Safeguarding Adults and the Law, now in its third edition, sets this
complex area of work within an extensive legal framework and provides
many useful pointers for practitioners and students. It is now in an A-Z
format, enabling quick reference to a wide range of civil and criminal
law, and to legal case law.
The book covers safeguarding duties under the Care Act 2014 and in
particular the making of enquiries by local authorities, safeguarding
adults boards, Department of Health guidance, human rights, regulation
of health and social care providers, barring of carers from working with
vulnerable adults, criminal records certificates, mental capacity, the
High Court's inherent jurisdiction, undue influence, assault, battery,
wilful neglect, ill treatment, self-neglect, manslaughter, murder,
theft, fraud, sexual offences, modern slavery, domestic violence
legislation, data protection and the sharing of information.
The book focuses on how these areas of law, each with its own set of
rules, apply to the practice of safeguarding adults. It contains
numerous legal case summaries to bring the law to life. Fully updated,
it reflects significant changes to civil and criminal law over the last
five years.
A critical introduction analyses serious challenges and issues inherent
in the current culture of health and social care, and the implications
for adult safeguarding.
This book will be an essential resource for all those working in social
care, health care and the police, as well as the many other agencies
involved in safeguarding.
