Training competencies

Bournemouth University has produced a competency framework to help safeguarding boards to develop education and training to meet the needs of workers. There is also a competency framework for employers and staff.

Barnsley safeguarding adults training strategy

The Barnsley safeguarding adults training strategy has been developed to support all agencies involved in keeping adults in Barnsley safe from harm and abuse.

Referral forms

• Adult safeguarding concern form (updated May 2021)
• SYP Partnership intelligence record (sexual exploitation information sharing tool)
• Human trafficking victims referral and assessment form
• Notification of potential victim of modern slavery form

Local contacts

Safeguarding resources

Safeguarding guidance

• Exit points from the safeguarding adults journey
• Guidance to assist workers to complete an effective safeguarding adults face-to-face conversation
• Guidance for completion of the adult social care concern form
• Guidance for safeguarding managers to sign off high quality S42 enquiries (individual and organisational)
• Guidance to support the completion of the adult social care/safeguarding/self neglect and hoarding concern form
• Professionals guide: supporting people affected by stalking
• Contacting adult safeguarding for deaf and hard of hearing people
• Safeguarding - an aide memoire
• Safeguarding adults - good practice in medication
• Safeguarding adults review protocol

Safeguarding templates

• Safeguarding face to face conversation template
• Safeguarding adults outcome meeting agenda
• Adult safeguarding meeting (planning) agenda
• Organisational case conference agenda
• Self neglect management meeting agenda

Useful links and documents

• Making safeguarding personal
• Safeguarding adults in Barnsley poster
• Safeguarding everyone's responsibility

Safeguarding forums

Many of the organisations that sit on the Barnsley Safeguarding Adults Board have safeguarding forums to share information and best practice.

To find out if your organisation runs a forum, contact one of the Board leads.

Speak up on abuse

As part of Safeguarding Awareness week 2020, the NHS Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) produced the following video about adult abuse. You could be the only one who knows about it, so don't keep your concerns to yourself.

Self neglect and hoarding

• Self neglect and hoarding policy summary
• Self neglect and hoarding policy 
• Self neglect risk scoring tool
• Hoarding risk scoring tool
• Self neglecting and hoarding risk tool
• Self neglect and hoarding meeting template

Find out more about a multi-agency approach to self neglect in the video below.

*The video has been produced by Barnsley CCG in partnership with Berneslai Homes, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue and Barnsley Council's adult social care service.

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue offer a Home Safety Check to people who are considered to be particularly at risk of fire. During a visit, firefighters or community safety staff will give advice on how to reduce the risk of having a fire, plan a bedtime routine, what to do in the event of a fire and what to do if trapped by a fire. They will also fit free smoke alarms if a home is without one and explain how to keep them working.

However for someone who has a hoarding disorder, the main risk is that if a fire does occur, the accumulation of their possessions may block their escape routes and will add to the fire loading and spread. Where these additional risks are identified our Community Safety team will provide tailored advice to the adult and speak to the key professionals supporting the occupant to make the changes to reduce the risk and/or to address any risk to others.

To request a safety visit from South Yorkshire Fire you can complete a short online form or contact the hot line on 0114 2532314. If you qualify for a visit, a member of our team will be in touch to arrange this. You will find some useful safety information on the South Yorkshire Fire website.

Organisational abuse

• Organisational abuse policy

Concern and compliment reporting

• Concern and compliment reporting form
• Procedure for completing the concern and compliment reporting form

Preventing and responding to financial scams

Sadly, not everyone is trustworthy and some people may try and take advantage of others. 

Learn more about the various different scams and how to stay safe online.

Modern slavery

• Modern slavery referral pathway
• Modern slavery definitions and indicators
• Modern slavery NRM process guide
• Modern slavery statutory duties and powers
• Notification of potential victim of modern slavery form

Operational guidance

This is a suite of guidance to help you understand your roles and responsibilities in the safeguarding journey.

