, who are at risk of or experiencing abuse or neglect. This framework sits alongside the 4LSAB Multi-Agency Adult Safeguarding Policy, Process and Guidance 2020 and draws on the Care Act 2014 and accompanying statutory guidance and connects to the LGA and ADASS framework ‘Making decisions on the duty to carry out safeguarding enquiries’.

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup 4LSAB Safeguarding Concerns Guidance (Oct 2020)

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup 4LSAB Multi-Agency Protocol for Pressure Ulcers and Adult Safeguarding (Oct 2020)

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup 4LSAB Multi-Agency Protocol for Falls and Adult Safeguarding (Oct 2020)

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Case Study A

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Case Study B

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Case Study C

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Case Study D

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Case Study E

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Case Study F

Understanding what constitutes a safeguarding concern: FAQs

This page considers frequently asked questions (FAQs) raised during webinar sessions (December 2020 to March 2021, LGA ADASS), the subject of which was the suggested multi-agency framework to support understanding what constitutes a safeguarding concern (LGA/ADASS, 2020). This is referred to as ‘the concerns framework’ throughout.

icn_web Understanding what constitutes a safeguarding concern: FAQs

National Safeguarding Concerns Quick Guides

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Quick Guide 1 – Working with Definitions

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Quick Guide 2 – Understanding what constitutes a safeguarding concern

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Quick Guide 3 – Flowcharts

 

 

4LSAB Multi-Agency Fire Safety Framework

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Multi Agency Fire Safety Framework – May 2021

The Multi-Agency Fire Safety Framework has been developed to provide all frontline staff and other professionals who are responsible for delivering care and support services with support and guidance for the effective management of fire risks within the home or residential setting.

How can the Fire Safety Framework help you?

This tool will help to provide an awareness of:

  • The key risk factors for individuals who have an increased vulnerability towards fire.
  • An understanding of the impact this vulnerability to fire can have on the individual, neighbouring occupants or other residents.
  • The early interventions and control measures available to ensure such risks can be managed in the most effective way.

Vulnerability Risk Factors include:

  • The person (an individual’s physical abilities / cognitive impairments)
  • Their behaviours
  • Their living environment

 

National Safeguarding Adults Guidance Adopted Locally

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Bridging the Gap – Transitional Safeguarding and the role of social work with adults

This briefing is for people involved in safeguarding adults and social work and is aimed at all those committed to ensuring high quality social work with young adults, from practitioners and people receiving support through to strategic leaders across local safeguarding partnerships. It is relevant to practitioners, senior leaders and other social care professionals providing support across local safeguarding partnerships.

This briefing:

  • Describes what transitional safeguarding is, why it is needed and how the contribution of adult social work is essential to developing and embedding a more transitional approach to safeguarding young people into adulthood.
  • Focuses on sexual and criminal exploitation.
  • Aims to inform, inspire change and celebrate the contribution of the adult social work sector.

The document draws on evidence from research and knowledge from local areas in order to describe what Transitional Safeguarding is, why it is needed and how the contribution of adult social work is key to developing and embedding a more transitional approach to safeguarding young people into adulthood. Whilst Transitional Safeguarding is about a wide range of issues that affect a young person’s safety and wellbeing, this briefing particularly focuses on sexual and criminal exploitation. This is in recognition of the significant harmful impact these have on young people’s lives and the need to share effective and promising practice in this area across the country. This briefing aims to inform, inspire change and celebrate the contribution of the adult social work sector to this important agenda.

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Guidance for people with dementia on safeguarding enquiries

This guidance is intended to inform the work of practitioners in England. It is split into two parts. Part 1 provides a summary of the evidence. Part 2 of the guidance focusses on what might be done to support people living with dementia to be involved in the prevention of abuse and neglect and in finding resolution where it occurs. This guidance has primarily been written to inform the work of social workers undertaking safeguarding work with people living with dementia.

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Understanding what constitutes a safeguarding concern and how  to support effective outcome (LGA and ADASS, September 2020)

This framework connects with the framework on ‘Making decisions on the duty to carry out Safeguarding Adults enquiries (LGA/ADASS, August 2019). It is based on work at three LGA/ ADASS multi-agency workshops (facilitated by Making Connections, Isle of Wight Ltd) in November and December 2019 together with a follow up workshop in January 2020 which clarified the emerging findings and themes from the earlier workshops.

