Safeguarding and Protection of Vulnerable

Safeguarding and Protection
of Vulnerable

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................2
1. Difference between safeguarding and protection....................................................................2
2. Impact of policy development.................................................................................................3
3. Legislative framework for safeguarding vulnerable adults.....................................................4
4. Influences of serious case reviews or inquiries........................................................................5
5. Protocols and referral procedures when harm and abuse is alleged or suspected...................5
6. Be able to lead service provision that protects vulnerable adults............................................6
7. Be able to evaluate and monitor the processes, practice and system that protects and
safeguards vulnerable adults........................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
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INTRODUCTION
Safeguarding and protection of vulnerable is a term to protect someone. There are
safeguarding and protection are important to create a safe and secure zone. Organizations which
work for removing negative elements from the society, in which this activity of organizations is
also comes under safeguarding and protection. These both terms mostly help to adults, children
etc. These are necessary in our society to create a happy and healthy environment for people.
Mainly local police of any place is responsible to provide proper safeguarding and protection to
people in that particular place. This report discusses concept of safeguarding and protection.
Impact of policy development on vulnerable adults also has been discussed in this report. There
are various elements which major part of safeguarding and protection also mentioned in this
report.
MAIN BODY
1. Difference between safeguarding and protection
There is no big difference between concept of safeguarding and concept of protection,
because purpose of both is the same to create s safe and secure zone for children and adults
(Date, 2019). But in practice, there are few differences between safeguarding and protection
which has been described below.
Safeguarding is a practice or policy which formulated by schools, colleges and local
government to build a safe zone for children and adults. In the United Kingdom, different social
organization and local governing bodies has created different policies to maintain a safe
environment for adults. These policies are completely works in children and adults welfare. On
the other side, Protection is basically second form of safeguarding which concluded as action
plan towards protect a specific adult. Literally, both safeguarding and protection are too useful
terms in the current time in society. Reason is, currently day by day crimes are increasing in the
society. Many negative elements currently harming and abusing vulnerable adults. In this case,
these both terms are helpful in protecting such adults in the society. These gives' opportunity to
victim adult to raise voice against those people who harm and abuse them.
In the United Kingdom, government has passed SVGA (Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups
Act) 2006 which is too helpful for vulnerable adults in this country. This act mainly provide
support to those children and adults who have been harmed and abused by someone. According
to this act, if a person who harm and abuse an adult or child, then it'll be punished by the
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