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Safeguarding means protecting a person’s health, wellbeing and human rights. It means enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. Safeguarding children, young people and adults is a collective responsibility.
Those most in need of protection include, but is not limited to:
The types of abuse suffered by adults as defined in the Care Act 2014 are:
The types of abuse suffered by children as defined in the Children Act 1989 are:
There are many different forms of child abuse and neglect, such a child sexual exploitation, criminal exploitation and child trafficking, and they can all be classified as one or more of the four categories of abuse and neglect set out above.
Other types of harm that adults or children may experience include: – this list is not exhaustive.
Modern slavery is the recruitment, movement, harbouring or receiving of children, women or men through the use of force, coercion, abuse of vulnerability, deception or other means for the purpose of exploitation. Individuals may be trafficked into, out of or within the UK, and they may be trafficked for a number of reasons including sexual exploitation, forced labour, domestic servitude and organ harvesting.
We are committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in any part of our business activity and, in so far as is possible, to hold our suppliers to account to do likewise.
Domestic violence, also called domestic abuse, includes physical, emotional and sexual abuse in couple relationships or between family members.
Domestic violence can happen against anyone, and anybody can be an abuser.
Use the following link to access further information in:
North East London ICB’s approach to commissioning services that safeguard and protect our local population
DownloadThis report demonstrates how NEL ICB has fulfilled its statutory duties.
DownloadGuidance on how supervision is conducted within the context of safeguarding.
DownloadNEL ICB will continue to listen and engage with the local community.
DownloadTo ensure there is a consistent and robust approach to safeguarding children and adults.
DownloadThis policy sets out the safeguarding framework for strategic planning and commissioning provider services.
DownloadWaltham Forest, East London and City newsletter January 2024
DownloadAn update on how statutory responsibilities have been discharged during the reporting period of 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
DownloadThe objectives from last year’s annual report and how we are measuring up against these
DownloadWhat are NHS Designated and Named Safeguarding Professional’s Roles and Responsibilities?
DownloadWe are your local NHS in north east London. Find out more about what we do. [...]
Find out more about our health and care partnership and what we to improve local services. [...]
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