P4 - Outline key legislations and regulations which govern safeguarding adult work.
P5 - Outline working strategies and procedures used in health and social care to reduce the risk of abuse.
M2 - Describe legislation and regulations, working strategies and procedures in health and social care used
to reduce the risk of two types of abuse.
In this assignment, I will outline key legislations and regulations which govern safeguarding adult work, some
of which I have linked together. I will also outline working strategies and procedures to reduce the risk of
abuse. Finally, I will describe how these legislations, regulations, strategies and procedures reduce the risk of
physical and psychological abuse.
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA);
(P4) The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 was put into place in order to prevent harm and risk of
harm towards vulnerable adults. It does this by preventing people who are unfitting to work with vulnerable
adults to be able to work with them, they have to be registered and checked first. Also, this Act led to the
Independent Safeguarding Authority to be established. The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) are in
charge of deciding who should be on the barred list for working with vulnerable adults. Additionally, the
Vetting and Barring scheme is a part of the ISA. It is responsible for helping employers establish whether
individuals are suitable to work with vulnerable people or not. There are separate Barred lists for people
working with children and young people, but they link together. These legislations apply to employed people
as well as volunteers.
(M2) The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) can
reduce the risk of physical abuse. This is because they ensure that all individuals working with vulnerable
adults are checked first which means that anyone that could possibly abuse them physically will not be
allowed near them. For example, if an individual is on the barred list because they pushed a vulnerable adult
in the past, they will not be able to work with vulnerable adults anymore so any further physical abuse will
be prevented. This also applies to psychological abuse; therefore, these legislations can reduce the risk of
psychological abuse. For example, if an individual is on the barred list for calling an older person names in
the past such as ‘stupid’ or ‘retarded’, the ISA will not allow them to work with vulnerable adults again. This
means that they will not be able to psychologically abuse another individual again.
Health and Social Care Act 2008 and Care Standards Act 2000;
(P4) The Health and Social Care Act 2008 created provision of health care to patients by NHS trust or NHS
Foundation Trust. Its aim is to assure safety and quality of care for all patients and service users. It also gives
regulators more power when it comes to investigating and intervening with services that aren’t meeting
standards set by the Commission for Social Care Inspection. This legislation led to the introduction of the
Care Quality Commission (CQC) which is a public body that regulates and inspects health and social care
services. Furthermore, the Care Standards Act 2000 promotes improvements in social care. It led to the
Commission for Social Care Inspection being established, which sets out the national minimum standards for
settings such as residential and nursing homes, services and good workplace practice towards vulnerable
adults. This legislation has established the Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA) scheme which checks
whether someone is suitable to work with vulnerable adults or not. It did this by identifying the workers that
have harmed vulnerable adults in the past, using services. However, this has now been replaced by the ISA
barred list.
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P5 - Outline working strategies and procedures used in health and social care to reduce the risk of abuse.
M2 - Describe legislation and regulations, working strategies and procedures in health and social care used
to reduce the risk of two types of abuse.
In this assignment, I will outline key legislations and regulations which govern safeguarding adult work, some
of which I have linked together. I will also outline working strategies and procedures to reduce the risk of
abuse. Finally, I will describe how these legislations, regulations, strategies and procedures reduce the risk of
physical and psychological abuse.
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA);
(P4) The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 was put into place in order to prevent harm and risk of
harm towards vulnerable adults. It does this by preventing people who are unfitting to work with vulnerable
adults to be able to work with them, they have to be registered and checked first. Also, this Act led to the
Independent Safeguarding Authority to be established. The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) are in
charge of deciding who should be on the barred list for working with vulnerable adults. Additionally, the
Vetting and Barring scheme is a part of the ISA. It is responsible for helping employers establish whether
individuals are suitable to work with vulnerable people or not. There are separate Barred lists for people
working with children and young people, but they link together. These legislations apply to employed people
as well as volunteers.
(M2) The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) can
reduce the risk of physical abuse. This is because they ensure that all individuals working with vulnerable
adults are checked first which means that anyone that could possibly abuse them physically will not be
allowed near them. For example, if an individual is on the barred list because they pushed a vulnerable adult
in the past, they will not be able to work with vulnerable adults anymore so any further physical abuse will
be prevented. This also applies to psychological abuse; therefore, these legislations can reduce the risk of
psychological abuse. For example, if an individual is on the barred list for calling an older person names in
the past such as ‘stupid’ or ‘retarded’, the ISA will not allow them to work with vulnerable adults again. This
means that they will not be able to psychologically abuse another individual again.
Health and Social Care Act 2008 and Care Standards Act 2000;
(P4) The Health and Social Care Act 2008 created provision of health care to patients by NHS trust or NHS
Foundation Trust. Its aim is to assure safety and quality of care for all patients and service users. It also gives
regulators more power when it comes to investigating and intervening with services that aren’t meeting
standards set by the Commission for Social Care Inspection. This legislation led to the introduction of the
Care Quality Commission (CQC) which is a public body that regulates and inspects health and social care
services. Furthermore, the Care Standards Act 2000 promotes improvements in social care. It led to the
Commission for Social Care Inspection being established, which sets out the national minimum standards for
settings such as residential and nursing homes, services and good workplace practice towards vulnerable
adults. This legislation has established the Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA) scheme which checks
whether someone is suitable to work with vulnerable adults or not. It did this by identifying the workers that
have harmed vulnerable adults in the past, using services. However, this has now been replaced by the ISA
barred list.
Unit 11
