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No secrets - GOV.UK
no secrets :Guidance on developing and implementingmulti-agency policies and procedures to protectvulnerable adults from abuseForewordThere can be no secrets and no hiding place when it comes toexposing the abuse of vulnerable adults. The Government s WhitePaper, Modernising Social Services , published at the end of 1998,signalled our intention to provide better protection for individualsneeding care and support. This is being taken up through the CareStandards are also committed to providing greater protection to victims andwitnesses, and the Government is actively implementing the measuresproposed in Speaking Up for Justice , the report on the treatment ofvulnerable or intimidated witnesses in the criminal justice system. Thatreport recognised that there were concerns about both the identificationand reporting of crime against vulnerable adults in care settings, andendorsed the proposals made by the Association of Directors of SocialServices, and others, that a national policy should be developed for theprotection of vulnerable adults.
any other person or persons. In giving substance to that statement, however, consideration needs to be given to a number of factors. 2.6 Abuse may consist of a single act or repeated acts. It may be physical, verbal or psychological, it may be an act of neglect or an omission to act, or it may occur when a vulnerable person is persuaded to enter
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