Adult Support and Protection

Making Adult Support and Protection 'everyone’s business’

The perspective of a Training and Development Officer

The words Must, Should, Could, Would on a blackboard

The revised Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007: Code of Practice (the ‘Code’) was published on 28 July 2022. Organisations and local partnerships then began the work of considering how to adapt and - if required - change their local guidance, procedures and practice to align with the revised Code. The next step was to implement those adaptations and changes.

ASPire hub
Published on 16 Sep 2024

Holly and Sam reflect on the recent ASPire conference

ASPire
An audience looking at a screen with the word ASPire projected

Iriss was delighted to host the in-person ASPire conference on the 22nd of February 2024 on behalf of the National Adult Support and Protection Coordinator and the Learning and Development Network. 100 of you lovelies gathered at The Barracks Conference Centre in Stirling to learn and chat about Sextortion, Undue Pressure and Learning Reviews.  

Inside Iriss
Published on 11 Mar 2024

Sextortion animation

a resource for Adult Support and Protection

What is Sextortion
Sextortion Scams are a rapidly growing concern. It is a form of blackmail where victims are threatened with sexual information, photos or videos about themselves, and are coerced into doing something against their will.
Published in
Videos
on 7 Feb 2024

The Adult Support and Protection National Large Scale Investigation Framework

The Adult Support and Protection National Large Scale Investigation Framework
This framework offers a set of processes and principles that will be helpful to those conducting and/or participating in Large Scale Investigations. To help think through how these processes and principles can be realised, the framework also contains practice steps that can be considered as hallmarks of good practice…
Published in
Reports
on 6 Jun 2023

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