For Professionals

National guidance for safeguarding adults, with reference to The Care Act, The Mental Capacity Act, Deprovation of Liberty Safeguards / Liberty Protection Safeguards, Out of Area Safeguarding Adults Guidance, and Office of Public Guardian.

Guidance to support professionals who work with adults at risk in their practice. Includes Escalation of professional disagreements; Information Sharing; Supervision Good Practice Guide; Multi Faith Guide

Includes KBSP guidance on Working with Adults at Risk, Regional Safeguarding Adults Policy, Safeguarding Pathways, and OOA Safeguarding Guide

Guidance for professionals working with Adults, Children and Communities to support a 'Think Family' Approach.

Guidance appropriate for professionals working with Adults and Children; Children and young adults with disabilities.

Information about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Bristol is an ACE aware city.

Joint Child, Adults and Communities guidance for working with parents and families who misuse substances

This document provides a good practice guideline for agencies involved in transitions of children to adult services

Protocal for those working with Adults and Children to support Perinatal Mental Health (PMH)

Information about the Mental Capacity Act and supporting Best Interests

Information and guidance on Organisational and Institutional abuse in adult care settings

The KBSP Prevention and Early Intervention Strategy aims to raise awareness and to promote an outcomes approach in safeguarding adults that results in the best experience possible.

Information and resources on Mate Crime

Self neglect is a complex issue for safeguarding. The KBSP has developed Multi Agency Guidance for dealing with adults with care and support needs where there are concerns of Self Neglect.

A Safeguarding Adult Review (SAR) is a multi-agency review conducted by the KBSP to learn lessons from serious cases.