In this essay I will be outlining key legislation and regulations which govern safeguarding adults work, outlining working strategies and types of abuse procedures used in health and social care to reduce the risk of abuse.

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Cherelle Squire         safeguarding adults and promoting independence         Unit 11 P4,P5,M2

In this essay I will be outlining key legislation and regulations which govern safeguarding adults work, outlining working strategies and types of abuse procedures used in health and social care to reduce the risk of abuse. Also I will be describing legislation and regulations, working strategies and procedures used in health and social care to reduce the risk of two types of abuse.

Relevant legislation and regulations  

There is a law that has been passed by authority such as, parliament. The people that have to benefit from this legislation and policies are vulnerable individual.

The European convention and human rights and fundamental freedom 1950 and the human rights act 1998 spelt out the basic rights of all humans and regardless of their condition or situation.

The anti-discrimination act- equal pay act, sex discrimination and the age discrimination act, all of this play apart in the abuse that occurs as a result of discrimination.

 

This list replaced the POVA list that had previously been in place since 2004. It lists people who have been barred from working with vulnerable adults. It splits them into two categories, these people who are automatically barred because they offer a risk of threat and these who offer a very probable risk of harm.

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The car standards tribunal appeals against such an automatic bans but it can only consider points of law or findings of fact.

Employers and providers of services must check a person’s state before employing them. These checks will involve the adult barred list, criminal records bureau checks and the good practice of taking appropriate references from previous employers.

The role of the criminal records bureau

People wanting a job in health or care setting will have to fill out a form for a CRB check as it is essential within the care setting.  In October 2009 they ...

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