4 Local Safeguarding Adults Boards (4LSAB)
The Safeguarding Adults Boards for:
Advocacy
An advocate helps people say what they want, secure their rights, represent their interests and obtain services they need. Advocacy support can be provided informally by family or friends, or formally through advocacy organisations. Our advocacy services are delivered on the Isle of Wight by SWAN (South West Advocacy Network):
Online: SWAN
Email: IoW@swanadvocacy.org.uk
Phone: 03333 447928
Care Act 2014
Came into force in April 2015 and significantly reformed the law relating to care and support for adults and carers. This legislation contains a number of provisions about safeguarding adults at risk from abuse or neglect. Clauses 42-45 of the Care Act provide the statutory framework for protecting adults from abuse and neglect.
Coercion and Control
Controlling or coercive behaviour is a range of acts designed to make a person subordinate and / or dependent by isolating them from sources of support, depriving them of the means needed for independence, resistance and escape and regulating their everyday behaviour. Section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 has created an offence in relation to coercive control within domestic abuse and sets out the importance of recognising the harm and cumulative impact on the victim caused by these patterns of behaviour.
The Research in Practice for Adults website contains a range of resources to support health and social care practitioners in working with situations involving coercive control.
County Lines
County Lines is the police term for groups who are supplying drugs to suburban areas and market and coastal towns using dedicated mobile phone lines or ‘deal lines’. It can involve child criminal exploitation and using adults who are vulnerable to move drugs and money. More information on County Lines can be found in the Home Office guidance.
Cuckooing
This is a form of crime in which drug dealers take over the home of a vulnerable person in order to use it as a base for criminal activity. Organised criminal groups are increasingly targeting adults with care and support needs in this way and the level of coercion and control involved with cuckooing often leaves the victims with little choice but to cooperate with the perpetrators.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
The DBS helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable children and adults. Take a look at the associated link for further information about the DBS, including guidance on how to make referrals. This government guidance provides further information relating to the role of the DBS, including how to make referrals.
Hate Crime
This is defined as any crime that is perceived by the victim, or other person, to be racist, homophobic, transphobic or due to a person’s religion, belief, gender identity or disability. The Victim Support website contains more information about hate crime, including how to report it and how to access help and support.
Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA)
IMCA’s were established by the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and offer legal safeguards for people who lack the capacity to make specific important decisions, such as regarding where to live or about serious medical treatment. IMCAs are mainly instructed to represent people who do not have access to suitable representation from their family or friends.
The IMCA service for the Isle of Wight is provided by SWAN (South West Advocacy Network)
Local Safeguarding Adults Board (LSAB)
a statutory, multi-organisation partnership committee, coordinated by the local authority, which gives strategic leadership for adult safeguarding, across the local authority. A SAB has the remit of agreeing objectives, setting priorities and coordinating the strategic development of adult safeguarding across its area.
Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC)
a meeting where information is shared on the highest risk domestic abuse cases between representatives of local police, probation, health, child protection, housing practitioners, Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs) and other specialists from the statutory and voluntary sectors.
After sharing all relevant information about a victim, representatives discuss options for increasing safety for the victim and turn these options into a co-ordinated action plan. The primary focus of the MARAC is to safeguard the adult victim.
MARM (Multi-Agency Risk Management)
MARM is an approach to managing cases relating to adults where there is a high level of risk, but the circumstances may sit outside of the statutory Adult Safeguarding framework and for which a multi-agency approach would be beneficial. The approach is key in prevention and early intervention when working with complex individuals.
Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR)
a statutory review commissioned by the Safeguarding Adults Board in response to the death or serious harm of an adult with needs of care and support (regardless of whether or not the person was in receipt of services) and it is believed abuse or neglect was a factor. The process aims to identify learning in order to improve future practice and partnership working.
Prevent
Prevent is a key part of the government’s counter-terrorism strategy. Its aim is to stop people becoming terrorists, or supporting terrorism, including preventing the exploitation of susceptible people who are at risk of being drawn into violent extremism by radicalisation. The Prevent duty guidance provides more information regarding the strategy.
Safeguarding concern
When someone has reasonable cause to suspect that an adult with care and support needs, who is unable to protect themselves because of those needs, is experiencing or is at risk of abuse or neglect.
Safeguarding enquiry
The action taken or instigated by the local authority in response to a concern that abuse, or neglect may be taking place. An enquiry can range from a conversation with the adult to a more formal multi-agency plan or course of action.
Stalking and Harassment
Stalking refers to unwanted, persistent or obsessive attention by an individual or group towards another person causing fear, anxiety, emotional or psychological distress
Harassment can include repeated attempts to impose unwanted communications and contact upon a victim in a manner which causes fear or distress to the victim. Stalking and harassment behaviours may include nuisance telephone calls, sending excessive emails, following the person or spying on them and making death threats.