SAFEGUARDING ADULTS
A manual for working with vulnerable adults and developing safe practice
Churches Child Protection Advisory Service. 64 pages. £17.00
ISBN 0 9534355 7 1
The abuse of vulnerable people is not a new phenomenon. It happened right through the stiff and starchy period of the 19th century, often chronicled by Charles Dickens and his like. It continued well into the 20th century, often behind the high walls of state institutions.
The fact that it continues today is, however, less easy to ignore, because it happens in the streets and houses around us. People with learning disabilities and elderly people are particularly exposed — ‘elder abuse’ has crept into everyday language.
