Report abuse

Report concerns about an adult at risk or get more information about recognising and reporting abuse

Guidance and procedures

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Multi Agency Safeguarding Policy helps all agencies to safeguard people with care and support needs and to minimise the risk of harm and/or neglect.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Adults Board have information on stages of safeguarding, advocacy, protocol for people who self-neglect and protocol for people who display hoarding behaviours.

Practitioners should use the Safeguarding referral form to report abuse or concerns about an adult.

Policy guidance for voluntary and community organisations

It is crucial to ensure that all voluntary and community groups that provide services and activities for adults at risk in Cambridgeshire have the appropriate level of adult safeguarding policy, guidance and procedures in place. For further policy and procedure guidance, please check the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Adults Board guidance.  

The Care Act (2014) defines safeguarding as "protecting an adult’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect."

Adult safeguarding duties apply to an adult who:

  • has needs for care and support (whether or not the local authority is meeting any of those needs) and
  • is experiencing, or at risk of, abuse and neglect and
  • as a result of their care and support needs, is unable to protect themselves from the risk or experience of abuse and neglect. 

Training programme

People working with adults and older people across Cambridgeshire can access the Council's safeguarding training in line with local and national standards.

For all learning and development queries

Email: christine.jones@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Telephone: 07769 882831

Resources

Protecting adults at risk from radicalisation

Find out more about safeguarding people who may be susceptible to radicalisation on the ACT Early website.