Legislation:

The Mental Capacity Act (2005)

The Care Act (2014)

The Equality Act (2010)

The Human Rights Act (1998)

Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003

The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act (2014)

The Data Protection Act (1998)

The Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)

Regulations must include:

The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard Regulations (DoLS)

National policies and procedures must include:

The Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice

No Secrets: Guidance on developing and implementing multi-agency policies and procedures to protect vulnerable adults from abuse (2000)

The Female Genital Mutilation Multi-agency practice guidelines

Abiding by the requirements of the Disclosure and Barring Service,

Local policies and procedures in the local Authority

West Yorkshire Joint Multi-agency Safeguarding of Adults policy (Procedures for Calderdale, Kirklees and Bradford all available online)

West Yorkshire Online Safeguarding Children Procedures: http://westyorkscb.proceduresonline.com/chapters/contents.html

Use to answer question 10.4a of the Care Certificate