Prevent
Prevent is about safeguarding people and communities from the threat of terrorism. Prevent is 1 of the 4 elements of CONTEST, the Government’s counter-terrorism strategy. It aims to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.
Film Links
A selection of videos on some safeguarding topics.
Recent Legislation and Reports
The term ‘adult at risk’ has replaced ‘vulnerable adult’. The term ‘adult at risk‘ is detailed in the new Care Act 2014 and focuses on the situation causing the risk, rather than the characteristics of the adult concerned. Safeguarding duties apply to any adult (18 years and over) who meet the following criteria:
Physical abuse - This can include assault, hitting, slapping, pushing, and misuse of medication, restraint or inappropriate physical sanctions.
Domestic violence - Including psychological, physical, sexual, financial, emotional abuse; so called ‘honour’ based violence.
In 2013, the Home Office announced changes to the definition of domestic abuse:
Age range extended down to 16.
Sexual abuse - including rape, indecent exposure, sexual harassment, inappropriate looking or touching, sexual teasing or innuendo, sexual photography, subjection to pornography or witnessing sexual acts, indecent exposure and sexual assault or sexual acts to which the adult has not consented or was pressured into consenting.
Psychological abuse
Including emotional abuse, threats of harm or abandonment, deprivation of contact, humiliation, blaming, controlling, intimidation, coercion, harassment, verbal abuse, cyber bullying, isolation or unreasonable and unjustified withdrawal of services or supportive networks
Financial or material abuse
Including theft, fraud, internet scamming, coercion in relation to an adult’s financial affairs or arrangements, including in connection with wills, property, inheritance or financial transactions, or the misuse or misappropriation of property, possessions or benefits
Modern slavery
Difference between smuggling and trafficking: Trafficking is further exploitation after movement.
Very often vulnerable males are preyed on at homeless shelters, soup kitchens, job centres. Slaves are kept by some travelling communities they are sold between families; they are made to work in Tarmacking/paving and general building.
Nail bars – recruit vulnerable young women, who are further exploited
Large Agencies supply exploited staff to factories, agriculture, fishing, cleaning teams and care homes. Very often they do not receive any wages.
Hand Car Washes – look for people wearing inappropriate clothes for cold wet weather, do they handle the money, can they speak English, how do they arrive and leave
Domestic Servitude Wealthy families who bring in their own servants from abroad, invisible to our authorities. Kept for years without documents or means to leave
Personal documents passports etc removed, bank accounts set up; benefit fraud, claimants never see any of the money
Visit www.unchosen.org.uk for further information and access to films.
Discriminatory abuse
including forms of harassment, slurs or similar treatment; because of race, gender and gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
A hate crime is any criminal offence that is motivated by hostility or prejudice based upon the victim's:
Organisational abuse
including neglect and poor care practice within an institution or specific care setting such as a hospital or care home, for example, or in relation to care provided in one’s own home. This may range from one off incidents to on-going ill-treatment. It can be through neglect or poor professional practice as a result of the structure, policies, processes and practices within an organisation.
Neglect and acts of omission
including ignoring medical, emotional or physical care needs, failure to provide access to appropriate health, care and support or educational services, the withholding of the necessities of life, such as medication, adequate nutrition and heating.
Medication errors where the patient has incurred harm will be classified as a safeguarding concern. Likewise medication incidents where the patient has not necessarily incurred harm but the perpetrator is the same member of staff for multiple incidents will be classified as a safeguarding concern.
Grade 3 and 4 pressure ulcer ulcers are considered in this context if elements of essential care are found to be omitted.
The Mental Capacity Act created the criminal offences of ill-treatment and wilful neglect in respect of people who lack the ability to make decisions. These offences can be committed by anyone responsible for that persons care and support. (Care Act – section 14 - 14.48).
Self neglect
this covers a wide range of behaviour neglecting to care for one’s personal hygiene, health or surroundings and includes behaviour such as hoarding.
Trust staff will be expected to work sensitively with the patient, identifying care and social needs, offering comprehensive discharge planning with multi-professionals, taking care to respect the patient’s lifestyle and wishes