Click here to subscribe to Sefton CVS Email Updates Menu Safeguarding Adults What is Safeguarding Adults? Safeguarding adults means preventing abuse and neglect, as well as promoting good practice in responding to concerns. It is about enabling adults to remain independent and to have choice in how they maintain their own health and wellbeing. Everyone has the right to live free from violence and abuse. That right is outlined in the Care Act 2014 which sets out the legal framework to protect adults at risk of abuse or neglect. The guidance is based on six principles: Empowerment Prevention Proportionality Protection Partnership Accountability Your service or organisation should have safeguards in place that: Protect adults at risk from harm and abuse Ensure staff and volunteers know what to do if they are worried Demonstrate that your organisation or service is responsible Policy and Procedures All organisations need to have their own safeguarding adults policy and procedure, or guidance. You can use this template to help create a policy for your organisation: Template Safeguarding Adults Policy Safeguarding Good Governance Checklist and Resources If your group or organisation works with adults, it may be necessary for paid staff and volunteers to undergo Disclosure and Barring checks. Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) DBS checks are designed to help organisations from the public, private and voluntary sectors to make safer recruitment decisions by identifying candidates who may be unsuitable for certain areas of work, especially those which may involve contact with children or members of society at risk of abuse. In our capacity as a DBS umbrella body, Sefton CVS offers access to the DBS to organisations within Sefton. We are able to help groups and organisations through the process of applying for a DBS check for staff and volunteers. Merseyside Safeguarding Adults Board Sefton CVS work closely with Sefton Councils Safeguarding Team and the Merseyside Adult Safeguarding Board. Merseyside Safeguarding Adults Board has a statutory responsibility to monitor and evaluate safeguarding procedures and practice, and to promote the welfare of adults who live in: Knowsley Liverpool Sefton Wirral Nigel Bellamy, Sefton CVS Deputy Chief Executive represents the VCF sector on this Merseyside Adults Safeguarding Board. This representation aims to ensure there is a voice for the VCF sector on the Board as well as ensuring information discussed at the Board is fed back to the community and voluntary sector. The Board website provides information on all aspects of safeguarding on Merseyside Sefton Council’s Safeguarding Adults Team is still the appropriate place to report safeguarding concerns to. Click here for more information Sefton CVS Safeguarding Training Mencap Safeguarding Adult e-Learning Protecting Vulnerable Adults” Level 1 to the Third Sector for just £7.50 per person (For further information, or to book onto the course, please contact Sefton CVS on 0151 920 0726 ext 202 or email training@seftoncvs.org.uk) Adult Safeguarding Training Adult Safeguarding Awareness Training is available through Sefton CVS. Please email training@seftoncvs.org.uk for more information More Information For further guidance contact; Jan Campbell Health and Wellbeing (Adult) Lead Email: jan.campbell@seftoncvs.org.uk Phone: 01704 501 024 Share this: Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Waterloo Office Suite 3B, 3rd Floor, North Wing Burlington House, Crosby Road North Waterloo, L22 0LG Tel: (0151) 920 0726 Monday - Friday / 9am - 5pm Southport Office Southport Community Centre Norwood Road Southport, PR8 6HQ Tel: 01704 517810 Monday - Friday / 9am - 5pm Sefton Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) Registered Charity No. 1024546. Registered in England, Company Ltd. by Guarantee No. 2832920. ACCESSIBILITY All the information on this website is available in alternative formats including alternative languages, large print and audio format. Privacy Notice NHS Opt-Out Notice 2021 Website Powered by WordPress.com. Follow