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Safeguarding adults
— a consultation on the review of the 'No secrets' guidance | | Corporate Author | Department of Health - DH; Home Office; Ministry of Justice |
| Publisher | Department of Health, London, 16 October 2008 |
| Pages | 66 pp (Ref: 290862) |
| Source | Download link at: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Liveconsulta... DH Publications Orderline, PO Box, 777, London SE1 6XH. E-mail: dh@prolog.uk.com Tel 0300 123 1002. |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Services ; Rights [elderly] ; Management [care] ; Policy ; Social policy ; Government publications. |
| Annotation | In 2002, the Department of Health (DH) and the Home Office issued joint guidance on keeping adults safe from abuse, called 'No secrets', the focus of which was adult protection. This consultation asks how that guidance needs to be changed and developed, and/or whether new legislation is needed: what would make a difference to making safeguarding more effective? The document describes the main messages about 'No secrets'. It looks at the policy context of personalisation, community empowerment and access to criminal justice for all; and examines issues of leadership, prevention and outcomes. It asks what aspects of safeguarding can be built into personalisation, health services, community empowerment, housing responsibilities, and access to the justice system. Views are sought on whether the 'No secrets' definition of a "vulnerable adult" should be revised; also whether the word "abuse" is always useful, or should "harm" or "crime" be used instead. The consultation seeks responses by 31 January 2009 (email: nosecretsreview@dh.gsi.gov.uk or by post to Lucy Bonnerjea, Department of Health, Wellington House,. 133-155 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8UG. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-081016001 E |
| Classmark | QNT: I: IKR: QA: QAD: TM2: 6OA |
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