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Safeguarding is a term used in the United Kingdom, Ireland [1] and Australia [2] to denote measures to protect the health, well-being and human rights of individuals, which allow people—especially children, young people and vulnerable adults—to live free from abuse, harm and neglect.
Carlene Firmin MBE (born 1983 or 1984) [1] is a British social researcher and writer specialising in violence between and against young people, creator of the concept Contextual Safeguarding, and founder of the MsUnderstood Partnership. She is a professor of sociology at Durham University.
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created following the UK Government accepting recommendation 19 of the inquiry headed by Sir Michael Bichard , which was set up in the wake of the Soham Murders .
Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs (MASH) in the United Kingdom are co-operative arrangements formed between numerous safeguarding focused organisations, with the aim of close collaborative working to put the victim at the heart of all decisions whilst removing to as great an extent as possible any inter-agency rivalries or politics. [1]
Safeguarding can also refer to efforts to allow future infrastructure to be built more easily, such as a straight piece of railway line at the location of a planned future station, [6] or space for a future service area on a motorway. This is sometimes referred to as 'passive provision'.
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Section 59 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 says: [14] 1) A person is a vulnerable adult if he has attained the age of 18 and— (a) he is in residential accommodation, (b) he is in sheltered housing, (c) he receives domiciliary care, (d) he receives any form of health care, (e) he is detained in lawful custody,
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls [1] (also known as Minister for Safeguarding) is a junior role in His Majesty's Government held jointly in the Home Office and Ministry of Justice. It is held by Jess Phillips MP since July 2024.