This is a seven-minute briefing of the first national multi-agency framework for Adult Support and Protection learning and development. The framework has been produced to support the delivery of Adult Support and Protection learning. Within it, core…
These are safeguarding standards for GPs and anyone working in any general practice setting in the UK. The standards combine and include both safeguarding children and adults and are a whole life course document.
There is also a briefing document…
The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) is a UK law that brings the rights enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) into domestic law, making them directly enforceable in UK courts. It ensures that all public authorities in the UK, including…
The Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 is the key piece of legislation relating to the protection of adults at risk of harm and neglect in Scotland.
There is a Code of Practice to support practical application of the Act.
The Act was…
This one-page explainer sets out what can be found in the resource Understanding age in Child Protection guidance and Adult Support and Protection legislation. It explains how to get the most out of the resource, especially for those working with 16 and…
This podcast captures a conversation between members of the National Chronology Group. Aspects of chronology practice discussed include key challenges, emerging positive practice, helpful tools, improving the analysis of chronologies, and personal…
Topic: Chronologies
This comms and information pack accompanies the theme of ASPire 2025, financial harm affecting older adults. It links with the video designed to raise awareness of the issue. The main comms pack contains ideas for social media posts related to financial…
Topic: Financial harm
This video, made for Scotland’s national Adult Support and Protection Day 2025, highlights financial abuse of older adults. It looks at potential signs of financial abuse, and who might be especially at risk. This video can be shared with the public to…
Topic: Financial harm
This video, made for Scotland’s national Adult Support and Protection Day 2025, highlights financial abuse of older adults. It looks at potential signs of financial abuse, and who might be especially at risk. This video can be shared with the public to…
Topic: Financial harm
This briefing outlines the standards for GPs and general practice staff from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RGCP). The briefing includes details of the safeguarding hub for general practice: this contains extensive resources aligned to the…
Topic: Health
This seven-minute briefing is a primer for all staff working in health on Adult Support and Protection in Scotland. Key information on the responsibilities of health staff, the legal framework of ASP, information sharing, and health leadership is included…
This quiz accompanies the powerpoint presentation on recognising and responsding to human trafficking. Ten questions, on facts about and understanding of human trafficking, can be used to promote cement knowledge on this topic. Answers are included.
Topic: Human trafficking, Exploitation
This powerpoint presentation aims to support practitioners to:
Describe what human trafficking is
Recognise and identify key indicators of human trafficking
Know what actions they should take if human trafficking is suspected.
Accompanying this…
Topic: Human trafficking, Exploitation
This learning report shares the experience of improving the response to human trafficking in a rural local authority. It is a culmination of the work of a short life working group and national support agencies. It clearly sets out the learning points…
Topic: Human trafficking, Exploitation
The purpose of this guidance, from Scottish Borders, is to support an effective and robust response to any adult and child potential victim of trafficking, to ensure they receive the support they are entitled to, are protected and able to recover from…
Topic: Human trafficking, Exploitation
This is an ASPire webinar from November 2024. Its theme is self-evaluation and it has sessions from Ann-Marie Bruce (Chair of the national sub-group on self-evaluation), the Care Inspectorate (on the Quality Improvement Framework for Adult Support and…
This webinar looks at two specific areas. For the first two sections, Anne Hayne considers the overlaps and gaps in Adult Support and Protection and domestic abuse provision. In the final section, Frances Toland shares Renfrewshire's trauma-informed…
Topic: Trauma, Domestic abuse, ASPire recordings
This podcast is a conversation between Vicki Low (Moray) and Ellen Daly (Iriss). Vicki talks to Ellen about the improvement work she led around chronologies. Topics covered include getting started, impact, messaging and measurement, and gaining support.…
Topic: Chronologies
This tool aims to help leaders assess their current understanding of and practices related to chronologies. Challenges with chronologies are complex and connected, so this tool supports leaders to recognise readiness for change and find a place to start.…
This tool provides a structured way for professionals to consider systematically whether an adult requires a formal assessment of their capacity for decision making. It is designed to support professionals to consider key factors relating to an adult’s…
