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Adult Support and Protection: everyone's business

This report aims to raise awareness of Adult Support and Protection and its contribution to keeping ‘adults at risk’ safe. This report introduces readers to key Adult Support and Protection definitions, duties, processes and stakeholders. It covers what we know about adults at risk of harm, with trends in types of harm alongside possible contributing factors. The report invites reflection on complex issues around safety in a changing environment.

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Chronologies in Adult Support and Protection: moving from current to best

Chronologies are consistently identified across inspection reports and reviews of Adult Support and Protection activity as an area for improvement. This report scopes the existing research on chronologies, including joint inspection reports, collated initial case reviews and significant case reviews as well as individual significant case reviews. Furthermore, interviews and a survey were used to collect views and experiences from a range of stakeholders.

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The Adult Support and Protection national Large Scale Investigation framework

The national Large Scale Investigation (LSI) framework offers a set of processes and principles helpful to those conducting and/or participating in LSIs. To help think through how these processes and principles can be realised, the framework also contains hallmarks of good practice. It complements the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 Code of Practice, building on good practice happening around Scotland.

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Sextortion animation

This short animated video explains what sextortion is and what to do if you are a victim of it. It is designed to be shared with the public.

Understanding age in Child Protection guidance and Adult Support and Protection legislation

This report explores working with 16 and 17 year olds through Adult Support and Protection (ASP) legislation and Child Protection (CP) guidance. Included is a guidance and legislation table, which can be used as a reference for professionals working with this age group. This is complemented by a discussion of tensions and challenges in the legislation and guidance. There is also a qualitative exploration of practitioner experience in working with 16 and 17 year olds.

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Changing the way we think about hoarding (Dundee)

This video sets out basic knowledge on hoarding behaviour. It looks at why and how people hoard, trauma, and how hoarding behaviour can run in families (including in children). It also includes material on the Clutter Rating Scale, which helps with assessing risk. The video stresses the need for time, multi-agency working, and professional curiosity to work effectively with people who hoard.

Hoarding and self-neglect video (Dundee)

This video, presented by Lisa Cox of Scottish Fire and Rescue, defines a hoarding disorder and its key attributes. It looks at origins, prevalence, risk, assessment, and effective working with people affected by hoarding. The video also covers Diogenes Syndrome (DS).