Reminder to all staff about Adult Safeguarding

The Council’s Adult Safeguarding Duty Team would like to remind all staff how to get in contact with them, should they have any safeguarding concerns.

The Adult Safeguarding Team responds to Safeguarding reports in relation to Adults at Risk. An Adult at Risk as defined in the Social Services and well-being Act 2014 is an adult who:
 
Is experiencing abuse or neglectHas need for care and support (whether the local authority is meeting any of those needs) andAs a result of those needs is unable to protect himself or herself against the abuse or neglect or the risk of it.

Abuse can be physical, sexual, psychological, emotional and financial and can take place in any setting. Neglect is the failure to meet a persons basic needs; physical, emotional, social or psychological which is likely to result in an impairment of the person’s well-being, and can also take place in a range of settings.

This is not an exhaustive list and other areas of abuse or neglect can include Modern slavery, Domestic abuse and FGM.

The Vale of Glamorgan Adult Safeguarding Duty Team are contactable Monday – Thursday, 8:30am – 5pm and Friday 8:30 – 4:30pm on 01446 704860 or adultsafeguarding@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk.

To discuss matters in relation to Safeguarding Adults at Risk, and for advice an information from a Safeguarding Lead Co-ordinator.

The Adult Safeguarding Manager is contactable on 07544657175 Mon-Friday.

Safeguarding Adults Team

Team Manager:

Nicole Devonish

Lead Co-ordinators:

Joanne Betteridge

Chris Chess

Nerys Willan

Safeguarding Administrator:

Stephanie Byrne

The Adult Safeguarding Website is currently being updated, a further email will be circulated once this is live and will include the new AS1 form for reporting at adult at risk experiencing or at risk of abuse and neglect.
More information can be found via the Safeguarding Wales app.

App Store - Wales Safeguarding Procedures

Google Play - Wales Safeguarding Procedures