Training and development
A key priority of Calderdale Safeguarding Adults board is the training and ongoing development of staff. This helps us maintain the high standard of care and support we provide for adults.
Joint Multi-Agency Safeguarding Adults Policies and Procedures
View Policies and Procedures
Resources and guidance
Each local area develops guidance to provide direction or advice to a decision or course of action to safeguard vulnerable adults.More information for professionals
Mental Capacity
- A guide to MCA assessments
- A brief guide to carrying out Capacity Assessments
- A brief guide to carrying out Best Interest Assessments
- Basic overview of best interest principle
- Making Best Interests Decisions: People and Processes
- Briefing on Supreme Court Judgement on deprivation of liberty in health and social care
- Dementia UK – Lasting Power of Attorney information and Links to downloadable forms and official websites.
- Office of the public guardian – making decisions: The Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA), this document describes the purpose and roles of IMCA’s.
- Download a free copy of the National Mental Capacity Act Framework.
- Govt Consultation on Changes to the MCA Code of Practice and Implementation of LPS
Safeguarding Week 2024 – Neil Allen webinar on Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty for those aged 16 and above.
Working with Non-Engaged Adults
If you are working with adults aged 18 or over, who are not engaged with services, leading to professional concern, this guidance should be taken to assess if non-engagement from the adult, or their family increases risk: Working with Non-Engaged Adults Guidance
Suicide Prevention
Sexual Safety and Relationships
Calderdale Multi-Agency Sexual Safety and Relationships Guidance aims to support practitioners, staff and managers to understand what processes they need to have in place and how to respond where there has been an actual or alleged sexual safety incident or concerns about the appropriateness of a relationship.
Social Care Institute of Excellence (SCIE) highlights some of the key areas where providers and statutory agencies could take action to improve sexual safety: Sexual abuse in care homes – SCIE