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An inspection of the Home Office’s approach to the identification and safeguarding of vulnerable adults: February-May 2018
- Author:
- BOLT David
- Publisher:
- Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 60
- Place of publication:
- London
The report of an inspection to look at how well the Home Office’s Borders, Immigration and Citizenship System (BICS) recognises and responds to the needs of vulnerable individuals. Specifically, it looks at how they identify vulnerable adults during encounters with non-detained migrants; how they are trained, supported and managed to understand and carry out their safeguarding responsibilities towards vulnerable adults; how they record information about vulnerable adults on Home Office systems and how and when they pass on vulnerable adults internally to another Home Office unit or to another relevant agency. The report makes four recommendations: review the progress made since the presentation on vulnerability and safeguarding to the BICS Board in May 2017, and update the BICS Board and then the Home Office Board before the end of 2018, producing a detailed Programme Plan; reach out to adult social services, the police, the NHS, and any other agencies with direct experience of identifying and responding to vulnerable individuals, including relevant NGOs; spell out for BICS staff, in practical terms (with examples) as well as in law, what their ‘duty of care’ is; ensure that the Border Force, UKVI, Immigration Enforcement risk registers are fully aligned with regard to the goal of “Protecting Vulnerable People and Communities” and that the mitigating actions are designed to reduce the risk from “Red”. (Edited publisher abstract)
Protecting vulnerable adults in Singapore: the creation of the Vulnerable Adults Act 2018
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, CHEN Joanne Liming
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 23(1), 2021, pp.32-44.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyse the development and content of the Vulnerable Adults Act 2018 (hereafter “the Act”) in Singapore. It reports the parliamentary processes and deliberations. Design/methodology/approach: A synthesis of publicly available research, policy documents, parliamentary debate, media reports and commentary. Findings: The paper sets the Act’s development and aims in Singapore’s social and legal contexts. It notes the interface with other legislation and the focus of the Act on community and family abuse and neglect. Research limitations/implications: The paper suggests some areas for research including how the Act is used and its impact and also points to areas where the Act does not apply. Practical implications: The paper outlines new professional powers and responsibilities and the role of government and community-based organisations. Originality/value: This paper provides an early account of the genesis and aims of the new legislation, its powers and administration. Also, international comparisons are drawn. (Edited publisher abstract)
Report of the Protection of Vulnerable Adults Project Board
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government. Protection of Vulnerable Adults Project Board
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 33p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
The Protection of Vulnerable Adults Project Board was established in February 2008 to review the Assembly Government’s adult protection policies and guidance. This report sets out recommendations for the Deputy Minister concerning the areas of service which it has examined so far and makes suggestions as to how existing adult protection arrangements in Wales should be strengthened, to ensure that they remain appropriate and robust. In making these recommendations the Board was aware of the impact of the current financial situation on the availability of resources to implement these recommendations. It has taken the approach of recommending what is needed to ensure robust arrangements for the protection of vulnerable adults in Wales. It is then left up to policy makers to determine the extent to which these recommendations can be taken forward within the constraints of the available resources. The report makes 2 overarching recommendations: to review the need for further legislation in the field of adult protection; and to replace the ‘In Safe Hands’ guidance. These are supported by a range of supporting recommendations.
Protection of vulnerable adults (POVA) scheme: record retention and disposal policy
- Author:
- MCDAID Michelle
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 23p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Protection of Vulnerable Adults (PoVA) scheme of the Care Standards Act 2000 was implemented on a phased basis from July 2004. Except for a number of legacy cases, the PoVA provisions have been repealed and replaced by a new scheme introduced by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, with arrangements being made for the transfer of PoVA case files to the new system. This document sets out Department of Health policy on record retention and disposal relating to the PoVA scheme referral case files.
The Government's annual report on learning disability 2005: valuing people: making things better
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 54p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Government has to give Parliament a report on learning disability each year. This is the third report since Valuing People
Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004: information guide
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scoltand. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The purpose of this booklet is to provide practitioners with a brief guide to the vulnerable witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 and information about how it is being implemented.
Welfare conditionality, benefit sanctions and homelessness in the UK: ending the 'something for nothing culture' or punishing the poor?
- Author:
- REEVE Kesia
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 25(1), 2017, pp.65-78.
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
In 2012 the UK government introduced the harshest regime of conditionality and sanctions in the history of the benefits system. The government insists sanctions are not punitive, but critics call this into question. In particular, the regime has been charged with disproportionately affecting vulnerable people. Based on a survey and qualitative interviews with homeless people, this paper shows that homeless people are disproportionately sanctioned, and argues that it is difficult to see the regime as anything but punishment – punishment not for refusing to participate in the labour market, but for being unable to do so through homelessness, poverty and ill-health. (Publisher abstract)
Joint strategic needs assessment and housing: report of a study on the South East region
- Author:
- EDWARDS Margaret
- Publisher:
- DH Care Networks. Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 22p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Based on a study of documents produced in the South East region as part of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) process, this report examines the extent to which housing needs are covered within the JSNAs produced during 2008. A JSNA is a process that “identifies current and future health and wellbeing needs in the light of existing services and informs future service planning”. The 2008 assessments included information about housing tenure, overcrowding, heating, unfit housing and homeless people, and in several cases these aspects were cross-referenced to age, geographical; location, ethnicity and deprivation.
The Scottish adult support and protection legal framework
- Author:
- MACKAY Kathryn
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 10(4), November 2008, pp.25-36.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Scotland now has three key statutes that provide a legal framework for the support and protection of adults at risk of harm; Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act (2000), Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act (2003) and Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act (2007). This article provides details of the 2007 act and highlights its interaction with the other two. The author argues that an effective adult support and protection strategy will need to address all three acts. A pyramid of intervention is used to explain the increasing levels of intervention that are not available in Scotland. The article also highlights how Scotland continues to diverge from the rest of the UK. It argues that comparative studies within the UK as well as the wider world, using tools such as the pyramid, could improve our understanding of this important and rapidly changing area of law.
New abuse laws in Scotland
- Author:
- BRAMMER Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 8(4), December 2006, pp.39-43.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The Scottish Parliament is currently considering new legislation in the form of the adult support and protection (Scotland) bill. The principle aim of the bill is to introduce protective measures to respond to cases where adults at risk are abused. This article outlines key elements of the bill.