Safeguarding Vulnerable People

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This essay will discuss about the governments job to protect vulnerable people. In the essay it will talk about adults with disabilities. Laws that are in place to protect them. From the perspective of UHS “A vulnerable adult is a patient who is or may be for any reason unable to take care of him or herself, or unable to protect him or herself against significant harm or exploitation” there are many different laws to protect vulnerable people in society. The Care Act 2014 places a general duty on local authorities to help the wellbeing of people when carrying out care and support jobs. Personal dignity including treating individuals with respect and treating them equal to others. (The care act2014). Sexual Offences Act 2003 in recent years …show more content…

The SOA tried to make rape easier to identify because rape comes under such a big heading they have come up with a solution to categorize it into a group to clearly identify it. “Section 74 of the Act provides that someone consents to a sexual act if, and only if, he or she agrees by choice and has the freedom and capacity to make that choice” (Social care institute of excellence). Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 and the Protection of Freedoms Bill. This Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (SVGA) 2006 was put in place to to help stop or avoid harm, or risk of harm to a vulnerable person, by preventing people who are deemed vulnerable adults from having access to them through their work. “Organizations with responsibility for providing services or personnel to vulnerable groups have a legal obligation to refer relevant information to the service” (Social care institute of …show more content…

This applies to all people who lack mental health in whatever way, also offering protection to people with learning disabilities, brain injury or dementia. The offences may apply to all people, paid or unpaid, who care for a person who may lack capacity and those with deputyship, LPA or EPA. Any offences committed you get get a maximum of 5 years in prison for such offences. Ill treatment and neglect are different. “Ill treatment must be deliberate, is an offence irrespective of whether it causes harm, and involves an appreciation by the perpetrator that they were inexcusably ill ttreating the person or being reckless” (Mandelstam 2009). Ill treatment can be anything from hitting, pulling hair, rough treatment, verbal abuse or humiliation (Mandelstam 2012). Wilful neglect is a failure to act rather than a deliberate act to commit harm. Managers with responsibility for ensuring good care can be held accountable but currently there is no offence of corporate

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