The safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children underpins all the work of the Supporting People programme and is a core value upon which service delivery is based.
The Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Adults Board multi agency policy and procedures state:
“All individuals have a right to live free from abuse in accordance with the principles of respect, dignity, autonomy, privacy and equity”
The Supporting People programme supports this statement and requires providers of services to adhere to the principle.
All Safeguarding referrals made to Adult Social Care and Health or Children and Young People departments that involve Supporting People funded service users should also be reported to the Supporting People team.
What is abuse or mistreatment?
physical
including hitting, slapping, punching
sexual
including rape and sexual assault acts to which the person has not consentedpsychological
including threats and humiliationfinancial or material
tricking the person out of money or possessionsneglect
is also a form of abuse - leaving someone without food, heating or refusing to take care of personal needs.
Who do I contact?
Vulnerable Adults
What do you mean by a vulnerable adult?
A vulnerable adult is a person who is or may be in need of extra support because they are elderly or may have a learning disability, physical disability, sensory impairment or mental health problem and who is or may be unable to take care of themselves or unable to protect themselves against harm.
If you are being abused, you don't have to put up with it. Tell someone you trust or call 08449 80 80 80 and report what is happening to you. Remember, if it's an emergency, dial 999.
If someone you know is being abused, or you have a concern that they may be, you should first make sure that they're safe if it's possible to do so. You should then report your concern. You can do this by calling Nottinghamshire County Council on 08449 80 80 80.
Remember, if it's an emergency, dial 999.
For more information visit http://www.safeguardingadultsnotts.org/
Children
If you are worried about the safety of a child you must contact:
Children and Young People's Department local office
Emergency duty team on tel: 0300 456 4546
Local police (in an emergency dial 999)
NSPCC helpline on tel: 0808 800 5000
When contacting Children's social care (previously Social Services) ask for the duty social worker for children.
If you are not sure whether a child is being abused you can discuss the circumstances with the Children and Young People's Department or someone else who works with children, such as a teacher, health visitor or the NSPCC.
All professionals who work with children have a responsibility to safeguard them and will know how to help.
For more information visit http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/nscb
Once a referral has been made to either adults’ or children’s services by a Supporting People provider a notification should also be sent to the Supporting People team.
Click here to see the process.
Reporting procedure for Supporting People Providers
All Safeguarding referrals made to Adult Social Care and Health or Children and Young People departments that involve Supporting People funded service users should also be reported to the Supporting People team.
Providers of services should use the documents below to assist with this process.
SR1 - Safeguarding Reporting Procedure
SR3 - Safeguarding Incident Report form
SR4 - Safeguarding Incident Report Outcome form
The Supporting People team is not the first point of call if you have a safeguarding concern and should only be contacted once the original referral has been made.
For information on how to report safeguarding concerns or incidents please go to: http://www.safeguardingadultsnotts.org
for incidents relating to vulnerable adults or http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/nscb
for incidents relating to children.
See documents below.
