Guidance

• Care and support statutory guidance (external link) - gov.uk
• Safeguarding adults at risk of harm: A legal guide for practitioners (external link) - Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
• ADSS Protocol for Inter-Authority Investigation of Vulnerable Adult Abuse (external link)
• A National Framework of Standards for good practice and outcomes in adult protection work (external link)- Association of Directors of Adult Social Service (ADASS)

The Care Act

• The Care Act 2014 (external link)
• The Care Act 2014 - frequently asked questions (external link)
• The Care Act 2014 Legislation (external link) - the whole Act
• The Care Act 2014 Legislation (relating to Safeguarding Adults at risk of abuse or neglect) (external link)
• Department of Health: The Care Act – Protecting adults from abuse or neglect Factsheet 7 (external link)
• Gaining access to an adult suspected to be at risk of neglect or abuse: a guide for social workers and their managers in England (external link) - Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)

Safeguarding in housing

• Frontline housing staff and contractors (external link
• Housing managers (external link)
• Local Authority staff (external link)
• Housing LIN (external link)