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Integrated Adult Safeguarding Unit • Introduce the team What we do? how can we help you?

The Team

Adult Safeguarding Making Safeguarding Personal Level 4 Safeguarding Enquiries Identifying themes and trends Awareness sessions / Training Safeguarding Champions MARAC Established links with partner agencies – PPD, CCG, MMT, Care Management, QAT SAB - Partnership Forum, online resource Care Act 2014 – Self Neglect, Human Trafficking/Modern Slavery, Domestic Violence Care Concerns Safeguarding Audits LSCB – MDT Audits Faith Sector Forum HDAF Recovery First Peer Review

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Responsibility for the coordination of DoLS as the Supervisory Body 2 BIA’s in the team – deal with requests for Urgents, MCA/MHA interface and DoLS reviews BIA forum MCA Steering group(s) 18 BIA’s employed by Halton BC Law Commission – delay in final report

Common types of abuse in Halton 2014-2015

Contacts Report a Safeguarding Alert – 0151 907 8306 Report a care concern – contracts@halton.gov.uk Halton Borough Council – 0303 333 4300 Emergency Duty Team – 0345 050 0148 Police (non emergency) – 101 Crimestoppers – 0800 555 111 Gas emergencies – 0800 111 999 Electricity emergencies – 0800 195 4141 Citizens Advice Bureau – 08444 111 444 Fire home safety check (fire service) – 0800 389 0053 Advocacy Works – 0151 257 9663 Changing Lives (IDVA’s) – 0300 1111 247 PALS (patient advice and liaison service) – 01925 27 55 12 Dean Tierney, dean.tierney2@halton.gov.uk 0151 511 8776