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Safeguarding Adults - Everyone's Business
What is adult safeguarding?
Adult safeguarding exists to ensure that vulnerable adults are able to retain independence, well being and choice – and live their life free from abuse and neglect.
Who is responsible for safeguarding adults?
Adult safeguarding should be of concern to everyone. Every agency involved in social care and health – as well other agencies providing services to vulnerable adults - has a role in safeguarding vulnerable adults, however councils are charged with the leading role.
In Wirral the Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board makes sure that a wide range of agencies, services and people work together to safeguard vulnerable adults. These partners include health, housing, police, hospital, care quality commission, voluntary sector and people who use services and carers.
Keeping safeguarding person-centred
Where abuse happens, the seriousness of the abuse, the relationship between the alleged perpetrator and the vulnerable adult and especially the views of the vulnerable adult will all influence how we respond.
The needs of the vulnerable adult are the most important part of safeguarding. The purpose of safeguarding is to enable people to retain their independence, well-being and choice and to access their right to a life free from abuse and neglect. In Wirral we take a person-centred approach, which is also sensitive to a person’s cultural needs. The focus is always on the empowerment and well-being of the person. It is our aim to listen to the person, ensure that their voice is heard, and strike a balance between protecting individuals and promoting their safety, whilst recognising people’s rights to independence and choice, and supporting and enabling individuals to take risks.
See Also
- Adult carers
- Advocacy for social services clients
- Alcohol, drugs and substance abuse
- Care - at home
- Disabled and older people - rail card
- Disabled people - bus passes
- Disabled people - employment and training schemes
- Drugs - advice and support
- Education - mentoring schemes
- Education maintenance award
- Free school meals
- Hospice care - adult
- Needle exchange
- Needs assessment by social services
- Out of hours social services support
- Residential care - adult
- Respite care for adults
- School - clothing grants and vouchers
- School - transport assistance
- Sixth form access funds
- Student awards
- Student loan
- Supported and sheltered housing - information and advice
- Vetting of contract and supplier staff
- Wills and testaments