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Resources to support Making Safeguarding Personal
This suite of resources published by the Local Government Association is intended to support Safeguarding Adults Boards (SABs) and partners in developing and promoting Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP).
Community Care: Safeguarding audlts who have mental capacity: key principles
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 protects people who may not be able to make their own decisions. But what about those who can? Where does the right to choose stop and the duty of care start?
Brother held as a modern day slave
The sister of a man who hadn't been seen by his family for 26 years, tells her story as reported in the Guardian. His family thought that he was dead as there had been no sightings of him. He had in fact been held by a slavery gang, the Rooneys, in Lincolnshire, who targeted homeless men and those with learning disabilities.
Read the story here.
Safeguarding is a key governance priority for all charities, says charity regulator
Trustees should take steps to ensure no one who comes into contact with their charity suffers distress or harm, as well as safeguarding children and adults at risk, says the Charity Commission. The new Charity Commission's safeguarding strategy sets out clearly that trustees are ultimately responsible for preventing any harm to volunteers, staff or beneficiaries and safeguarding should be a key governance priority.
Any failure by trustees to manage safeguarding risks adequately is of serious regulatory concern to the Commission.
To help charities meet this requirement a revised version of the strategy, published on 6th December, sets out the reasonable steps charities should take to safeguard beneficiaries, especially those charities that work with at-risk and vulnerable adults or any children aged under 18.
Click here for: Policy paper Strategy for dealing with safeguarding issues in charities
