West Midlands Regional Multi-agency Policy and Procedures and Practice Guidance

Wolverhampton's Safeguarding Partnership has adopted the West Midlands Multi-agency Policy and Procedures for the Protection of Adults with Care and Support Needs.

West Midlands Regional Policies and Procedures for the Protection of Adults with Care and Support Needs

All of the West Midlands Regional Policies and Procedures are hosted on the Safeguarding Warwickshire website on behalf of all the West Midlands Safeguarding Adults Boards. This includes:

• Main Regional Policy and Procedures document;
• The best Practice Guidance on Self-Neglect; and
• The Guidance on Safeguarding Adult Reviews.

You can find them all at:

 https://www.safeguardingwarwickshire.co.uk/wmadultdocs

The policy and procedures were implemented in April 2015 and reflects the changes in the Care Act 2014. The policy and procedures operate on a multi-agency basis across the West Midlands area, thereby ensuring consistency of responses and a common approach to safeguarding. The West Midlands Policy and Procedures have been produced in consultation with health and social care representatives as well as representatives from partner agencies.

Concerns about an adult (including yourself)

If you are suffering abuse, or you know or suspect some else is being abused call us on:

• Monday to Thursday 8:30am to 5pm, Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm 01902 551199
• For emergencies out of hours 01902 552999
• If immediate action is needed dial 999

For members of the public only - if you are not able to raise a referral electronically, please report the abuse over the telephone. 

All professionals must report abuse using our E-MARF. All fields will need to be completed as we may need to get in touch with you for further details. 

All safeguarding concerns are considered by managers and if appropriate they will be uploaded to the secure Guardian system where the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) will triage and determine which agencies need to be contacted.