KMSAB Policies & Procedures

Multi-Agency Safeguarding Adults Policy, Protocols and Guidance for Kent and Medway is designed to guide practitioners through legal responsibilities, how organisations work together, and general guidance on how to recognise and react to abuse or suspected abuse against adults at risk.

All multi-agency policies should be read in conjunction with individual agencies internal policies.

Multi-Agency Safeguarding Adults Policy, Procedures and Practitioners Guidance (updated January 2024)

• Kent and Medway multi-agency safeguarding adults policy, procedures and practitioner guidance

Adults Missing from Health and Care Settings

• Multi-agency reponse for adults missing from health and care settings

Complaints and Compliments

• KMSAB Complaints and Compliments Policy

Domestic Abuse and Care and Support Needs

• Multi-agency protocol for dealing with cases of domestic abuse to safeguard adults with care and support needs
• Domestic Abuse Policy EQIA

Escalation and Resolving Practitioner Differences

• Escalation policy; resolving practitioner differences for referrals and adult safeguarding
• Escalation policy EQIA

Exploitation, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking

• Protocols to safeguard adults who are at risk of exploitation, modern slavery and human trafficking
• MSHT and Exploitation Policy EQIA

Homelessness Practitioner Resource

• Practitioner resource supporting persons who are homeless, at risk of homelessness or experiencing multiple exclusion homelessness

Kent and Medway Threshold Tool

• Kent and Medway Threshold Tool

Multi-Agency Risk Management Framework (MARM)

• Kent and Medway Multi-Agency Risk Management Framework

Supporting Documents

• MARM Flowchart 
• Quick Guide to the MARM
• MARM Agenda Template
• MARM Case Studies
• MARM Training Slides

Evaluation Forms

• Initiating Agency
• Invited Agency
• Lived Experience Feedback

People in Position of Trust (PiPOT)

• Managing concerns around People in Positions of Trust (PiPOT)
• PiPOT Policy EQIA

Safeguarding Adults Reviews Procedure

(email KMSAB@kent.gov.uk for access to the Safeguarding Adults Review referral form)

• Policy, Procedures and Practitioner Guidance for Safeguarding Adults Reviews

Self-neglect and Hoarding

• Policy and Procedures to support people that self-neglect or demonstrate hoarding behaviour
• Quick Guide - Identifying and Responding to Self-Neglect and Hoarding
• Appendix 1: Legal Framework and Intervention
• Appendix 2: Clutter Image Rating Tool Guidance

When Adults at Risk Abuse Each Other

• When adults at risk abuse each other

Useful documents

• • Kent and Medway Threshold Tool
  • KMSAB 10 Rules of Record Keeping
  • KMSAB Legal Frameworks and Interventions
  • KMSAB Legal basis for sharing information - Quick Guide
  • KMSAB - End of Life Care
  • KMSAB - recognising the emotional wellbeing of adults following significant life changes
  • KMSAB What makes a good referral?
  • KMPT Professionals Meetings - Guidance for practitioners

Privacy Notices

• KMSAB Privacy Notice

All KMSAB Policies and Procedures are live documents and are reviewed annually by the Practice, Policy and Procedures Working Group. If you have any comments or suggestions for improvement, please contact the KMSAB Manager by emailing KMSAB@kent.gov.uk.