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| Direct payments : freedom from abuse? | | Author(s) | Phil Madden |
| Journal title | The Journal of Adult Protection, vol 8, no 4, December 2006 |
| Pages | p 32 |
| Source | Website: http://www.pavpub.com |
| Keywords | Social security benefits ; Government administration ; Administration of care ; Elder abuse. |
| Annotation | While direct payments and individualised budgets have the potential to empower the service user, there is an increasing awareness of how vulnerable people might be abused when using the services obtained through direct payments. The problem identified by Phil Madden is that service provider organisations are not necessarily free from abuse. It is therefore important that such services use Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and POVA list staff checks in order to prevent abuse. Greater understanding is needed of why abuse occurs, and how to prevent and contain it, which applies to all service models. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070131235 A |
| Classmark | JH: VK: Q: QNT |
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