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Jake's justice
- Authors:
- SUNNY ARTS, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- Practitioner Alliance Against Abuse of Vulnerable Adults
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- DVD
- Place of publication:
- Ryde
This film is about the sexual abuse of a man with learning disabilities in a care home. The events portrayed in the film highlight the importance of responding quickly and appropriately to signs and signals around adult abuse. The film and accompanying guidance notes are designed as a learning tool to raise the awareness of anyone who may come into contact with people with learning disabilities, whether in a health or social care setting. An important issue that is considered is the right of vulnerable people to have equal access to the criminal justice system.
A review of literature on effective interventions that prevent and respond to harm against adults
- Authors:
- KALAGA Halina, KINGSTON Paul
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 64p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report was commissioned by the Scottish Executive with the aim of reviewing the literature relating to interventions that are available for adults ‘at risk’ of abuse and harm. The review notes the absence of literature regarding 'evidence based practice' in situations of adult abuse. The review is therefore limited in relation to reporting evidence of 'what works', but does describe the support and protection that is available in cases of adult abuse. This report documents the use of various interventions in relation to different types of abuse, and has categorised those interventions as 'primary, secondary, or tertiary' interventions. There are a number of common themes across the interventions which suggest transferability between types of abuse and stage of intervention; for example, advice and support services are used as interventions in relation to a number of types of abuse, and at different stages. The report concludes that the continuing prevalence of abuse and harm amongst vulnerable adults remains an issue within our communities. There is no ‘magic bullet’ solution. However, there are mechanisms of support, empowerment, training and education, and inter-agency co-operation which could help to reduce the risk faced by vulnerable groups. In responding to the recommendations identified within this report, Scotland has an opportunity to lead the United Kingdom in the protection of 'at risk' adults.
Modern slavery: national referral mechanism and duty to notify statistics UK, end of year summary, 2021
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Home Office
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Home Office
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Place of publication:
- London
This statistical bulletin provides a summary and breakdown of the number of potential victims of modern slavery referred into the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) or via the Duty to Notify (DtN) process in 2021. Please also refer to the data tables published alongside this bulletin for further data. Key results include: 12,727 potential victims of modern slavery were referred to the Home Office in 2021, representing a 20% increase compared to the preceding year (10,601); the number of referrals received this year is the highest since the NRM began in 2009 (previously 10,611 in 2019); 77% (9,790) were male and 23% (2,923) were female; 58% (7,434) of potential victims claimed exploitation in the UK only and 31% (3,883) claimed exploitation overseas only; a higher proportion of referrals claimed exploitation overseas only in 2021 (31%) than in 2020 (26%); 50% (6,411) of referrals were for potential victims who claimed exploitation as adults and 43% (5,468) claimed exploitation as children; for adult potential victims, labour exploitation was most reported (33%; 2,141), whereas child potential victims were most often referred for criminal exploitation (49%; 2,689); the most common nationalities referred this year were UK, Albanian and Vietnamese; 12,665 reasonable grounds and 2,866 conclusive grounds decisions were made this year. Of these, 90% of reasonable grounds and 91% of conclusive grounds decisions were positive; the Home Office received 3,190 reports of adult potential victims via the DtN process, a 47% increase from 2020. (Edited publisher abstract)
2015 report of the Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group on Modern Slavery
- Author:
- INTER-DEPARTMENTAL MINISTERIAL GROUP ON MODERN SLAVERY
- Publisher:
- Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group on Modern Slavery
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 38
- Place of publication:
- London
This report provides an assessment of modern slavery in the UK and explains how the UK has responded to this threat over the last 12 months. Modern slavery is a hidden crime and it is challenging to accurately to assess its prevalence. Victims are often unable to report their suffering or may feel too traumatised to do so even when the opportunity arises. The report examines in particular how each strand of the government ‘four Ps’ antislavery strategy is being implemented, looking at: pursue - prosecuting and disrupting individuals and groups responsible for modern slavery; prevent - preventing people from engaging in modern slavery; protect - strengthening safeguards against modern slavery by protecting vulnerable people from exploitation and increasing awareness of and resilience against this crime; and prepare - reducing the harm caused by modern slavery through improved victim identification and enhanced support. (Edited publisher abstract)
Identifying and supporting victims of modern slavery: an interactive learning resource to support all health staff in identifying and supporting victims of modern slavery
- Author:
- e-LEARNING FOR HEALTHCARE
- Publisher:
- e-Learning for Healthcare
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Place of publication:
- London
