{"id":637,"date":"2022-12-07T10:21:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T10:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sunderlandsab.org.uk\/?page_id=637"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:29:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:29:44","slug":"policies-and-procedures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sunderlandsab.org.uk\/?page_id=637","title":{"rendered":"Multi-Agency Safeguarding Adults Procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/a><\/p>\n

Section 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.1 Policy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1.2 Aims and\u00a0Policy Context:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.2.1 Aims and Key Principles
\n<\/a>1.2.2 Legal Framework<\/a><\/p>\n

1.3 Key Considerations<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.3.1 Consent
\n<\/a>1.3.2 Mental Capacity
\n<\/a>1.3.3 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
\n<\/a>1.3.4 Making Safeguarding Personal
\n<\/a>1.3.5 Advocacy
\n<\/a>1.3.6 Use of Interpreters, Signers or Others with Communication Skills<\/a><\/p>\n

1.4 Abuse and Neglect<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1.4.1 Categories of Abuse<\/a><\/p>\n

1.5 Perpetrators of Abuse or Neglect<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1.5.1 Abuse by another Adult at Risk
\n<\/a>1.5.2 Abuse by Children
\n<\/a>1.5.3 Carers and Safeguarding
\n<\/a>1.5.4 Staff, Care Workers and Managers
\n<\/a>1.5.5 Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA)
\n<\/a>1.5.6 Potentially Dangerous Persons (PDP) Process
\n<\/a>1.5.7 Multi-Agency Tasking and Coordination (MATAC) Process<\/a><\/p>\n

1.6 Prevention<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1.6.1 Adults whose Circumstances make them At Risk of Abuse or Neglect
\n<\/a>1.6.2 The Public
\n<\/a>1.6.3 Transitions<\/a><\/p>\n

1.7 Roles and Responsibilities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1.7.1 Role of the Responsible Person\/Safeguarding Lead
\n<\/a>1.7.2 Role of SSAB Members
\n<\/a>1.7.3 Role of Multi-Agency Staff
\n<\/a>1.7.4 Safeguarding Adults and Commissioning Team
\n<\/a>1.7.5 The Complaints and Feedback Team
\n<\/a>1.7.6 Services and Settings
\n<\/a>1.7.7 Voluntary Agencies
\n<\/a>1.7.8 Role of the Public
\n<\/a>1.7.9 Professional Accountability and Action
\n<\/a>1.7.10 Human Resources<\/a><\/p>\n

1.8 Safeguarding Adults Process Supporting Information<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.8.1 Information Sharing
\n<\/a>1.8.2 Whistleblowing
\n<\/a>1.8.3 Safeguarding Adults Complaints
\n<\/a>1.8.4 Resolving Professional Differences
\n<\/a>1.8.5 Individual Agency Guidance
\n<\/a>1.8.6 Ensuring Equality of Opportunity
\n<\/a>1.8.7 Training in Safeguarding Adults: Information for Staff
\n<\/a>1.8.8 Involvement of Carers in the Safeguarding Adults Process<\/a><\/p>\n

1.9 Useful Contacts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1.10 Keywords<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Section 2: Safeguarding Procedures\u00a0relating to Adults at Risk<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Section 3: Local Practice Guidance and Useful Information\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

3.1 Local Practice Guidance\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guidance for Professionals using the Portal to complete an online Safeguarding Adults Concern (SAC)<\/a><\/p>\n

Safeguarding Adults Threshold Guidance Tool<\/a><\/p>\n

SSAB Self-Neglect Guidance<\/a>
\nSelf-Neglect on a page<\/a><\/p>\n

SSAB Modern Day Slavery & Trafficking Guidance<\/a><\/p>\n

SSAB Professional Curiosity Guidance (June 2025)<\/a><\/p>\n

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Guidance<\/a> (North & South of Tyne Safeguarding\u00a0Children & Adults)<\/p>\n

Financial and Property Affairs (Safeguarding) Guidance<\/a><\/p>\n

SSAB Individual Agency Guidance<\/a> (Safeguarding Adults Policy template)<\/p>\n

Adults involved in Sexual Activity to which they do not have Capacity to Consent<\/a><\/p>\n

Domestic Abuse\/Domestic Violence and Safeguarding Adults, including Forced Marriage<\/a><\/p>\n

SSAB Information Sharing and Confidentiality Agreement<\/a><\/p>\n

Recording of Information<\/a><\/p>\n

Mental Capacity Act 2005<\/a><\/p>\n

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)<\/a><\/p>\n

When one Service User Abuses Another<\/a><\/p>\n

See also the following pages on the SSAB website for\u00a0additional useful information and guidance:\u00a0Key Documents<\/a> and Learning Resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3.2 Useful Information<\/strong><\/p>\n

Body Maps<\/a><\/p>\n

Section 4: National Legislation and Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n

4.1 National Legislation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

4.2 National<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>Guidance: HM Government and Department of Health and Social Care<\/a>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

4.3 Other National Guidance<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

4.4 National Good Practice Guidance<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

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