Safeguarding adults (adult protection) procedures
How can we help protect vulnerable adults?
The policy and procedures have been developed by a multi-agency group to ensure that there is a coherent and comprehensive approach to the protection of vulnerable adults. They follow the guidance laid down in "No Secrets" by the Department of Health (2000).
It is the responsibility of all workers to treat the abuse or potential abuse of vulnerable adults seriously, and to know about the policy and procedures and to abide by them where appropriate.
Every effort has been made to ensure that the policy and procedures are clear and easy to use. They apply equally to paid and unpaid workers.
If you have questions or queries about the policy and procedures, or anything else about adult abuse, contact your line manager. If staff and managers are in doubt as to whether this policy is applicable in any particular circumstance guidance should be sought from the Safeguarding Adults (Adult Protection) Team.
There are new guides for protecting adults in Croydon from abuse. These are multi-agency guides for frontline staff and volunteers. Download the guides below.
Response to consultation: review of the no secrets guidance
The Government response to the review of the no secrets guidance has been published on the department of health website, see associated links at the right of the page.
Contact Details
- Contact name
- Safeguarding Adults Team
- Department
- Adult Services and Housing
- Telephone
- 020 8726 6500
- SafeguardingAdults@croydon.gov.uk
- Address
- Taberner House
Park Lane
Croydon
CR9 1DH
- Contact name
- Adult Abuse Reporting Line
- Telephone
- 020 8760 5697
- Out of hours
- 020 8726 6500
- Contact name
- Community Safety Unit (Police)
- Telephone
- 020 8649 1850
- Address
- The Family Justice Centre
69 Park Lane
Croydon CR0 1JD
