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Contact Telephone Email/Website
Northumberland County Council    
Northumberland Children and Adults Safeguarding Partnership (NCASP)   ncasp@northumberland.gov.uk
Onecall 01670 536 400 onecall@northumberland.gov.uk
Contracts Team 01670 622437 contracts@northumberland.gov.uk
Housing Service Safeguarding Coordinator - Andrea Redpath
07989 166 932 
Andrea.Redpath@northumberland.gov.uk
Community Safety - Prevent referral and advice   Prevent@northumberland.gov.uk
Safeguarding adults & associated training - Social Care Training team/Leigh Waller  07580309219  socialcaretraining@northumberland.gov.uk
     
Domestic abuse service    
Harbour Domestic Abuse Support Service 01670 820199

http://www.myharbour.org.uk/

Northumberland Domestic Abuse Service (NDAS)

01434

608030

 Home - Northumberland Domestic Abuse Services (nda.services)
Northumberland County Council    Northumberland County Council - Domestic Abuse
     
Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group    
Designated Nurse, Safeguarding Adults - Leesa Stephenson 01670 335160 Leesa.stephenson@nhs.net
     
Northumbria Police 101 (ask for Safeguarding Team)  https://www.northumbria.police.uk/
     
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust    
Safeguarding Service 0191 2828900 AdultSafeguarding@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk
     
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust    
Named Nurse/ Safeguarding and Public Protection Practitioner 0191 2456698 / 2456697  
     
Voiceability Advocacy Service 0300 303 1660 helpline@voiceability.org
     
Healthwatch Northumberland 03332 408468 info@healthwatchnorthumberland.co.uk
     
North East Sexual Referral Centre - REACH 03333448283  info@sarc-support.uk
Contact Telephone
Domestic Abuse  
National Domestic Abuse Helpline 0808 2000 247
Respect: Men's Advice Line 0808 801 0327
National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline 0800 999 5428
Victim Support  
Victim Support 0808 168 9111
The Samaritans 116 123
National Association for People Abused in Childhood 0808 801 0331
Modern Slavery  
Modern Slavery Helpline 08000 121 700
Forced Marriage  
Forced Marriage Unit Helpline 0207 008 0151
Karma Nirvana victim helpline 0800 5999 247
Homelessness  
Centrepoint (16-25 year olds) 0808 800 0661
Crisis (single people) 0300 636 1967
Shelter 0808 800 4444
Drugs and Addiction  
Frank  0300 123 6600
GamCare (gambling) 0808 8020 133
Alcoholics Anonymous 0800 9177 650
Pets  
Cinnamon Trust 01736 757 900
RSPCA-report a concern 0300 1234 999

 

Resource Organisation
Making Safeguarding Personal 7 minute guide NCASP
Making Safeguarding Personal Outcomes Framework Local Government Association (LGA)
Making Safeguarding Personal toolkit Local Government Association (LGA)
Making Safeguarding Personal-audio visual resources Local Government Association (LGA)
Supporting increased involvement of service users Local Government Association (LGA)
Making Safeguarding Personal: Working with risk Local Government Association (LGA)
   
For Safeguarding Adults Boards  
Making Safeguarding Personal: For safeguarding adults boards Local Government Association (LGA)
Resources to support Making Safeguarding Personal Local Government Association (LGA)
   
What 'good' might look like  
What might 'good' look like for health and social care commissioners and providers? Local Government Association (LGA)
What might 'good' look like for the police? Local Government Association (LGA)
What might 'good' look like for advocacy? Local Government Association (LGA)
What might 'good' look like for those working in the housing sector? Local Government Association (LGA)
   
