This section explains how to use the Bury Safeguarding Adults Policies, Procedures and Practice site, including the main features and additional resources.
Contents
- Finding your way around the APPP
- Accessibility Options
- Using the APPP Resource on Smartphones and Tablets
- Adding Shortcuts to the APPP
- Resources
- Reading Confirmation
- Amendments
- Search
- Register with Us
- Copyright
Finding your way Around the APPP
The APPP is divided into different sections. One the homepage there are 5 tiles / buttons:
Safeguarding Adults Procedures-links to the safeguarding adults policies, procedures and practice guidance resources for practitioners.
Reporting Concerns – what to do if you are worried about an adult in Bury.
Useful Links– links to key local agencies and organisations.
Legislation and National Guidance– key legislation and national guidance for practitioners.
Learning from Safeguarding Adults Reviews -links to Safeguarding Adults Reviews and 7 Minute Briefings which have been published by Bury Safeguarding Adults Board.
When you are in the Safeguarding Adults Procedures section, there are a number of tabs on the left side of the screen:
‘Using this Site’ is this page, which provides information about how to use the APPP
‘Contents’ contains the different sections and chapters in the main body of the resource.
‘Resources’ provides a range of relevant supporting information; from briefings to Safeguarding Adults Review reports.
‘Contact’ contains local contact details for teams, services and partner organisations
Accessibility Options
This portal has a number of different options to support online reading. Using the ‘Accessibility’ drop-down menu on the left-side of the screen, you can change to green, blue or pink backgrounds, yellow text on a black background or you can return to the default setting.You can also resize the website by pressing CTRL and + together to make the site larger, you can keep pressing this to increase the zoom level. Pressing CTRL and – together makes the site smaller. This is a feature built into your web browser, known as in-browser zooming, and so depending on the browser you’re using the controls may be different.
In addition, the site is designed to be accessible for users of text only and screen reader software programs which allow blind or visually impaired users to read the text that is displayed on the computer screen with a speech synthesizer or braille display. Our content is consistently structured, including headings, which makes using the software on our site easier. Also, when viewed through screen reader software, every page has a ‘Skip to main content’ link which allows software users to go straight to the main content of that page instead of receiving the full navigation options every time. Please share this information with blind or visually impaired colleagues.
Using the APPP Resource on Smartphones and Tablets
This resource works well on smartphones and tablets. When used on mobile device, the website will immediately convert into a mobile friendly version, where the tabs sit behind the Menu button.
Adding Shortcuts to the APPP
You can easily access the APPP by installing a shortcut on your device, which will directly open up your internet browser to the APPP site. You can do so using the following methods:
- on desktop / laptops: go to the homepage of the APPP website in your internet browser, then bookmark it using your browser’s bookmark feature. Open your browser’s list of bookmarked websites and drag the APPP bookmark onto the desktop of your device.
- on smartphones / tablets: go to the homepage of the APPP website in your internet browser, and do the following:
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- On Android devices – click the three dots, and select ‘add to home screen‘.
- On iOS / Apple – click the share icon
, scroll down the page and select ‘add to home screen‘
Resources
The Resources section contains a number of links and documents to supplement the information in the chapters, including:
- Briefings – written by the Policy Partners Project and our associates to reflect current issues or recently released research reports;
- Case Law and LGSCO Reports – information about case law and reports in relation to complaints against local authorities.;
- Case Studies – case studies from the Care and Support Statutory Guidance;
- CQC Assessment Framework – information about the assessment framework which the CQC will use to inspect providers, local authorities and integrated care systems;
- Easy Reads – links to easy read information for people with care and support needs;
- Glossary – definitions and key terms used in these policies and procedures;
- Legislation – links to relevant legislation;
- National Guidance – links to statutory and national guidance;
- Organisations – links to websites for relevant national organisations;
- Provider Resources – links to guidance and other information and national organisations who provide services and support to provider services;
- Quick Reads and Audios – summary versions of chapters, in audio and text formats;
- Referral forms and Leaflets– Local documents, including referral forms.
- Safeguarding Adults Reviews and Inquiry Reports – links to significant SARs reports and national inquiry reports.
Reading Confirmation
At the bottom of each chapter there is a reading confirmation box which allows readers to confirm they have read the content. This can be useful for new staff or volunteers on induction or when a new policy or procedure is added to the site.
Amendments
March 2025
| Section / Chapter | Details |
| Allegations Management Policy – Persons in Position of Trust (PiPoT) | This newly updated policy provides a framework and process for responding to allegations and concerns against people working with adults with care and support needs. |
December 2024
| Section / Chapter | Details |
| Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR) Policy: Conducting SARs in Bury | This policy sets out the arrangements by which Bury Safeguarding Adults Board (BSAB) will conduct case reviews. It highlights the statutory duties, overall process for running a Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR), and how BSAB will commission such work. |
| Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty | This policy informs staff about the arrangements for working with people over the age of 16 who lack the mental capacity to make decisions about their care and treatment.
