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Understand the national and local context of safeguarding and protection from abuse and neglect

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‘Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS)’ from the SCIE

This briefing for health and social care staff provides an overview of the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS), which will replace the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).

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This section of the Social Care Institute for Excellence’s website gives and ‘Introduction to safeguarding adults’.
Channel is a multi-agency approach to safeguarding, supporting and protecting children, young people and vulnerable adults at risk of radicalisation, extremism or terrorist related activity.
Click to read ‘Care Act guidance on safeguarding must be clearer to ensure victims are protected’ on the Community Care website.
The Community Care website contains an article ‘Council’s Care Act and human rights failings left woman malnourished and degraded, says watchdog’.
‘Whistleblowing: improving organisational practice’ is a film from the SCIE to encourage organisations to create a safe environment for staff to raise concerns openly as part of normal day-to-day practice.

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