Dementia  
Supporting people living with dementia to be involved in adult safeguarding enquiries DoHSC
Resource and area Organisation
General safeguarding practice  
LGA/ADASS Safeguarding resources Local Government Association (LGA)
Understanding what constitutes a safeguarding concern and how to support effective outcomes  Local Government Association (LGA)
Discriminatory abuse: a briefing for practitioners Local Government Association (LGA)
Making decisions on the duty to carry out safeguarding enquiries Local Government Association (LGA)
Adult safeguarding practice FAQ's Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
Gaining access to an adult suspected to be at risk of abuse or neglect Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
Safeguarding adults in care homes: Guideline NG189 NICE
Safeguarding adults: types and indicators of abuse SCIE
Creating a safeguarding culture - guidance for care home managers NICE and SCIE
Safeguarding people in closed environments ADASS
   
Domestic Violence  
Adults safeguarding and domestic abuse: a guide to support practitioners and managers Local Government Association (LGA)
Toolkit for Work with Male Victims of Domestic Abuse Respect
   
Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC)  
DASH Risk Identification, Assessment and Management model Safe Lives 
   
Scams  
Financial Scamming and Fraud NCPQSW
Cyber Fraud and Scamming NCPQSW
Financial Scamming: Defining Terms NCPQSW
Scams: The Power of Persuasive Language NCPQSW
Scamwise - spotting, avoiding and reporting scams Independent Age
   
Modern Slavery  
National Referral Mechanism (NRM) Home Office
   
Homelessness  
Adult Safeguarding and Homelessness: A briefing on positive practice Local Government Association (LGA)
Adult Safeguarding and Homelessness: Experience-informed practice Local Government Association (LGA)
   
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)  
Safeguarding women and girls at risk of FGM-range of guidance DoHSC
   
MCA / DoLS / LPS / Dementia  
Liberty Protection Safeguards - At a glance Socal Care Iinstitute for Excellence
Supporting people living with dementia to be involved in adult safeguarding enquiries DoHSC
Report a concern about attorney, deputy or guardian Office of the Public Guardian
   
Pressure Care   
Pressure Ulcers: How to Safeguard Adults DoHSC
   
Substance misuse  
Learning from Tragedies Alcohol Change UK
Safeguarding Vulnerable Dependent Drinkers Alcohol Change UK
How to use legal powers to safeguard highly vulnerable dependent drinkers Alcohol Change UK
   
Sexual Exploitation  
Support to Overcome Trauma for Adult Survivors of Grooming and Sexual Exploitation (STAGE) toolkit Changing Lives
   
Violence against Women and Girls  
Violence against Women and Girls toolkit College of Policing
Violence against Women and Girls Strategy 2023-25 Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner
   
Safeguarding Adult Reviews  
National SAR Quality markers guidance SCIE
National SAR library National network of Chairs for SABs

 

Resource Date added      
Practice Guidance        
Missing and Exploitation         
Northumbria Missing Adults Protocol 26.02.22      
Herbert Protocol 26.02.22      
Winnie Protocol 26.02.22      
Female Genital Mutilation procedure 02.05.22      
 Modern Day Slavery guidance - North of Tyne 02.05.22      
Northumberland Modern Slavery, Trafficking and Exploitation Concept of Operations 02.05.22      
Exploitation and Language 7 minute briefing 28.02.24      
Exploitation Strategy 2023/24 19.10.23      
Cuckooing briefing 28.04.22      
Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking briefing 02.05.22      
National Referral Mechanism (NRM) 7 min guide  16.11.23      
         
Domestic Abuse        
Domestic Abuse Act 28.04.22      
Child to Parent Violence and Abuse pathway 02.05.22      
Child to Parent Violence and Abuse (CPVA) 7 minute briefing 28.04.22      
MARAC Procedures Protocol - 2023/24 19.10.23      
MARAC Flowchart 19.10.23      
MARAC Case Research Form for MARAC Checklist Lead 01.03.24      

MARAC Referral Forms:

       
         
Self Neglect        
NCASP Self Neglect Guidance for Practitioners 28.02.24      
Self neglect guidance - North of Tyne 02.05.22      
Self neglect briefing 28.04.22      
Self neglect 7 minute briefing - Alcohol and Substance Misuse 09.05.22      
Self neglect 7 minute briefing - Engagement 09.05.22      
Self neglect 7 minute briefing - Hoarding 09.05.22      
Self neglect 7 minute briefing - Homelessness 09.05.22      
Self neglect 7 minute briefing - Trauma 25.01.24      
Self neglect 7 minute briefing - Self-care 09.05.22      
 Self neglect 7 minute briefing - Overview 09.05.22      
         
