Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults

Running head: PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE PERSON
PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE PERSON
Name of the Student
Name of the university
Author’s note

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Safe guarding plan
Purpose
The purpose of this safe guarding plan is to formalise and coordinate a range of actions
for protecting the vulnerable group (In this case, Leo with Down’s syndrome, Mrs. B , who had
suffered from a fall, and Susi, a widowed and a divorced women with mild learning disability).
The main aim would be to assure their safety in the future, provision of any support, therapy and
treatment including an on-going advocacy, any alterations that can be required, any ongoing risk
management strategy as appropriate.
Identification of the primary issues
For Leo
The primary issue that is present in this case is that, Leo had been living in a supported living
tenant had made friends with some people at the bar and had been delivering parcels for them,
without having any knowledge of the contents of the parcel. This can be risky for Leo, as the
packages might contain illegitimate stuffs, which can bring Leo under direct lawsuits with the
allegation of delivering illegal stuffs.
For Mrs. B
Mrs. B had suffered from a fall, that has caused a marked reduction in the mobility of the Mrs. B.
As per the physiotherapists and Mrs. B’s family, she needs to be moved to a nursing home to
receive the best care possible or else she needs a rigorous home support with a care package
from the support workers as Mrs. B does not want to go to a nursing home and Mrs. B’s daughter

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is unable to provide her with a 24 hours care. Hence, there is a need to take certain safety
measures for this patient and provide her with some important referrals that can help her with
some home care support services.
For Susi
Susi is a 45 years old women with mild learning disability. She had been married twice
(widowed and divorced) with a child, who is under permanent care and has no contact with Susi.
Susi lives in her own rented apartment. She has an acceptance towards unwanted sex and
violence due to her family history of abuse and violence. One of major concern regarding Susi, is
that she had started to share her pictures to strangers. This can be dangerous, as some people on
the internet are slavers and can use the foe some unfair means. The meta data that is included in
the pictures that has been uploaded can show the exact geo-location, where the exact picture was
being taken. The pictures can be used for coning people, can be used in adult sites. Forgery and
fraud can be brought against Susi. Hence, she should be debarred from doing such practices and
should be empowered and motivated to lead a normal life.
Roles and responsibilities
It is the duties of the local authority for the coordination and the organisation of safe
guarding plan. The Care Act statutory guidance does not provide any specification as of who
would be responsible for reviewing and monitoring the safe guarding plans. However, for the
vulnerable adults there would be a lead professional who will be monitoring and reviewing the
plan. The manager from the Local authority would look after the plan (Mandelstam 2013). A
safe guarding committee can will be called to coordinate and ensure the effectiveness in helping
and protecting individuals.