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Safeguarding adults and adult protection

The safeguarding adults and adult protection policy is available in two parts in the associated documents section below. You can find other documens to do with safeguarding adults and adult protection on our 'Social care documents' page under internal links.

Forced marriages

In addition to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Guidance on Forced Marriages which is in section 10.4 of the Adult Protection Policy and Procedures, the following guidance issued by Hampshire Constabulary must be followed.  This contact with police colleagues must be before other actions, such as using an interpreter.  It may well be that a police interpreter is the safest option.

It is imperative that if you become aware of an issue of forced marriage, or a proposed forced marriage, that this is reported to the police as soon as possible. The issues are that women are being kidnapped, often taken out of the country, and held against their will to compel them to marry. This also often leads to serious violence, threats of violence and sometimes even murder.

Associated documents:

  Safeguarding Adults / Adult Protection Policy 2008 Sections 1-6  (1.20 MB)
Safeguarding Adults / Adult Protection Policy 2008 Sections 7-11  (1.01 MB)
Amendments to the Safeguarding Adults / Adult Protection Policy 2008  (0.65 MB)
Multi-Agency Training Strategy 2007/08  (0.35 MB)
Solent PAVA Group - Mission statement and aims and objectives  (0.02 MB)
Guidance to assist in producing an in-house policy on adult protection  (0.22 MB)
Adult abuse is wrong leaflet  (0.14 MB)
Safeguarding Adults  (0.37 MB)
Speak out to keep adults safe from abuse leaflet