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Halton Adult Safeguarding Unit: Protecting and Supporting Our Community

The Halton Adult Safeguarding Unit is dedicated to identifying and addressing safeguarding concerns, offering support, and facilitating training to protect vulnerable adults in the community. The team collaborates with partner agencies, provides awareness sessions, and ensures the implementation of the Care Act 2014. Reach out to report concerns or request assistance. Contact us for safeguarding alerts, care concerns, or emergencies.

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Halton Adult Safeguarding Unit: Protecting and Supporting Our Community

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  1. www.halton.gov.uk

  2. Integrated Adult Safeguarding Unit • • Introduce the team • What we do? • how can we help you?

  3. The Team

  4. Adult Safeguarding • Making Safeguarding Personal • Level 4 Safeguarding Enquiries • Identifying themes and trends • Awareness sessions / Training • Safeguarding Champions • MARAC • Established links with partner agencies – PPD, CCG, MMT, Care Management, QAT • SAB - Partnership Forum, online resource • Care Act 2014 – Self Neglect, Human Trafficking/Modern Slavery, Domestic Violence • Care Concerns • Safeguarding Audits • LSCB – MDT Audits • Faith Sector Forum • HDAF • Recovery First • Peer Review

  5. Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards • Responsibility for the coordination of DoLS as the Supervisory Body • 2 BIA’s in the team – deal with requests for Urgents, MCA/MHA interface and DoLS reviews • BIA forum • MCA Steering group(s) • 18 BIA’s employed by Halton BC • Law Commission – delay in final report

  6. Common types of abuse in Halton 2014-2015

  7. Contacts • Report a Safeguarding Alert – 0151 907 8306 • Report a care concern – contracts@halton.gov.uk • Halton Borough Council – 0303 333 4300 • Emergency Duty Team – 0345 050 0148 • Police (non emergency) – 101 • Crimestoppers – 0800 555 111 • Gas emergencies – 0800 111 999 • Electricity emergencies – 0800 195 4141 • Citizens Advice Bureau – 08444 111 444 • Fire home safety check (fire service) – 0800 389 0053 • Advocacy Works – 0151 257 9663 • Changing Lives (IDVA’s) – 0300 1111 247 • PALS (patient advice and liaison service) – 01925 27 55 12 • Dean Tierney, dean.tierney2@halton.gov.uk 0151 511 8776

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