This online resource provides an overview of the issue of modern slavery. It is aimed at helping all healthcare staff recognise the signs that someone has been trafficked, and to take appropriate action with confidence. Modern slavery is the recruitment, movement, harbouring or receiving of children, women or men through the use of force, coercion, abuse of vulnerability, deception or other means for the purpose of exploitation. Individuals may be trafficked into, out of or within the UK, and they may be trafficked for a number of reasons including sexual exploitation, forced labour, domestic servitude and organ harvesting. The material draws on expertise from across the health sector and non-governmental organisations working with people who have been trafficked. (Edited publisher abstract)
Briefing: Care Act changes to the police role in the safety and protection of adults at risk of harm and abuse
- Authors:
- SKILLS FOR CARE, NATIONAL SKILLS ACADEMY FOR SOCIAL CARE, COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORK
- Publisher:
- Skills for Care
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 2
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
Explains the role and responsibilities of the police in relation to the safety and protection of adults at risk of harm and abuse as set out in the Care Act. These include: empowering the community to have the confidence to identify and report signs of abuse and suspected criminal offences; training staff to recognise signs and take action to prevent abuse occurring; and identifying and managing perpetrators who choose to target adults who are vulnerable. (Edited publisher abstract)
Working with care: a guide to protecting the vulnerable from abuse
- Authors:
- DARLING Philip, SELBY Colin, MILLS Graham
- Publisher:
- Selby and Mills
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 100p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bath
Based on extensive research, this practical guidebook provides: a coherent framework setting out the seven critical areas any organisation needs to address in developing and sustaining a safe environment; practical checklists for assessing risks and workforce development needs in each of the critical areas; guidance on how to use the checklists to conduct a review and develop an action plan; an introduction to a separate facility, which is complementary to this Guide, for the provision of an on-line Risk; Assessment Audit Survey; an illustrative case study, plus a detailed listing of organisations and other resources about the prevention of abuse.
Safeguarding with confidence: keeping children and vulnerable adults safe in the Catholic Church: the Cumberlege Commission report
- Author:
- CUMBERLEGE COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Incorporated Catholic Truth Society
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 132p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In 2000 Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor invited Lord Nolan to set a framework for the Catholic Church in Britain for best practice in the prevention of abuse and in responding to it. Lord Nolan’s final recommendation was that his report, A Programme for Action, published in 2001, should be reviewed in five years’ time. The task of the Cumberlege Commission has been to carry out this review, and Safeguarding with Confidence is the report that results from it. The Commission believes that much progress has been made since Lord Nolan reported, and that the Church is now a safer place; however, it states that there remains room for improvement, and this report makes a number of recommendations in this regard. This is especially important in parishes, for it is here where children, young people and vulnerable adults live.
Safeguarding adults at risk: guidance for frontline staff
- Authors:
- HOMELESS LINK, PRESTON-SHOOT Michael
- Publisher:
- Homeless Link
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- London
Staff in homelessness services often work with adults who are vulnerable to abuse. It is the responsibility of each support worker and manager to recognise the signs of potential abuse and to take action if they suspect that someone is being abused. This briefing sets out key principles and responsibilities. Every organisation should have a local Safeguarding policy so that teams know how to respond to concerns about abuse. The briefing covers: legislation; definitions of ‘an adult at risk’; what is abuse; Safeguarding Adults Boards; confidentiality and sharing information; safeguarding alerts; Making Safeguarding Personal; training and continual professional development; resources and training; St Mungo’s case studies. (Edited publisher abstract)
Sharpening Occam’s razor: developing theory to explain the persistent abuse of older people living in care homes
- Author:
- MOORE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 24(1), 2020, pp.49-60.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the relevance and importance of developing and making use of robust theory to explain and counter the tenacious social anomaly of the abuse of older people who live in care homes. Design/methodology/approach: The activities of theorising and conducting research to gain revised theoretical comprehension of why abuse occurs in care homes, along with the enduring over reliance of those with an interest in safeguarding on existing theories borrowed from other fields to guide their activities are considered and discussed. Findings: There is a pressing need for theory based understandings of the continuing abuse of older people and it is apparent that the development of such theory will be more productive if theorising and theory development are specific to certain types of abuse perpetrated in delineated settings. Practical implications: The paper offers the opportunity for the reader to consider the significance of theorising and developing new theory in order to improve of the protection of potentially vulnerable adults by virtue of the guidance it can provide to the activities of policy makers, managers and practitioners. Originality/value: This is a conceptual paper from which future theorising and research may arise to better understand the most fundamental causes of the abuse of older people in care homes (and elsewhere) in order to develop feasible and effective measures to overcome it. (Publisher abstract)