National policies, practice guidance and resources
Read more practice resources and guidance about:
- general safeguarding practice
- dementia
- domestic violence
- forced marriage
- scams
- modern slavery
- county lines
- prevent
- channel
- homelessness
- Female Genital Mutiliation (FGM)
- pressure ulcers
- substance misuse
- sexual exploitation
- violence against women and girls
- Safeguarding Adults Review
- transitional safeguarding
General safeguarding practice
- Local Government Association safeguarding development
- discriminatory abuse self-assessment tool
- understanding what constitutes a safeguarding concern
- making decisions on the duty to carry out safeguarding enquiries
- gaining access to an adult suspected to be at risk of abuse or neglect
- safeguarding adults: types and indicators of abuse
- safeguarding adults in care homes: Guideline NG189
- creating a safeguarding culture: guidance for care home managers
- safeguarding people in closed environments (.pdf)
Dementia
Domestic violence
- Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme
- DASH Risk Identification, Assessment and Management Model
- adults safeguarding and domestic abuse: a guide to support practitioners and managers
- toolkit for working with male victims of domestic abuse
Forced marriage
Scams
- financial scamming and fraud (.pdf)
- cyber fraud and scamming (.pdf)
- financial scamming: defining terms (.pdf)
- scams: the power of persuasive language (.pdf)
- spotting, avoiding and reporting scams (.pdf)
Modern slavery
County lines
Prevent
Channel
Homelessness
- adult safeguarding and homelessness: a briefing on positive practice
- adult safeguarding and homelessness: experience informed practice (.pdf)
Female Genital Mutiliation (FGM)
Pressure ulcers
Substance misuse
- learning from tragedies
- safeguarding vulnerable dependent drinkers (.pdf)
- how to use legal powers to safeguard highly vulnerable dependent drinkers
Sexual exploitation
Violence against women and girls
Safeguarding Adults Review
- National SAR Quality Markers guidance (.pdf)
- National SAR library
- National Analysis of Safeguarding Adult Reviews
- SARs in rapid time