Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to set out and discuss findings from a developmental study, commissioned by the English Department of Health and the charity, Comic Relief, which was commissioned to clarify definitional issues and recommend ways of operationalising key concepts for a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify and encourage good practice in adult safeguarding by housing providers, despite their unclear and largely unregulated role in this area. Design/methodology/approach – Literature search on policy and research on the role of housing in adult...

Purpose – There have been increased concerns about disciplinary procedures in relation to adult safeguarding. The purpose of this paper is to argue that the personal “boundary attitude” of workers is a strong component of their response to issues that have a safeguarding dimension....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the approach taken by the General Social Care Council to developing professional boundaries guidance for social workers. Design/methodology/approach – Areas of tension or difficulty encountered in developing the guidance are highlighted and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the detection and prevention of elder financial abuse through the lens of a “professional bystander intervention model”. The authors were interested in the decision cues that raise suspicions of financial abuse, how such abuse comes to the...

Purpose – This paper presents an overview of research and practice literature on the use of Mediation (M) and Family Group Conferences (FGC) in the context of adult safeguarding in the UK. Design/methodology/approach – This paper describes the main features of M and FGC and explores how such...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight contemporary issues in achieving best practice in safeguarding adults across multi‐agency settings. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is an empirical exploration, reviewing a range of relevant literature and recent policy to present...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report and analyse a recent case, in which the safeguarding procedure adopted by one local authority was criticised by the High Court. It also seeks to identify the key lessons to be learned. Design/methodology/approach – The paper considers the...