Resources available

Visit the following websites for more information about abuse:

• Action on Elder Abuse (AEA) website: works to protect, and prevent the abuse of, vulnerable older adults

• Public Concern at Work (PCaW) website: independent authority on public interest whistle-blowing

• Crossroads Care website: Britain's leading provider of support for carers and the people they care for

• Department of Health website: provides both research and guidance

• Office of the Public Guardian website: supports and promotes decision-making for those who lack capacity or would like to plan for their future

• Care Quality Commission website: provides information for professionals to work with others to help safeguard people from abuse

• Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) website: supports safer recruitment protecting the vulnerable by identifying candidates who may be unsuitable to work with vulnerable people

• Ann Craft Trust website: UK based organisation working with staff in the statutory, independent and voluntary sectors to safeguard people with learning disabilities

• Association of Directors of Adult Social Services website: represents all the directors of adult social services in England, the website provides information for social care professionals

• PASA UK website: works to reflect and respond to the dilemmas inherent in safeguarding practice faced by practitioners from all disciplines.

• WITNESS website: aims to promote safe boundaries between professionals and the public by providing a range of services and working to improve public protection