Safeguarding Matters with the Ann Craft Trust

The Care Act outlines six principles of adult safeguarding. But how can these be applied in a sports and activity setting? In this episode of Safeguarding Matters, Nicola Dean and Laura Thorpe explore The Care Act in a sport and activity context. What are the six principles of adult safeguarding? How can those involved in sport and activity apply these principles to help make sport more inclusive...

"It's not a crime to be different. But it is a crime to be targeted and victimised." In this episode of Safeguarding Matters, ACT Safeguarding Adults Lead Lisa Curtis talks to Buse Ucanlar, a University of Nottingham Politics and International Relations student, about disability hate crimes. They touch upon the definition of a hate crime, explore why someone might become a target of...

ACT Safeguarding Adults in Sport Manager Nicola Dean chats with Anne Patterson and Tina Thordal about Safeguarding Adults in Sport Participation Groups. What's a Safeguarding Adults in Sport Participation Group? It's a move to bridge the gap between safeguarding specialists and those who actually need safeguarding - in this case, sports participants, and the staff, coaches, and volunteer...

Disabled children face up to four times more risk of harm than non-disabled children. All children and young people have a right to a happy childhood and a life that's free from abuse, fear, and harm. So safeguarding disabled children and young people is a shared responsibility that we must all take very seriously indeed. In this episode of Safeguarding Matters, your host Nicola talks to Sara...

Forced Marriage is a marriage without the consent of one or both parties, and where duress is a factor.  Forced marriage is: An abuse of human rights. A form of domestic violence. A form of violence against men and women. Against the law. Forced marriage of people with learning disabilities often concerns the ability, or capacity, to consent. It also concerns the willingness to consent. Research i...

Safeguarding must take into account the individual choices and requirements of everyone involved. We must operate on this abiding principle: "Nothing about me, without me." Making Safeguarding Personal means ensuring that adults are more involved in the safeguarding process. When making decisions, we must take into account their views, wishes, feelings and beliefs. In this episode of Saf...

The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) is designed to protect and empower people who may lack the mental capacity to make their own decisions about their care and treatment. It applies to people aged 16 and over. It covers decisions about day-to-day things, like what to wear or what to buy for the weekly shop, or serious life-changing decisions. In this episode of Safeguarding Matters, Laura Thorpe talks t...

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are an aspect of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA).  In certain cases, the restrictions placed upon a person who lacks capacity may amount to "deprivation of liberty". This must be judged on a case-by-case basis. Where it appears a deprivation of liberty might happen, the provider of care (usually a hospital or a care home) has to apply to their local...

On Tuesday 2 July 2019 we held the fourth annual Safeguarding Adults in Sport and Activity Seminar.  Some 50 delegates came from across the UK to hear all about the very latest in safeguarding adults in sport and activity. As well as updates from ACT and Sport England, topics covered included DBS checks, the adult participation group, and far right radicalisation in sport. After an invigorating da...

The Safeguarding Adults in Sport Framework is an audit tool. It's designed to enable sports organisations to have their safeguarding policy and practices assessed against a national safeguarding standards framework. In this episode of Safeguarding Matters, Nicola Dean talks to Damien and Robin from North Yorkshire Sport, Nicola from Kent Sport, Emma Gibson from Badminton England and Alison Ho...

Host Nicola Dean talks to ACT CEO Deborah Kitson about Ann Craft, her legacy, the history of ACT, and our plans for the future.