The Government have announced they got some of the Care Act guidance wrong - they are now removing the requirement for agencies to have a designated lead for safeguarding adults. There are plenty of other things wrong with the guidance too. For example, there is a lack of clarity about safeguarding adult meetings, their name and purpose. The term "initial inquiry" creeps in without any definition or any guidance about the follow up to this. The guidance is so generalised that different Boards' procedures are looking very different. This is such a lost opportunity and compares very badly with "Working together to safeguard children from harm". This parallel statutory guidance has shrunk and become much briefer but still gives clear guidance on process and key issues.

Lin Naylor, Training MatterS 07887 850731

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