Legislation, National Guidance & Toolkits - Safeguarding Adults Executive Board

This section contains some useful links to national guidance resources to inform and support good practice in adult safeguarding. Please also see our separate page on this website for Making Safeguarding Personal resources.

Adult Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse: A Guide to Support Practitioners and Managers
Coercive Control
Modern Slavery Awareness Booklet
Modern Slavery Statutory Guidance for England and Wales (pdf)
Safeguarding Women and Girls at Risk of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Department of Health and Social Care: Safeguarding Adults Protocol for Pressure Ulcers (pdf)
SCIE: Gaining Access to an Adult Suspected to be at Risk of Neglect or Abuse (pdf)
Forced Marriage (pdf)
Office of Public Guardian Safeguarding Policy
Prevent Duty Guidance
SCIE: Prevention in Adult Safeguarding (pdf)

Safeguarding Adults in Care Homes
Domestic Violence and Abuse: Multi-Agency Working
Violent and Aggressive Behaviours in People with Mental Health Problems
Falls in Older People: Assessing Risk and Prevention

Quick Links

London Multi-Agency Adult Safeguarding Policy and Procedures (pdf)

Safeguarding, Mental Capacity and DoLs

Care Act 2014 – care and support guidance

Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice

Social Care Institute for Excellence – safeguarding adults

Research in Practice for Adults

Skills for Care

LGA Must Know Adults: Safeguarding