What is Safeguarding?
Safeguarding is about everybodies responsibility to help vulnerable people. It includes both child protection and safeguarding vulnerable adults.
Professionals have particular legal responsibilities towards safeguarding children and vulnerable adults which are laid out in various (about 20) government acts. These include:
Children Act 1989
Children Act 2004
Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Human Rights Act 1998
Protection of Children Act 1999
