This page provides some interesting information about adult support and protection and will be kept updated with new documents and links.
Legislation
- Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004
- Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007
- Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007
- Adult with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000
- Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
Enquiries and reports
| Case | Source of information |
|---|---|
| Sharon Greenop - South Ayrshire (2019) | South Ayrshire Independent Case Review (CSR) Report |
| Child R - East Lothian & Midlothian (2019) | East Lothian and Midlothian Public Protection Committee Significant Case Review |
| Judy Benn - Cumbria - August 2018 | A Cumbria Partnership - Safeguarding Adults at Risk |
| Ruth Mitchell - Plymouth - August 2018 | Plymouth Safeguarding Adults Board - Safeguarding Adult Review |
| Miss A - North Lanarkshire Significant case review (May 2016) | |
| Mrs Ash - Glasgow Significant case review (March 2017) | Glasgow Adult Protection Committee case review |
Local multi-agency protocols
- Tayside Practitioner’s Guidance: Alcohol And Safeguarding
- Tayside Practitioners' Guidance: Chronologies
- Female Genital Mutilation Protocol
- Forced Marriage Protocol
- Honour Based Violence Protocol
- ASP Revised Code of Practice 2008
- AAPC Chronology Template
- AAPC Tayside Practitioners' Guidance; Information Sharing, Confidentiality and Consent
- AAPC Initial and Significant Case Review Guidance
- Multi-Agency Adult Support and Protection Protocol 2020
- Tayside Practitioners' Guidance: Professional curiosity
- Tayside Practitioners' Guidance: Resolution and escalation arrangements
- COVID-19 National Adult Support and Protection Guidance
- Tayside Practitioners' Guidance: Self Neglect and Hoarding Protocol and Toolkit
- Adult Protection Early Screening Group Protocol and Procedures
- Tenancy inspection protocol
Reports for good practice guidance
- MWC Consenting Adults
- MWC Rights and Risks
- MWC Missed Opportunities
- MWC Powers of Attorney
- MWC Hidden Surveillance
- Adults with Incapacity - Communication and Assessing Capacity' [163Kb]
- Adults with Incapacity - Sexual Relationships and the Criminal Law', MWC 2016
- Deprivation of liberty advice note', MWC 2015
- Alcohol related Brain damage
- Decisions about technology
- Use of seclusion
- Young people with Borderline Personality Disorder
Web links to our partners
- Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (informally known as the Care Inspectorate)
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Police Scotland (the Child Protection page contains some useful information about Public Protection Units).
- Angus Independent Advocacy
- Angus Violence against Women Partnership
- Action on Elder Abuse
- Scottish Government - Codes Of Practice
- Office of the Public Guardian