Here, the legal situation relating to sexual activity and people with reduced capacity is considered. From the starting point of one recent, contentious case, the column goes on to examine the current state of legal protection and intervention, and looks at how this could be improved by current...

Few areas have decided to implement a formal at‐risk register in respect of vulnerable adults and adult abuse, although many have markers or other recording aids in use. One of the few authorities which has developed a formal system is Gloucestershire. Here the county's adults at risk...