5 Nations

5 Nations is a series of events that share and discuss learning, best practice, and new developments on current themes in safeguarding and adult protection. Learning is drawn from each of the Five Nations: the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, and Wales. The slides and presenter notes from each event can be found in this section. 

Rights, choices and decisions (5 Nations)

These are the slides from a 5 Nations webinar held in February 2024. This series of webinars shares adult support and protection / safeguarding knowledge across the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. 

The theme of this webinar is rights, choices and decisions. The sessions are:

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Coercive and controlling behaviour (5 Nations)

These are the slides from a 5 Nations webinar held in December 2024. This series of webinars shares adult support and protection / safeguarding knowledge across the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. 

The theme of this webinar is coercive and controlling behaviour with a particular focus on older people's relationships. The sessions are:

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Financial harm (5 Nations)

These are the slides from a 5 Nations webinar held in September 2024. This series of webinars shares adult support and protection / safeguarding knowledge across the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. 

The theme of this webinar is financial harm. The sessions are:

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Getting to grips with outcomes (5 Nations)

These are the slides from a 5 Nations webinar held in April 2025. This series of webinars shares adult support and protection / safeguarding knowledge across the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. 

The theme of this webinar is outcomes in Adult Support and Protection: how practitioners can tell that they are making a difference. There is one session:

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Coercive control (5 Nations)

These are the slides from a 5 Nations webinar held in September 2025. This series of webinars shares adult support and protection / safeguarding knowledge across the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. 

The theme of this webinar is coercive control. The sessions are:

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Capacity and decision-making challenges (5 Nations)

These are the slides from a 5 Nations webinar held in October 2025. This series of webinars shares adult support and protection / safeguarding knowledge across the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. 

The theme of this webinar is capacity and decision-making challenges. The sessions are:

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Safeguarding, adult protection and institutional care (5 Nations)

These are the slides from a 5 Nations webinar held in November 2025. This series of webinars shares adult support and protection / safeguarding knowledge across the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. 

The theme of this webinar is institutional care. The sessions are:

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