Safeguarding Adults

See: Identifying and Reporting Abuse and Neglect, which is part of the larger Care Act 2014 resource.

Adults

Please raise a concern about an adult using the electronic forms on the council website: Adult Abuse.

If you are concerned that an adult is in imminent danger from abuse or neglect, or that a criminal act has taken place you should contact the police by dialing 999.

Children

Please raise a concern about a child using the electronic forms on the Brighter Futures for Children website: Report concerns about a child.

If you are concerned that a child is in imminent danger from abuse or neglect, or that a criminal act has taken place you should contact the police by dialing 999.

The multi-agency safeguarding procedures set out specifically how the Local Authority works with other organisations in the area, such as the police and the ICB to fulfil the requirements of the Care Act, including how they:

1. Prevent and protect adults at risk from abuse;
2. Empower and support adults to make their own choices;
3. Investigate actual (or suspected) abuse or neglect; and
4. Support adults who are at risk of, or experiencing abuse or neglect.

See: Berkshire Safeguarding Adults - Berkshire Policies & Procedures for Safeguarding Adults.

A range of other guidance can be found in the ‘Practitioners’ area of the West of Berkshire Safeguarding Adults Board website.

Additional resources are also available in the Local Resource area.