It also sets out the procedures for staff to follow in assessing capacity and making best interest decisions. |
November 2024
| Section / Chapter | Details |
| Modern Slavery | Section 2.1 Human trafficking, has been updated to include Information on the duty the Human Tissue Act 2004 (Supply of Information about Transplants) Regulations 2024 places on clinicians to report any suspicions that an organ transplant-related offence has taken place to the Human Tissue Authority. |
| Forced Marriage | Section 4, Adults with Care and Support Needs has been updated to reference information produced by the Forced Marriage Unit and ADASS. Appendix 1, which is new and based on the finding in the case of AG (Welfare: FMPO), Re [2024] EWCOP 18, lists suggested questions which can be helpful for practitioners to use if they have concerns about proposed overseas travel plans: A link to a forced marriage easy read published by the Home Office and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has also been added. |
| Identifying Adults Vulnerable to Radicalisation and Violent Extremism | This guidance, which contains information on how to respond when there are concerns that an adult is vulnerable to radicalisation or extremism, has been reviewed and updated throughout. |
| Notification and Information Sharing between HM Coroner’s Office and Bury Safeguarding Adults Board | This new Standard Operating Procedure seeks to establish effective and consistent notification and information sharing between those involved in Adults and Children’s Safeguarding Procedures, Child Death Overview Panels, Domestic Homicide Reviews and Her Majesty’s Coroner Office for North Manchester. |
| Assessments in Mental Health | This new guidance has been added to help patients, carers and professionals better understand the difference mental health assessments and assessments under the Mental Health Act. |
August 2024
| Section / Chapter | Details |
| Cuckooing | This section has been updated throughout to reflect the latest Home Office County Lines guidance. |
| County Lines: Criminal Exploitation of Adults | This chapter which provides information on how to spot signs that an adult with care and support needs is being exploited and what action to take if you have concerns, has been updated throughout. |
| Multi Agency Escalation Process | The multi-agency escalation process, which should be followed when professionals working in different agencies disagree about safeguarding adults decisions and actions, has been reviewed and updated throughout. |
| Professional Curiosity | This new chapter explains why it is important for practitioners to be professionally curious when working with adults who may be experiencing abuse or neglect. It covers what professional curiosity is, and provides examples of ways in which practitioners and show professional curiosity. |
| Inherent Jurisdiction of the High Court | This new chapter, explains the inherent jurisdiction and how it can be used to safeguard adults who the Courts describe as ‘capacitous but vulnerable’. |
| Self-Neglect and Hoarding | This new guidance contains detailed information for practitioners on working with self-neglect and hoarding – including how to respond. |
| Working with People who have Lasting Power of Attorney | This new guidance covers why it is important to find out if there is a ‘lasting power of attorney’ (LPA) or ‘deputyship’ when working with an adult who does not have mental capacity. |
February 2024
| Section / chapter | Details |
| Safeguarding Adults and Culturally Competence Practice | This new guidance highlights the importance of recognising and understanding people’s cultural identities when working to safeguard them and promote their needs. |
| Historic (Non Recent) Allegations of Abuse (including Sexual Abuse) | This chapter, which contains information for practitioners on the action to take if an adult discloses abuse they experienced in the past, is new. It includes advice on how to support the adult concerned. |
August 2023
| Section / chapter | Details |
| Working with Autistic Adults | A link to the LGA publication Case Studies – Improving Support for People with a Learning Disability and Autistic People has been added. |
| Mental Capacity | A link to free e-learning offered by SCIE has been added. |
Search
Type in the word or phrase you are looking for in the ‘Search’ facility and press ‘Enter’. It will bring up a list of all the chapters where it appears. Click on the one you want. The word / phrase will remain highlighted in the chapter.
To make sure the search results more accurately reflect what you are looking for, you can add inverted commas (also known as speech marks) to the word or term you are looking for, for example “safeguarding” or “adult safeguarding”.
If you want to search for specific text within a chapter, on the contents or in a pdf document, you can also press ‘Ctrl’ and ‘f’ together. A box will appear in the top right of your screen. Type in the word / phrase you want to find and press ‘Enter’. The number of times it appears in the chapter will be displayed next to your word. Use the up and down arrows next to it to find all the references.
Register with Us
We recommend you ‘Register with Us‘. This enables us to notify you that your APPP portal has been updated. By submitting this information, you will only receive email notifications from us in relation to APPP updates and your information will not be given to any third parties.
This resource has been designed to be used online. If you print a chapter, for example to take to a meeting, please note it is valid for 72 hours only from the date it was printed. Whilst APPP resources are usually updated every six months, there may be occasions when they are updated urgently as a result of a Safeguarding Adults Review or inspection recommendation, so it is important to be sure that you are using the most recent copy. This is why we recommend that if you have to print a chapter, you no longer refer to it after that time.
Please remember that the resource can be also accessed on smartphones and tablets (see Using the APPP Resource on Smartphones and Tablets).
Copyright
The chapter content in this resource can be accessed, downloaded and printed unchanged, on a temporary basis. Any content printed or downloaded may not be sold, licensed, transferred, copied or reproduced in part or in whole in any manner or format without the prior written permission of Policy Partners Project Ltd.
