Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to summarise the Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP) programme in 2014/2015. Design/methodology/approach – Review of Council contacts in relation to MSP 2014/2015. Findings – Councils participated at varying levels in the MSP programme during...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to comment on social work and safeguarding adults, current challenges and expectations. In particular, as the Chief Social Worker for Adults, to acknowledge the positive impact of the “Making Safeguarding Personal” (MSP) programme....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to establish the extent to which safeguarding procedures in North Somerset identified and reviewed outcomes for the alleged adult at risk. The project aimed to address whether outcomes could be achieved and what steps need to be taken to make the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to ascertain what efforts Adult Safeguarding Leads (ASLs), generic advocates, and Independent Mental Capacity Advocates are making to involve service users in decisions about protective measures, and to investigate whether the Adult Safeguarding service...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP) programme undertaken in 2013/2014 and summarises the learning and messages from this phase of work. This informed both the subsequent mainstreaming of the programme to all councils, and national policy on...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to share the experience of a Local Authority in their attempt to embed a personalised approach to Safeguarding. In 2013, Rochdale Adult Care took part in a three-month Making Safeguarding Personal improvement work pilot to facilitate a shift in emphasis...

Purpose – Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP) is a national programme to increase the involvement of adults at risk in the adult safeguarding process. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach – The implementation of MSP in the London Borough of Sutton involved three...