Legislation, Local and National Policies and Procedures which Relate to Safeguarding Adults
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