Queries and Amendments
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Staff Only – Password Request
To request the password to access to the Professionals or CareDirector Area please complete the request form here
PAN Bedfordshire Safeguarding Adults Policy and Procedures
The Safeguarding Adults Policy and Procedures can be accessed via the PAN-Bedfordshire Multi-agency Safeguarding Adults Policies and Procedures site. The PAN-Bedfordshire site is intended for use by all practitioners, volunteers, services and partner agencies in Bedfordshire (Central Bedfordshire, Bedford Borough and Luton).
Other Central Bedfordshire Council Adult Safeguarding for Practitioners
Adult Safeguarding forms and documents can be accessed within CareDirector
Control and Coercion Analysis (blank template) (editable)
Control and Coercion Analysis Template – Guidance
Identifying and Responding to Adult Exploitation Guidance – Bedfordshire
Joint Safeguarding and Hoarding Behaviour Guidance
- Understanding Hoarding Leaflet (August 2023)
- Multi-Agency Hoarding Panel Pathway (staff only)
- Multi Agency Hoarding Panel Referral Form (staff only)
Positions of Trust Protocol (Central Bedfordshire & Bedford Borough)
Adult Safeguarding – Risk Enablement (staff only)
Adult Safeguarding Professional Discussion Request form F122A (editable)
CBC Safeguarding Learning & Development Framework
Adult Safeguarding, Central Bedfordshire
Adult Safeguarding Central Bedfordshire Council (CBC website)
Safeguarding Adults Board information
Other relevant Information
Chapter 5.1 Adult Safeguarding
Evidence Based Practice (Case Law)
Making Safeguarding Personal – Local Government Association
Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs) Library – SCIE
Multi-agency statutory guidance for dealing with forced marriage
Safeguarding Children Central Bedfordshire Council (CBC website)
Mental Capacity Act / Deprivation Of Liberty Safeguards:
The MCA 2005 has five statutory principles which must be followed:
- A person must be assumed to have capacity unless it is established that he/she lacks capacity.
- A person is not to be treated as unable to make a decision unless all practicable steps to help him/her to do so have been taken without success.
- A person is not to be treated as unable to make a decision merely because he/she makes an unwise decision.
- An act done, or decision made, under this Act for or on behalf of a person who lacks capacity must be done, or made, in his/her best interests.
- Before the act is done, or the decision is made, regard must be had to whether the purpose for which it is needed can be as effectively achieved in a way that is less restrictive of the person’s rights and freedom of action.’
Mental Capacity Act:
- Mental Capacity Act Policy – 2022
- Reflections MCA 2005 Urgent Short-term Decision Making Practice Guidance
- CBC MCA & DoLS Learning & Development Framework
- Mental Capacity Toolkit
- Mental Capacity Act Resources | NCCDSW | Social Work Research
Mental Capacity Act Assessment forms are available within CareDirector
Community DoLS
Community DoLS templates are available within CareDirector
see also:
- Mental Capacity and Mental Health
- 6.1 Mental Capacity
- 6.2 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
- Evidence Based Practice (Case Law)
Court of Protection
Mental Capacity Act Toolkit is available on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Resource and Practice Toolkit (PAN Bedfordshire) site. This include information about the Court of Protection and Court of Protection forms.
Continuing Health Care
View Continuing Health Care forms and paperwork here (for staff only)
