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Protection of vulnerable adults: monitoring report 2006-2007
- Author:
- CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES INSPECTORATE WALES
- Publisher:
- Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
The report identifies the continuing increase in the number of adult protection referrals and the workload associated with this. It is likely that this reflects in significant part the increased awareness of staff working with vulnerable adults (and their concerned families). Another key finding of the report is that the largest number of referrals across Wales over a number of years are consistently for older people, followed by those for people with learning disabilities.
Mental Capacity Act 2005 deprivation of liberty safeguards: monitoring report on the first year of operation 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010
- Author:
- CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES INSPECTORATE WALES
- Publisher:
- Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 30p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
The Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards provide a legal framework that protects people living in care homes who are vulnerable because of mental disorder and problems with their mental capacity. Under the Safeguards, people can only be deprived of their liberty when there is no other way to safely care for them and an assessment has been made of their best interests. The Safeguards were implemented on 1 April 2009, and this report is the first annual monitoring report from Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW). It identifies the way the Safeguards have been implemented in social care settings and considers the main issues this has raised. The findings show that the number of requests for authorisations has been lower than anticipated. The variations in usage and level of usage suggest that a better understanding of the Safeguards is needed. The report concludes that a great deal has been achieved in the first year, and some clarity has developed around the benefits the safeguards can bring to individuals. However, to protect individual’s human rights adequately the Safeguards must be well known, well understood and embedded into social care practice.