Adults Policies & Procedures
As of 1st October 2019, Southwark Safeguarding Adults Board have formally adopted the London-Wide Adult Safeguarding Policy and Procedures, including the data sharing agreement. These can be downloaded here.
The Southwark Safeguarding Adults Board agrees local procedures. Local Authorities must comply with duties under the Care Act (2014).
The Government provides information sharing advice and guidance for safeguarding practitioners.
Documents
Multi-Agency FGM Risk Assessment Flowchart (PDF, 0.3 MB)
Southwark Multi-agency Cuckooing Forum
‘Cuckooing’ occurs when the home of a vulnerable individual is unwittingly taken over within the context of exploitation, usually for the use, supply, storage and/or production of drugs and other criminal activities. It exposes the individual to numerous negative predicaments, consequences and risk. Cuckooing remains a live safeguarding issue in Southwark with a steady growth of cases in recent years.
The Forum brings together a range of relevant agencies and services to work in partnership to ensure those subjected to cuckooing are supported and safeguarded, and to identify contextual themes pertinent to the borough.
The Forum can be contacted by email at cuckooingforum@southwark.gov.uk .
Southwark Multi-Agency Cuckooing Forum (DOCX 224KB)
Multi-Agency Cuckooing Forum referral form (DOCX, 0.2 MB)
Cuckooing-Multi-Agency-Forum-Information-Sharing-Agreement-August-2023 (PDF 564KB)
Cuckooing-Multi-Agency-Forum-Terms-of-reference-updated-25-08-2023 (PDF 248KB)
Cuckooing-Raising-Awareness-in-Southwark-Training-Content (PDF 361KB)