Independent report

Revisiting safeguarding practice

A joint, independent briefing setting out the importance of practice principles integral to safeguarding adults. This is to make sure statutory responses are informed by a consistent person-centred approach.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 28 January 2022
• Last updated: 31 March 2022
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  1. 31 March 2022

     Updated to include the latest links to Local Government Association publications on COVID-19 adult safeguarding, adult safeguarding and homelessness, and safeguarding people in ‘closed’ environments. Also added HTML version.

  2. 28 January 2022

     First published.

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This briefing is for social workers and other safeguarding practitioners working in adult social care who are involved in safeguarding. It sets out the roles and responsibilities in relation to adult safeguarding in local authorities, including the statutory duties social workers and others with delegated responsibilities are expected to fulfil.

This briefing also covers:

• the importance of maintaining consistent good practice principles

• the application of our duties under the care act, with a focus on adult safeguarding