Corporate Safeguarding Policy
Safeguarding People in Carmarthenshire | Updated November 2023
In this section
- Recognising and Responding to Concerns
- Dealing with a safeguarding concern
- Reporting a concern
- Monitoring and Review
- Appendix 1- Categories and Indicators of Abuse & Neglect
- Appendix 1 cont'd - Categories and indicators of abuse – Adults at Risk
- Appendix 2 - Carmarthenshire County Council Corporate Safeguarding Self Assessment Audit Tool
Scope
Whilst specialist children and adult services lead on dealing with enquires regarding concerns that individuals may be at risk of harm, everyone has a responsibility to safeguard the well-being of adults and children who may be at risk whatever their role.
The policy covers all functions and services of the Council and applies to all Council employees, elected members, foster carers, individuals undertaking work placements, volunteers and anyone carrying out work on behalf of the Council, including independent contractors and consultants.
The Council also has a duty to ensure that other organisations commissioned to provide services on their behalf have regard to the need to safeguard and promote the well-being of adults and children. The Council will work to safeguard children and adults in line with the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 which defines:
A child at risk is a child who is experiencing or at risk of abuse, neglect or other kinds of harm and;
- Has needs for care and support whether or not the authority is meeting any of those needs.
An adult at risk is an adult who is experiencing or is at risk of abuse or neglect and;
- Has needs for care and support whether or not the authority is meeting any of those needs and;
- As a result of those needs is unable to protect him or herself against the abuse or neglect or risk of it