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Adult Safeguarding and Homelessness (ADASS, March 2020)

The information within this briefing on relevant legal rules, and the components of effective practice that follow, are relevant with respect to all those who have housing-related needs, including individuals and families in temporary accommodation as a result of domestic abuse and/or relationship breakdown.

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Making Safeguarding Personal Toolkit (Local Government Association, January 2020)

The toolkit is set out in a modular format with a summary of key areas. These areas range from models, theories and approaches to skills and areas of specialism that safeguarding practitioners need to be aware of. It can be used as a practitioner guide for pointers on how to respond to individual cases, or as a starting point resource for service development. It has been designed as a resource that will develop over time and allow updates and amendments to be made as development takes place or innovative and effective practice comes to light.

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Making Safeguarding Personal for SABs (LGA and ADASS)

This resource is part of a suite of resources to support safeguarding adults boards and partners in developing and promoting Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP). It supports Boards both in their assurance role and in actively supporting and leading a culture change towards Making Safeguarding Personal.

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup MSP – what ‘good’ looks like for Advocacy Services (LGA and ADASS)

This code of practice for advocacy details the core principles within the Advocacy Charter. This provides guidance for advocates and their managers, aimed at providing clarity, support and boundaries for their practice. It is also a guide for commissioners of advocacy services, outlining the expectations and purpose of the role and what people with support needs, as well as commissioners, should expect from the delivery of the service. If these principles are applied consistently within advocacy practice in safeguarding adults then this will support delivering Making Safeguarding Personal and Care Act principles.

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup MSP – What might ‘good’ look like for the Police (LGA and ADASS)

This summary sets out the headlines of what should be developed and worked on by the police – the essential steps – to make safeguarding personal. These essential steps are expanded on throughout the main body of the resource in section 4 of the document, with suggestions for how and why these steps should be achieved.

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup MSP – What might ‘good’ look like for HSC commissioners and providers (LGA and ADASS)

This summary sets out the headlines of what should be developed and worked on by commissioners and providers in health and social care − the essential steps − to make safeguarding personal. These essential steps are expanded on throughout the main body of the resource in section 4 of the document, with suggestions for how and why these steps should be achieved.

icn_web Making decisions on the duty to carry out safeguarding adults enquiries (LGA and ADASS – 2019)

This framework has been produced by the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS). It is based on work at two LGA/ADASS workshops in November 2018. The purpose of this framework is to offer support in making decisions about whether or not a reported safeguarding adults concern requires an enquiry under the Section 42 (S42) duty of the Care Act (2014).1 It offers a framework to support practice, recording and reporting, in order to impact positively on outcomes for people and the level of accountability for those outcomes.

HSAB - Report of the Workforce SubgroupPressure ulcers: how to safeguard adults – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

This protocol provides a framework for health and care organisations to draw on when developing guidance for staff in all sectors and agencies that may see a pressure ulcer. If the staff member is concerned that the pressure ulcer may have arisen as a result of poor practice, neglect/abuse or an act of omission, the local guidance should be clear about what steps they need to take and whether the local authority safeguarding duties are triggered.

 

Resources relating to the Care Act 2014 
Care Act 2014 Statutory Guidance (Department of Health, 2014)

The legal framework for the Care Act 2014 is supported by this statutory guidance which provides information and guidance about how the Care Act works in practice. The guidance has statutory status which means that there is a legal duty to have regard to it when working with adults with needs of care and support and carers.

On 10th March the Department of Health published the refreshed edition of the Care and Support statutory guidance. The statutory guidance supports implementation of part 1 of the Care Act 2014 by local authorities, the NHS, the police and other partners. The new edition supersedes the version issued in October 2014. It takes account of regulatory changes, feedback from stakeholders and the care sector and developments following the postponement of social care funding reforms to 2020.  The guidance is being published as an online document and the new format is intended to be read online and so has improved navigation and search functionality. Not all chapters have been revised and some have only received minor clarifications to improve understanding following feedback from the sector.

icn_web Statutory Guidance to the Care Act 2014 (Updated March 2024)

The link below indicates where changes have been made and provides more detail on the more significant changes.

icn_web List of Changes to the Care Act 2014 Statutory Guidance (March 2024)

 

Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice (Department of Constitutional Affairs, 2007)

The legal framework provided by the Mental Capacity Act 2005 is supported by this Code of Practice (the Code), which provides guidance and information about how the Act works in practice. The Code has statutory force, which means that certain categories of people have a legal duty to have regard to it when working with or caring for adults who may lack capacity to make decisions for themselves.

HSAB - Report of the Workforce Subgroup Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice