Safeguarding Adults Board resources
Read publications including annual reports, policies, newsletters and leaflets.
- Annual reports
- LeDer
- Policies, procedures and guidance
- COVID-19 and safeguarding
- Leaflets
- Newsletters
- Videos
Annual reports
The Safeguarding Board's annual reports give a summary of what the Board has done each year and how this has contributed towards achieving its vision and goals.
Richmond and Wandsworth
The Safeguarding Adults Board Executive are pleased to publish the Board’s annual reports below, presenting information on the Board's activities across the boroughs of Richmond and Wandsworth.
- 2020 - 2021 Annual Report
- 2019 - 2020 Annual Report
- 2018 - 2019 Annual Report
- 2017 - 2018 Annual Report
Richmond
- 2016 - 2017 Annual Report
- 2015 - 2016 Annual Report
- 2015 - 2016 easy read Annual Report
- 2014 - 2015 Annual Report
- 2013 - 2014 Annual Report
- 2012 - 2013 Annual Report
Wandsworth
- 2016 - 2017 Annual Report
- 2015 - 2016 Annual Report
- 2014 - 2015 Annual Report
- 2013 - 2014 Annual Report
- 2012 - 2013 Annual Report
LeDer
The Learning Disability Mortality Review (LeDeR) Programme is delivered by the University of Bristol. It is commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) on behalf of NHS England. Learn more about the LeDer Programme.
- Summary of findings: Deaths from COVID-19 reviewed as part of the LeDeR programme
- Easy read summary of findings: Deaths from COVID-19 reviewed as part of the LeDeR programme
Policies, procedures and guidance
- Safeguarding Adults Review Protocol 2020
- London Multi-agency policy and procedures
- LGA/ADASS Safeguarding Concerns Framework
- Safeguarding adults: Roles and responsibilities in health and care services
- Multi-agency Risk Assessment Framework - guidance aiming to provide an effective, coordinated and multi-agency response to complex cases which involve people who take or live with high levels of risk
- Mental Health Transitions Framework
- Promoting the MH Transitions Framework - presentation
- Charity Commission's safeguarding strategy - setting out reasonable steps charity trustees should take to safeguard beneficiaries
- Modern slavery - a council guide - guidance from the LGA providing clarity for councils on their role in tackling this issue
- Modern slavery - GOV.UK - brings together documents and promotional material related to the government's work to end modern slavery
- Modern Slavery Helpline - provides victims, the public, statutory agencies and businesses access to information and support on a 24/7 basis
- Pressure Ulcers - quick guide - useful guide developed by the Social Care Institute of Excellence and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on managing pressure ulcers in care home settings
- Quality assurance framework
- Fire safety in specialised housing - a summary sheet for commissioners and providers of specialised housing and care services, for example, sheltered housing, extra care and supported living.
- Workforce Training Standards Framework - training standard to assists RWSAB partners to plan and deliver safeguarding adults training for their workforce of staff and volunteers that is appropriate for the requirements of their role.
- Exploitation Disruption Toolkit (NWG) - The National Working Group has developed the Exploitation Disruption Toolkit which addresses disruption mechanisms covering exploitation of adults as well as children.
- Government portal to assist charities to strengthen their safeguarding
- Vulnerable Adults Multi-Agency Panel (VAMA)
- Community Multi Agency Risk Assessment Panel (CMARAP)
- Advice on safeguarding concerns and how to support effective outcomes
- Mental Capacity Law and Policy - a useful resource on mental capacity law
- Patients-to-patients incidents - guidance on safeguarding incidents patient to patient in hospital setting
- Joint Protocols - medication, falls, pressure ulcers - guidance for health and social care staff to identify when a medication error should also trigger a safeguarding alert
- OWL Neighbourhood Watch
- Help after rape and sexual assault - NHS information
- People in Position of Trust Framework - managing allegations against people in a position of trust
- Escalation guidance - guidance on how to resolve disagreements in relation to the London Safeguarding Adults Multi-agency Safeguarding Policy
COVID-19 and safeguarding
- Mental Capacity Act and COVID-19 7-minute briefing
- NHS Test and Trace Scams Alert - How to Stay Safe
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - COVID-19 and safeguarding adults
- Advice about coronavirus - Easy read online
- Guidance for professionals when a person is not following the guidelines on social distancing or self-isolating (COVID-19)
Leaflets
Richmond
- Safeguarding adults easy read leaflet (for people with a learning disability)
- Keeping safe: safeguarding adults at risk from abuse and neglect
- Go girl brochure: personal safety advice from Richmond-upon-Thames Safer Neighbourhood Board
Wandsworth
- Safeguarding adults easy read leaflet (for people with a learning disability)
- Keeping safe: safeguarding adults at risk from abuse and neglect
Other useful leaflets
- Principles of engagement - a leaflet with tips on communicating and working with people
- What is cuckooing?
- Bereavement scams
- Pressure Ulcers - a leaflet for family members, carers and patients
- Adult family violence - matricide and Parricide information leaflet for practitioners developed by Kingston SAB, approved and adopted by Richmond and Wandsworth SAB
- Booklet guide on phone scams - learn about the three most common phone scams
- Fire safety in the home - London Fire Brigade
- Domestic abuse and COVID-19 - information for Richmond residents
- Domestic abuse and COVID-19 - information for Wandsworth residents
- Safeguarding is Everyone's Business - HM Government leaflet on safeguarding 2020
- What to expect when you raise a safeguarding concern
- Duty to refer someone who is homeless or threatened with homelessness - 7 minute briefing
- Useful Richmond Adult Social Care leaflets
- Useful Wandsworth Adult Social Care Leaflets
- Making Safeguarding Personal factsheet
Newsletters
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
Videos
Preventing scams and financial abuse
The SAB's Richmond Communication and Engagement Subgroup (now the Richmond Forum) have worked closely with the Metropolitan Police Richmond to raise awareness about the risk of scams. These videos promotes the issue, and are also available with subtitles for silent viewing.
Using the Mental Capacity Act in the Community
This short video demonstrates how the Mental Capacity Act can be applied in community settings. It showcases the way people with care and support needs, their family and friends and professionals should work together by way of case example.
This video has been produced by Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust.
How to get a health check up for people with learning disabilities
A short film about what happens at a NHS health check - aimed at people with learning disabilities.
Video campaign: Domestic Abuse
The Met has launched a video campaign to raise awareness of domestic abuse and encourage victims to seek help and support.
SCIE: Lessons from the murder of Steven Hoskin
This video demonstrates that partnership between agencies and procedures for sharing information are vital to adult safeguarding.
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
This short animated film has been developed to raise awareness of ACEs, their potential to damage health across the life course and the roles that different agencies can play in preventing ACEs and supporting those affected by them.