Resource Library
“Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults – A Shared Responsibility”
“Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults – A Shared Responsibility” was commissioned by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, and developed by Volunteer Now in association with representatives of statutory, voluntary, community and independent health care provider organisations. It sets out eight key safeguarding standards, criteria to achieve those standards and includes useful resources.
- The Guidance document is available to download from the Volunteer Now website
Adult Safeguarding in Northern Ireland – New Regional and Local Partnership Arrangements – March 2010
New adult safeguarding partnership arrangements are being put in place in Northern Ireland under guidance issued by DHSSPS in March 2010 following a process of targeted consultation.
A regional body, the Northern Ireland Adult Safeguarding Partnership (NIASP) and five Local Adult Safeguarding Partnerships (LASPs) will be established by the end of 2010. The NIASP and LASPs have inter-sectoral, inter-agency and multi-disciplinary representation. The HSC Board, working with the five HSC Trusts, are leading on implementation of the new arrangements.
Key documents are available to download below:
- Adult Safeguarding in Northern Ireland – Regional and Local Partnership Arrangements (PDF 243KB)
- Cover Letter from the Permanent Secretary (PDF 171KB)
- Government Response to consultation (PDF 163KB)
Adult Abuse Awareness Leaflets – August 2009
In 2009 the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) and the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) published awareness leaflets to highlight abuse of vulnerable adults which occurs in many different forms in our society. Two different leaflets have been published. One of the leaflets contains guidance for members of the public and the other contains guidance for staff working with vulnerable adults.
The leaflets are available in hardcopy and electronic formats and are available to download from the nidirect web site:
