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People with a learning disability and autism in the criminal justice system cover

People with a learning disability and autism in the criminal justice system

This report was commissioned by the LGA for the Greater Manchester Health and Justice Steering Group (Learning Disability and Autism). It identifies and collates how the Criminal Justice System and its prevention partners are working to address the challenges faced by people with a learning disability and autistic people, both in the UK and internationally.

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COVID-19 adult safeguarding insight project - third report (December 2021)

The insight project was developed to create a national picture regarding safeguarding adults’ activity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Developing a capacity and demand model for out of hospital care

Learning from supporting seven health and care systems

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COVID-19 Adult Safeguarding Insight Project - Second Report

COVID-19 adult safeguarding insight project - second report (July 2021)

This second report, completed in May 2021, provides information on safeguarding adults activity during the COVID-19 pandemic up to December 2020. It follows on from the first report which provided a picture of how safeguarding adults activity in England was affected by the initial stage of the pandemic and first lockdown, up until June 2020.

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COVID-19 Adult safeguarding insight project: findings and discussion cover

COVID-19 Adult safeguarding insight project: findings and discussion

This project was developed to create a national picture regarding safeguarding adults’ activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was considered important to understand what happened to learn any lessons for future COVID-19 outbreaks and respond to changing safeguarding needs. It is hoped the data collected could improve understanding of the impact of COVID-19 locally and nationally to help inform preparations and future planning.

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Analysis of Safeguarding Adult Reviews: April 2017 - March 2019 COVER

Analysis of Safeguarding Adult Reviews: April 2017 - March 2019

This report was commissioned by the sector-led Care and Health Improvement Programme (CHIP), co-produced and delivered by the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) in England.

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Understanding what constitutes a safeguarding concern COVER

Understanding what constitutes a safeguarding concern and how to support effective outcomes

The purpose of this framework is to offer support in making decisions about safeguarding concerns. It offers a framework to support practice, recording and reporting, in order to impact positively on outcomes for people and on the level of accountability for those outcomes.

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End of life care: guide for councils COVER

End of life care: guide for councils

Councils have a key role to play in helping people to die well and with dignity. This guide sets out how councils in England can play that role. The focus of this guide is adults during the final 12 months of their lives but the general principles also apply to children and young people. End of life care is loosely defined as the last year of life, but accurate predictions are difficult, which makes planning, preparation and embedding good practice important.

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Strengthening the role of advocacy in making safeguarding personal

Strengthening the role of advocacy in making safeguarding personal

This briefing offers support to those who have duties to commission and arrange advocacy services and to the advocacy sector in its delivery, including in defining both advocacy and Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP).

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Social care and obesity

Obesity places high demands on social care and exerts significant pressures on costs and resources, yet it is often overlooked.

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