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Policy

The following is the South Wales Adult Protection Forum’s Inter-Agency Policy & Procedures for Responding to Alleged Abuse and Inappropriate Care of Vulnerable Adults in South Wales, for managers and practitioners.

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• SWAP Forum Policy

• Inter-Agency Policy & Procedures (Entire Document) (Adobe PDF - 1.4 MB)
  • Contents (Adobe PDF - 99 KB)
  • Forward (Adobe PDF - 20 KB)
  • 01: Introduction (Adobe PDF - 44 KB)
  • 02: Joint Policy Statements (Adobe PDF - 28 KB)
  • 03: Values and Principles (Adobe PDF - 26 KB)
  • 04: Prevention of Abuse (Adobe PDF - 47 KB)
  • 05: Shared Definitions (Adobe PDF - 100 KB)
  • 06: Roles & responsibilities of Key Agencies (Adobe PDF - 62 KB)
  • 07: Inter-Agency Protocols (Adobe PDF - 49 KB)
  • 08: Capacity and Consent (Adobe PDF - 48 KB)
  • 09: Responding to Abuse (Adobe PDF - 252 KB)
  • 10: Police Investigations (Adobe PDF - 61 KB)
  • 11: Staff Discipline (Adobe PDF - 33 KB)
  • 12: Monitoring and Evaluation (Adobe PDF - 43 KB)
  • 13: Improvement Training (Adobe PDF - 36 KB)
  • 14: The Legal Context (Adobe PDF - 165 KB)
  • 15: Glossary of Terms (Adobe PDF - 52 KB)
  • 16: Contact List (Adobe PDF - 173 KB)
  • 17: Appendices (Adobe PDF - 309 KB)
    • Appendix A - Practical Guidance for Practitioners & Managers - Completion of VA documentation
    • Appendix B - Supplementary guidance - Public Interest Disclosure (whistle blowing)
    • Appendix C - Memorandum of Understanding - Cross border liaison between local authorities re: placement of Vulnerable adults outside area
    • Appendix D - Reciprocal reporting arrangements between Child & Adult Protection agencies – potential abuse by professionals, staff and volunteers in contact with children and vulnerable adults
    • Appendix E - Terms of reference relating to the SWAP Forum
    • Appendix F - Terms of reference relating to the SWAP Forum Policy & Review sub-group
    • Appendix G - Terms of reference relating to the Practice Evaluation sub-group
    • Appendix H - Area Adult Protection Committees – Specimen Constitution
    • Appendix I - SSIW Standards for Inspection
    • Appendix J - Terms of reference – SWAP Forum Training sub-group

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