Adult safeguarding resources
For professionals working with adults at risk.
Policies, procedures, guidance and strategy
- London multi-agency policy and procedures
- Self-neglect and hoarding guidance
- Matricide and patricide
- Safeguarding is everyone's business
- Pressure ulcers: how to safeguard adults on GOV.UK
- Electric hoist daily checks
- Creating a safeguarding culture
- SWL Inter-agency Adult Safeguarding Protocol - Medication Errors, Falls and Pressure Ulcers
- Resources for safeguarding adults on Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
Safeguarding Legislation
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 on GOV.UK
- Mental Capacity Act on GOV.UK
- Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice on GOV.UK
- Practice guidance on the involvement of Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCAs) on SCIE.org
7 Minute Briefings
Kingston’s Safeguarding Adults Board’s Seven Minute Briefings (7MB) allow managers to deliver short, memorable briefings to staff on key topics. They can also be used for reflective discussion with practitioners.
Our briefings will be a mixture of new information or a reminder of basic information with a challenge for teams to think about the application to practice within their teams. Team leaders are expected to present briefings regularly to their staff. Partners and subgroups are encouraged to draft a briefing and submit it for publication.
We encourage all agencies to record or evidence how they have used them on the 7MB action plan.
Download 7 Minute Briefings:
- London Fire Brigade 7MB and London Fire Brigade Checklist on GOV.UK
- Domestic Violence 7MB
- Clare's Law 7MB
- Think Family! 7MB
- Cuckooing 7MB
- Adult Safeguarding Awareness (Public) 7MB
- Adult Safeguarding Awareness (Voluntary) 7MB
- Scams 7MB
- Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) 7MB
- Applying the SAFER Guidance when making a Referral to the LA 7MB
- Police and Safeguarding 6MB
- Predatory Marriage 7MB
Advice for the public
- The Little Book of Big Scams from the Metropolitan Police
- WhatsApp account compromise scam
- Advice on staying safe online from our community safety team