Guidance for professionals

• Advocates - use of advocates in safeguarding
• DBS flow chart
• Decision making for mental capacity - NICE guidance
• Decision support guidance
• Guidance on honour based violence
• Protocol on pressure ulcers
• Prevent and channel referral guidance
• Sexual safety in adult home guidance
• Top tips on avoiding financial abuse and scams
• PIPOT summary guidance
• PIPOT flow chart
• Wilful neglect guidance

Meeting and agenda resources

• Case conference agenda
• Planning meeting guidance
• Criteria for outcome meetings

S42 guidance

• Report for an individual S42 enquiry (external organisation)
• Guidance for external agencies when producing an organisation S42 enquiry report
• Guidance for safeguarding managers when signing off a S42 enquiry (individual/organisational)

Policies/procedures/legislation

• Care Act
• Mental Capacity Act (Easy Read version)
• Achieving Best Evidence helping adults and children to get access to the criminal justice system
• South Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Procedures
• Protocol for concerns about PiPoT (person in a position of trust)
• Inter-Partnership Joint Working Protocol
• Fabricated Illnesses, induced illnesses and safeguarding adults policy
• Safeguarding adults review protocol

Risk assessments

• DASH risk assessment

Training events and courses

POD courses

We now have a number of free POD courses available for all workers and volunteers. You can take a look at our training and events calendar for the latest courses. 

We are conducting monthly training on Microsoft Teams targeted at staff and managers falling with Level B of the Barnsley Safeguarding Adults Board Training Strategy. This level includes Managers in Health and Social Care, Managers in the Voluntary Sector, GPs, Doctors, Nurses, Specialist Housing Officers, Safer Neighbourhood Officers, Police, Safeguarding Leads and Champions.

• Safeguarding Adults at Risk (Level B) - The course includes understanding the statutory criteria for safeguarding, understanding Making Safeguarding Personal, working with professional curiosity, how to conduct effective enquiries and how to write a safeguarding enquiry report. 
  
  
• Raising High Quality Safeguarding Concerns - This course will run every other month throughout 2022 and is free for anyone that works with adults across Barnsley. It focuses on understanding the key criteria around safeguarding adults, applying decision making guidance to those criteria for challenging scenarios and how to raise a safeguarding concern so that other people may understand exactly what you are concerned about so they can offer appropriate support.

Other courses

• Mental Capacity Act
• Deprivation of Liberty
• Moving and Handling

For details, call (01226) 772379/772380 or email workforcedevelopment@barnsley.gov.uk.

We'll be posting specialist multi-agency events run by the Board here, so keep coming back to check for details.

eLearning courses

There are also three e-learning packages available on POD, these are available to all workers and volunteers working across Barnsley:

• Safeguarding Adults at Risk – Recognising and Sharing Safeguarding Concerns (Level A) – this course is for anyone working with adults with care and support needs. It covers who might be at risk of abuse and neglect, what we mean by abuse and neglect and what we should do if we recognize it.
• Safeguarding Adults at Risk – Safeguarding for workers who will raise concerns (Level B) - this course is for anyone that may raise safeguarding concerns as a result of abuse and neglect. It includes Social and Health Care Managers, Social Workers and Allied Health Professionals.
• Self-Neglect and Hoarding - this course is for anyone that might work with people who are at risk of self-neglect and hoarding. It includes information about Barnsley Safeguarding Adults Board’s Self-Neglect and Hoarding Policy, Risk Assessing and good practice in supporting someone through hoarding.

Tools and resources

Think Local Act Personal - advice and support for professionals around community-based support

Making a complaint

The Local Government Ombudsman has agreed a policy with the Directors of Adult Social Care detailing how to make a complaint about Safeguarding Adults Boards.

Our Customer Feedback, Information and Improvement Team are responsible for the management of customer complaints, compliments and comments for all of our council services (including the Safeguarding Adults Board).

If you'd like to make a complaint about the Safeguarding Adults Board, or about any other council service, find out how to make a complaint.