Information for professionals

• Adult safeguarding easy read leaflet (PDF, 92KB) 
• Making Safeguarding Personal
• Policies and procedures
• Cheshire East Safeguarding Adults Board poster (PDF, 501KB)
• Modern Slavery Strategy Cheshire 2017-19 (PDF, 4.47MB)
• Pan Cheshire Multi Agency Harmful Practices strategy 2018-2020 (PDF, 1.6MB)
• Recognising and Responding to Domestic Violence and Abuse 
• Supporting People Living with Dementia to be involved in Adult Safeguarding Enquiries
• Creating a Safeguarding Culture - Safeguarding Adults in Care Homes
• Domestic Abuse Act 2020: overarching factsheet
• Domestic Abuse Commissioner
• Adult Safeguarding and Homelessness - A briefing on positive practice
• Modern Slavery: Statutory Guidance for England and Wales (under s49 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015) and Non-Statutory Guidance for Scotland and Northern Ireland
• Recognising and responding to domestic violence and abuse. A quick guide for social workers
• Cheshire East Domestic Abuse Policy (PDF, 628KB)
• NICE Good Practice in safeguarding training. A quick guide for registered managers of care homes
• Cheshire East Guidance on reporting a Safeguarding Adults Concern (PDF, 552KB)
• Responding to self-neglect. A short animation for professionals.
• How to use legal powers to safeguard highly vulnerable dependent drinkers.

Information sharing

Cheshire East has revised the Cheshire East Multi Agency Information Sharing Agreement (PDF, 1.7MB) and this received approval from the LSAB in July 2016.

This document has been agreed by all multi-agency partnerships across Cheshire East including LSCB, LSAB, CEDSAP and SCEP.

Violent extremism

Information about Violent extremism/Prevent is available on the Cheshire East LSCB website.

Violent extremism/Prevent e-learning

Violent Extremism/ Prevent E-Learning is now available – In order to access the e-learning modules for this you will need to complete the Cheshire East LSCB e-learning registration form.

You will then receive login details which will allow you entry to the e-learning platform. If you are experiencing any difficulties please contact lscbtrainingadministrator@cheshireeast.gov.uk.

Mental Capacity Act – YouTube Resource

Our partners at Mid Cheshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have produced the following two excellent short video clips focussing on the application of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA). The videos explain the key principles of the MCA and how they work in practice within the hospital setting.