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At Practical Safeguarding Solutions we understand the challenges you face trying to negotiate the multitude of law, policy and guidance to keep people safe. This is our attempt to pull some of those resources together for you.

If you think we have missed anything or you like to see more on a particular area please do get in touch with us, we'd love to hear from you!

Helpful information

Safeguarding Adults at Risk

Care Act 2014 (legislation.gov.uk)

Care and support statutory guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Human Rights Act 1998 (legislation.gov.uk)

Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (legislation.gov.uk)

Modern Slavery Act 2015 (legislation.gov.uk)

Safeguarding Children

Children Act 2004 (legislation.gov.uk)

Working together to safeguard children - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 (legislation.gov.uk)

What is Child Abuse & How to Keep Your Child Protected | NSPCC

Mental Capacity

Mental Capacity Act 2005 (legislation.gov.uk)

Deprivation of liberty safeguards: resources - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) at a glance - SCIE

Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) in social work: learning resources - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Knowledge

"understanding of or information about a subject that you get by experience or study, either known by one person or by people generally" (Cambridge Dictionary, 2024)

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