Report adult abuse (safeguarding)

Safeguarding adults

Safeguarding adults means working together to stop abuse and prevent it from happening in the future. Everyone has a right to live a life free from abuse and neglect.

Report a safety concern about a child

Visit our safeguarding children page if you are worried about the safety of a child.

Report a safeguarding concern as a member of the public

If someone is in immediate danger

If you or the person you are concerned about is in danger and immediate action is needed, call the emergency services on 999.

Not an emergency - report a safeguarding concern to us

If you or someone you know is at risk of abuse or neglect, you can contact us to speak to a specialist advisor. If you contact us out of hours, our Emergency Duty team will be available to take your call.

For more information about what abuse is and how to keep safe, visit the North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board website.

Report domestic abuse

If you have a concern about a vulnerable adult because you know they are being abused by a partner or a family member, and wish to report this domestic abuse, please visit our domestic abuse page.

Request support from adult social care for help with daily living

If you would like to request support from adult social care and it is not a safeguarding concern, for you or someone you know, visit our get help and support with adult social care page.

Professionals - report a safeguarding concern

Professionals who need to raise a safeguarding concern

Professionals who need to raise a safeguarding concern about an adult at risk should complete our safeguarding form

If you have any problems with completing this form, please contact us. The Emergency Duty team will be available to take your call if you contact us out of hours.

Completing the safeguarding concern form must not delay immediate action being taken to ensure the safety of the person you are concerned about.

Complete the form according to the Joint Multi-Agency Safeguarding Adults Policy and Procedures (West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and the City of York) which can be found on the North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board website.

If you have concerns about standards of care or poor practice in a care home, you can discuss this with the Care Quality Commission.

Professionals visiting residential settings - the PERSON approach

When visiting residential settings professionals can use the PERSON approach to professional visits form as a prompt.

Where quality related issues are identified in a care home, visiting professionals are encouraged to:

Discuss these first of all with the responsible person for the service, home manager or deputy.
Then complete the PERSON form.

The PERSON form can also be used to celebrate good quality care.

Care providers reporting incidents - risk notification returns

Providers carrying out any contracted service(s) are required to notify the Quality and Service Continuity Team at the council of any reportable incidents by completing a risk notification return without delay.

You can get a risk notification return form from the North Yorkshire Partnerships website. Please return your completed form to us at HASQuality@northyorks.gov.uk

Professionals who need to request involvement from adult social care which is not a safeguarding concern

If you would like to request support from adult social care but it is not a safeguarding concern, visit our make an adult social care referral page.