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Safeguarding

Safeguarding is protecting a person’s rights to live in safety and free from abuse and neglect. This collection of training, improvement support, consultancy and resources is designed to help local authorities, health and care providers, safeguarding boards, churches and faith groups to safeguard those at risk.

Concerns about yours or someone else’s safety

Safeguarding adults and children training courses

Classroom, tailored and e-learning safeguarding training courses from SCIE.

Safeguarding consultancy, reviews and audits

Understanding your safeguarding duties and responsibilities with expert support.

Legal literacy: Legal guidance, training, and support

Legal literacy refers to the ability to understand and apply legal rights, responsibilities, and procedures.

Adults

SCIE’s collection of information and training about safeguarding adults.

Children

SCIE’s collection of information and training about safeguarding children.

User-led Organisations

An overview of guidance on safeguarding for trustees and management committee members of User-led Organisations.

Charities

Support and training to help charities to keep children and adults safe and improve how they respond to concerns.

Churches and faith groups

Support and training to help churches and faith groups to keep children and adults safe and improve how they respond to concerns.

Evidence and research

SCIE produces high-quality research and evaluations which demonstrate what works in safeguarding policy and practice.

Self-neglect

Resources and policy research about self-neglect for community practitioners.