Who do Adult Safeguarding Duties apply to?
Safeguarding is the responsibility of everyone across all communities in Berkshire. Whether you are a neighbour, friend or someone who has a concern about a person in your community, or an organisation involved with adults with care and support needs, there is a role for you to play in ensuring that person is safe and well. If you identify further help is required, it is important to take steps to ensure the health and wellbeing of that person is supported.
In the context of the legislation, specific Adult Safeguarding Duties apply to any adult who:
- is aged 18 or over, and
- has care and support needs.
- Who is experiencing, or is at risk of, abuse or neglect and
- As a result of their care and support needs, is unable to protect themselves from either the risk of, or experience of abuse or neglect.
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Within the scope of this definition are:
- All adults who meet the above criteria regardless of their mental capacity to make decisions about their own safety or other decisions relating to safeguarding processes and activities.
- Adults who manage their own care and support through personal or health budgets.
- Adults whose need for care and support have not been assessed as eligible or which have been assessed as below the level of eligibility for support.
- Adults who fund their own care and support.
- Other individuals included in specific circumstances