1. Safeguarding Adults Awareness for Children’s Practitioners Martin Sexton Senior Practitioner, Safeguarding Adults Team, London Borough of Hackney 29 November 2013

2. Outline (1) 1.How Safeguarding Adults is like Safeguarding Children … 2.and how it’s different 3.The policy framework – national, regional, local 4.Definitions of “adult at risk” and “abuse”? 5.What’s the process?

3. Outline (2) 6.Safeguarding children & adults at the same time 7.Good practice in Safeguarding Adults 8.When Safeguarding Adults can’t help 9.Useful resources 10.Any questions?

4. How Safeguarding Adults is like Safeguarding Children … Focus on protection Assessing risks and strengths Significant harm Positive approach to information sharing Structured approach shared across agencies

5. … and how it’s different Child protection is the priority Decision-making capacity No equivalent of “parental responsibility” for adults Universal vs targeted services “Welfare” vs “best interests”

6. The policy framework National – No Secrets guidance (2000) – Care & Support Bill – Other legislation – Mental Capacity Act, Human Rights Act, Data Protection Act, community care law, etc. Regional – Pan-London Policy Local – City & Hackney Protocol for Safeguarding Adults

7. Who is “an adult at risk of abuse”? Definition from No Secrets (2000): “ … adults who need community care services because of mental or other disability, age or illness and who are, or may be unable, to take care of themselves against significant harm or exploitation.”

8. What is abuse? Definition from No Secrets (2000): “Abuse is a violation of an individual’s human and civil rights by any other person or persons.”

9. Types of abuse Physical Sexual Financial Emotional/psychological Neglect Institutional Discriminatory

10. What’s the process? (1) Stage 1: Alert - immediately Stage 2: Referral – within 24 hours Stage 3: Strategy discussion/meeting (within 5 days) Stage 4: Investigation – within 20 days of referral Stage 5: Case Conference – within 5 days of report Stage 6: Review – within 3 months Stage 7: Closure – as agreed with all parties

11. What’s the process? (2) City & Hackney Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board The Safeguarding Adults team in Hackney: – Manager – Neville Green – 2 Senior practitioners – Martin Sexton, TBC – Unit co-ordinator – Yatheesh Sivanandan – Unit administrator – Reuben Tarquinio-Singh City of London Safeguarding Adults – Adult Social Services team

12. Safeguarding children & adults at the same time Child protection is the priority … … but make a Safeguarding Adults referral as well Who’s at risk from whom?

13. Good practice in Safeguarding Adults 1.What does the person want? 2.Taking immediate protective action 3.Think about information sharing 4.Don’t deal with it on your own 5.If in doubt – refer!

14. When Safeguarding Adults can’t help Self-neglect Domestic violence Anti-social behaviour Housing problems

15. Useful resources (1) London Borough of Hackney Safeguarding Adults: http://www.hackney.gov.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable- adults.htm#who Tel: 020 8356 5782 Fax: 0208 356 5043 adultprotection@hackney.gov.uk

16. Useful resources (2) City of London Adults Social Care Team: Tel: 0207 332 1224 Fax: 0207 332 3434 Social.services@cityoflondon.gov.uk

17. Useful resources (3) General referrals: Hackney 020 8356 6262 / access@hackney.gov.uk; City 0207 332 1224 / social.services@cityoflondon.gov.uk access@hackney.gov.uk social.services@cityoflondon.gov.uk Domestic violence: Hackney 0800 056 0905 / dvhct@hackney.gov.uk ; City 020 7601 2940 / publicprotectionunit@cityoflondon.police.uk dvhct@hackney.gov.uk publicprotectionunit@cityoflondon.police.uk

18. Useful resources (4) Anti-social behaviour: Hackney 020 8356 3170 / safercommunities@hackney.gov.uk ; City http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/crime- and-community-safety/antisocial- behaviour/Pages/default.aspx safercommunities@hackney.gov.uk http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/crime- and-community-safety/antisocial- behaviour/Pages/default.aspx Housing advice: Hackney http://www.hackney.gov.uk/housing.htm ; City http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/housing- and-council-tax/housing-advice-and- homelessness/Pages/default.aspx http://www.hackney.gov.uk/housing.htm http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/housing- and-council-tax/housing-advice-and- homelessness/Pages/default.aspx