This part of the website covers procedures for safeguarding people with learning disabilities against risk of harm, harassment and abuse. Also included is guidance about recording information effectively and legally, as well as procedures for monitoring levels of harassment.  

These pages will be of particular interest to practitioners with statutory responsibility of care towards people with learning disabilities, as well as those looking for overall guidance on safeguarding structure and procedure.

Guidance on practical support and protection can be found in the Support for victims and witnesses pages.

See examples of good safeguarding practice 

• Policy Introduction Important policy underpinning safeguarding vulnerable adults.
• Safeguarding procedures Introduction to inter-agency safeguarding procedure.
• Risk assessment The key aims and stages of effective risk assessment.
• Recognising different types of cruelty Common indicators of distress, mistreatment or abuse.
• Raising an alert What to consider when passing concerns on to the relevant services and managers.
• Recording and sharing information Making an initial record of an incident and storing or sharing information effectively and legally.
• Referral and strategy meeting Passing a case on to a referral point and conducting inter-agency strategy meetings
• Investigation What to consider during an investigation and what to include in an investigation report
• Case conference and protection plan What happens at an inter-agency case conference 
• Review of the protection plan What to consider when reviewing a protection plan