Safeguarding Adults

See: Identifying and Reporting Abuse and Neglect, which is part of the larger Care Act 2014 resource.

Adults

Note: This process applies to Bromley Council adult social care practitioners with access to Liquid Logic only. If you are a member of the public, an external agency/professional or based within another council service please refer to guidance in Requesting Adult Social Care Support.

To raise an internal safeguarding adult's concern, the practitioner or team with case responsibility should complete the 'Contact Form' on Liquid Logic, ticking YES to safeguarding concern.

This will open the fact finding and information gathering pages to determine if the concerns meet the threshold for a safeguarding adult enquiry.

Practitioners should liaise with their line manager in the first instance to advise them of the concern and take advice. The line manager will support in information gathering, fact finding and threshold decision making.

If you are concerned that an adult is in imminent danger from abuse or neglect, or that a criminal act has taken place you should contact the police by dialling 999.

Children

If you think that a child or young person under the age of 18 years old, who lives in the borough, is being abused or neglected, contact the MASH Team using the contact details below.

Tel: 020 8461 7373/7379/7026 (office hours)
Tel: 030 0303 8671 (out of hours)
Email: mash@bromley.gov.uk

If you are concerned that a child is in imminent danger from abuse or neglect, or that a criminal act has taken place you should contact the police by dialling 999.

The Bromley Safeguarding Adults Board online Practitioners Library contains links to all current LBB Safeguarding Adults policy and guidance.

See: BSAB Practitioners Library

They set out specifically how the Local Authority works with other organisations in the area, such as the police and the ICB to fulfil the requirements of the Care Act, including how they:

1. Prevent and protect adults at risk from abuse;
2. Empower and support adults to make their own choices;
3. Investigate actual (or suspected) abuse or neglect; and
4. Support adults who are at risk of, or experiencing abuse or neglect.

All safeguarding processes, forms and guidance can be found in the local resource area.