Please visit our dedicated family, friends, and carers webpage if you are concerned about the safety or wellbeing of an adult with care and support needs, or if you would just like to know more about adult safeguarding and the work of the Safeguarding Adults Board.
Guidance for staff on the application of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice. Version: 2 Date published: September 2025 Review due: September 2028 Contents Introduction Your responsibilities What is mental capacity? Statutory principles Helping adults to make decisions Assessing capacit...
An introduction to the Safeguarding Adults Board, and a tour through the fundamentals of adult safeguarding in West Sussex. An introduction to the Safeguarding Adults Board Summary guidance: The Care Act (PDF, 251KB) Summary guidance: The Mental Capacity Act Sussex Safeguarding Adults Policy an...
Prevent is the safeguarding part of the UK’s Counter Terrorism strategy (CONTEST ) in place to safeguard vulnerable people from being coerced, influenced, manipulated, groomed or controlled into committing or supporting harm against themselves or others in the name of an extremist ideology. Often ...
When you’re working with adults with care and support needs in West Sussex, there are a number of schemes which you may need to be aware of, or which may be helpful for the adults you’re supporting. You can read about some of these, below. If you’d like us to include any other schemes that you’re ...
Contents Introduction The importance of a Think Family approach Think Family in practice Introduction We know that children and adults rarely live in isolation, and as such, it’s important that when we are working with children or adults we take an approach which takes into consideration the whol...
Version: 1 Date published: August 2024 Last review: November 2025 Review due: November 2028 Contents Role and function of the group Responsibilities of members Membership Quoracy Frequency of meetings Governance and administration Confidentiality statement Freedom of Information requests Appendix...
Version: 1 Published: November 2025 Review due: November 2028 Our sector learning briefing series Our sector learning briefing series has been produced to share learning from our reviews, including learning reviews and Safeguarding Adults Reviews. Each sector learning briefing is aimed at a diffe...
The Care Act 2014 states that Safeguarding Adult Boards have a statutory responsibility to arrange a Safeguarding Adult Review (SAR) when an adult dies as a result of abuse or neglect (whether known or suspected), where there is concern that partner agencies could have worked more effectively toge...
On this page you will find information about the Ann Craft Trust themes for Safeguarding Adults Week 2025, which took place from 17-21 November 2025. This year's theme was 'Prevention: Act before Abuse'. Change the conversation | Monday 17 November 2025 Prevention in practice | Tuesday 18 November...
Contents Suicide and the Care Act 2014 Risk factors Suicidal ideation and suicidal intent Accessing support Further reading and resources Disclaimer This guidance discusses suicide, including suicidal ideation and suicidal intent. Please ensure that you use your discretion when considering whethe...
