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Sexual Abuse & Exploitation can Include

 Pressuring or forcing someone to do something sexual.
 Touching someone sexually without their permission.

 Unwanted sexting – sending sexually explicit texts and images without consent.
 Engaging in sexual acts with someone who is too drunk, or too intoxicated to give consent.

 Engaging in a sexual act with someone who is asleep or unconscious.
 Having sex with someone who does not have the capacity to understand the situation.

Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) Tel: 03333 44 8283 to speak with a crisis worker

The SARC provides 24 hour crisis intervention and support for individuals 365 days a year, with
dedicated specially trained staff who are able to explain and discuss the options, providing
a sensitive and dedicated service that meets the needs of Victims of Rape and Sexual Assault.

SARC is also the central referral hub for sexual offence services, with one referral ensuring that

all appropriate services are put in place through agreed referral pathways.

Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking

The Home Office estimated that in 2013 there were between 10,000 and 13,000 potential
victims of modern slavery in the UK. Modern slavery is an umbrella term, encompassing human

trafficking, slavery, servitude and forced labour. It is important that professional know how to
recognise the signs and how to respond to this issue effectively. More information and training is

freely available via the Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board’s website: https://www.tsab.org.uk/

Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP)

Making Safeguarding Personal is an initiative which aims to develop a person-centred and
outcomes focus to safeguarding work in supporting people to improve or resolve their

circumstances. MSP is applicable to all agencies working with adults in relation to safeguarding,

including those at the initial stages of a safeguarding concern being identified.

What MSP Seeks to Achieve

 A Personalised approach enabling safeguarding to be done with, and not to people.
 Identifying the outcomes the adult wants, by determining these at the beginning of working
with them, and ascertaining if these were realised at the end.

 Improvement to people’s circumstances rather than on ‘investigation and conclusion’.
Utilisation of person-centered practice rather than ‘putting people through a process’.

 Good outcomes for people by working with them in a timely way, rather than one
constrained by timescales.

 Improved practice by supporting a range of methods for staff development, including the
need to develop cultural competence and learning through sharing good practice.

All Professionals Can Play a Part in the Following Ways

Providing Personalised Information and Advice: All professionals can help to outline the

options that are available in relation to protecting adults and preventing abuse and neglect, as
people cannot make decisions about their lives unless they know what the options are.

Supported Decision Making and Freedom from Undue Influence: Supported decision
making focusses on the outcome the person wishes to achieve, what is working in their lives
and what is not.

Advocacy and Involvement: Supporting adults to review options, decide upon outcomes,
and participate in discussions and decision-making.

Developing your Organisational Culture: All professionals can help to provide
leadership, and influence the development of strategy, policies, procedures and training, as well
assist in embedding adult safeguarding practice.