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Parliamentary arguments on powers of access
— the Care Bill debates | | Author(s) | Jill Manthorpe, Stephen Martineau, Caroline Norrie, Martin Stevens |
| Journal title | Journal of Adult Protection, vol 18, no 6, 2016 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2016 |
| Pages | pp 318-328 |
| Source | www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/jap.htm |
| Keywords | At risk ; Protection [vulnerable adults] ; Social work ; Social policy ; Law ; Qualitative Studies ; England. |
| Annotation | Opinion is divided on whether a new power of entry should be introduced for social workers in cases where individuals seem to be hindering safeguarding enquiries for community-dwelling adults at risk in England who have decision-making capacity. The authors investigated the prevalence and circumstances of situations where access to an adult at risk is denied or difficult and what helps those in practice. Their study consists of a literature review, a survey of adult safeguarding managers, and interviews with social care staff in three case studies of local authorities. As part of the contextual literature review, they located and analysed transcripts of Parliamentary debates available online on the subject, supplemented by other materials that were referenced in speeches. They describe the content of debates on the risks and benefits of a new right to access for social workers and the role of parliamentary champions who determinedly pursued this policy, putting forward three unsuccessful amendments in efforts to insert such a new power into the Care Act 2014. There are limits to a focus on parliamentary reports, and the limits of Hansard reporting are small but need to be acknowledged. However, adult safeguarding research has surprisingly not undertaken substantial analyses of political rhetoric, despite the public theatre of the debate and the importance of legislative initiatives and monitoring. This paper adds to the history of adult safeguarding in England. It also offers insight into politicians' views on what is known or unknown about the prevalence and circumstances of the problems with gaining access to adults with capacity where there are safeguarding concerns; also politicians' views on the merits or hazards of a power of access. This study is funded by the Department of Health's Policy Research Programme. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170120240 A |
| Classmark | CA3: CA3G: IG: TM2: VR: 3DP: 82 |
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