Safeguarding Adults
West Midlands Procedures
The policies and procedures have been developed jointly by the fourteen West Midlands local authorities and their Safeguarding Adults Boards working together to introduce a consistent approach and practice within the adult safeguarding environment.
Medication Error Guidance
The guidance to support agencies and providers to know when to raise a safeguarding concern where medication errors have occurred.
Escalation Policy
The policy is for us by agencies for the managment of individual safeguarding adults cases where professional disagreement arises.
Herbert Protocol
The Herbert Protocol is a form that is aimed to try and protect people who suffer from dementia or Alzheimer's. It can be filled in by carers, family or friends of a person who could do missing at any time.
See the briefing leaflet
Safeguarding Information Sharing Agreement
The Information Sharing Agreement (ISA) defines the arrangements for processing data between members of the Safeguarding Partnership, to facilitate and govern the efficient, effective and secure sharing of good quality Information for the purposes of complying with our safeguarding obligations and duties for the provision of Safeguarding within Walsall. It also defines the arrangements for safeguarding partners to share information with the Safeguarding Partnership or Business Unit
West Midlands Police: Sexual Assault & Abuse Strategy
The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner and partners have launched a new strategy on tackling sexual abuse in the region.
Further details including the strategy document