Resources
Adult Safeguarding
The Care Act 2014 requires the local authority, its relevant partners and those providing universal care and support services, to have clear policies for dealing with allegations against people in positions of trust i.e. anyone working in either a paid or unpaid capacity with adults with care and support needs. The people in position of trusts (PIPOTS) may be people who are employed and work with or voluntarily undertake activity with adults or children (for example where an employee/worker/volunteer has been accused of the abuse or neglect of an adult with care and support needs. The Framework can be found on our Berkshire Safeguarding Adults Policy and Procedure website here.
Thames Valley Police, have created a video to assist professionals to be mindful of those rare cases of where members of TVP abuse their positions by forming improper relationships. The video can be found here.
On the 22nd October 2020, Thames Valley Police, Counter Corruption Unit, hosted a virtual event on Abuse of Position the presentation can be found here.
Before Raising a Safeguarding Concern
In an emergency call 999. If you think there has been a crime but it is not an emergency, call the Police on 101. Before raising a safeguarding adult concern, please work through the following flow chart to ensure that this is the correct referral route. If after working through the flowchart you are not sure, speak to your line manager for support or the relevant Local Authority for advice and support. If a report is made to the Police and safeguarding criteria is met a safeguarding concern must also be raised.