Report abuse
Report concerns about an adult at risk or get more information about recognising and reporting abuse
Guidance and procedures
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
For all learning and development queries
Email: learning&development@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01480 373534
Resources
Protecting adults at risk from radicalisation
Find out more about safeguarding people who may be susceptible to radicalisation on the ACT Early website.
