Safeguarding Policy

Adult abuse or neglect - guidance 

All of us have a role in keeping people safe, but particularly staff and volunteers who work directly with adults or children.

Some adults may find it difficult to protect themselves from abuse, neglect or exploitation.  The may be because of their mental health, physical disability, age or illness.  Safeguarding adults is the work we do to help those adults keep safe from abuse and neglect.

If you are worried about an adult, please report this to the Access Service, part of Adult Social Services:

Tel: 020 7527 2299
Email: access.service@islington.gov.uk

If the situation is urgent and you think someone may be at risk of immediate harm, you should take yourself out of danger and call 999.

Age UK Islington’s Safeguarding Policy can be requested gethelp@ageukislington.org.uk 0207 281 6018.

To find out more, please see the ‘London Multi-agency Policy and Procedures to Safeguard Adults from Abuse’ which can be found here.

For further information and resources, please visit Islington Council safeguarding adults web pages at:

www.islington.gov.uk/safeguardingadults

http://londonadass.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Pan-London-Updated-August-2016.pdf