Drugs and Alcohol         
Alcohol use disorders identification audit tool 20.03.24      
         
Safeguarding Adult Reviews        
North East SAR Quality Markers Checklist 26.04.22      
Safeguarding Adult Review Policy and Procedure 16.01.24      
SAR 7 min guide 16.01.24      
         
Learning from Reviews        
Harry 7 minute briefing 19.10.23      
Jill 7 minute briefing  19.10.23      
         

Briefings/guides

       
CARE (Caring about Adveristy and Resilience) Northumberland 7 minute briefing 28.04.22      
Discriminatory abuse/Hate/Mate crime 7 minute briefing 28.04.22      
Making Safeguarding Personal 7 minute briefing 20.10.23      
Mental Capacity Act 03.05.23      
Northumbria Police Submitting Intelligence briefing 02.05.22      
Newcastle JSCR 7 minute briefing 28.04.22      
Professional curiosity 7 minute briefing 17.01.24      
Falls protocol 02.05.22      
Transitions Protocol 13.12.23      
Transitional Safeguarding 7 minute briefing 20.03.23      
Trauma informed Practice 7minute briefing 18.4.23      
Organisational Abuse Enquiries guidance - North of Tyne 02.05.22      
Safeguarding Adults Transitions Protocol 02.05.22      
Safeguarding Adults Risk Threshold 02.05.22      

Trauma Informed Learning Framework for Adult Social Care 

02.05.22      
Northumberland Prevent Pathway  19.10.23      
Prevent Referral Form 08.02.24      
ASC No Reply Procedure 08.12.23      
         
Storyboards 23.10.23      
Adult Services Care and Support Team 23.10.23      
         
Writing Reviews toolkit        
Writing Reviews toolkit 17.4.23      
NCASP Agency Chronology template 17.4.23      
Guidance for completing chronologies 17.4.23      
NCASP Individual Management (IMR) template 17.4.23      
NCASP Terms of Reference template 17.4.23      
Agency report template - SILP methodology example 17.4.23      
Terms of reference template - SILP methodology template 17.4.23      
Resource Duration Source
Multi Agency Training
   
Multi Agency Training Catalogue April 24 (Adults)   NCASP 
     
Mate Crime    
Tricky Friends 3.21

Northumberland Safeguarding Adults Board

Gemma: Murdered by Friends 29.59 BBC
Have we learned the lessons from Steven Hoskin's murder? 12.27 SCIE
     
C.A.R.E    
Caring about Adversity, Resilience and Empowerment (C.A.R.E in Northumberland) 3.50 Northumberland County Council
     
Coercive Control    
Walking on Eggshells 16.55 Womens Aid/Surrey Police
     
Domestic Abuse and Older People    
Hidden Harms 3.54 NCASP
     
Self-Neglect and Hoarding    
Keith's story: a personal and touching film about hoarding 13.34 Birmingham Safeguarding Adults Board
Self-Neglect Guidance 10.15 Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board
What to do about self-neglect 2.27 North East ADASS
     
Female Genital Mutilation    
FGM: The UK's hidden crime 7.09 Euronews
     
Modern Slavery    
Break the Chain: a short film about modern slavery in the UK 5.15 Break the Chain
     
Forced Marriage    
Awareness of Forced Marriage-free online course   Forced Marriage Unit
Nazir Afzal Part 1: Forced Marriage and Honour Killings 16.00 Honour Based Violence Awareness Network
     
Radicalisation    
Prevent Duty training:Learn how to support people vulnerable to radicalisation   Home Office

 

Resource When added/organisation:
Local Resources  
North East SAR Quality Markers Checklist North East SAR Champions
Safeguarding Adult Reviews 7 min guide NCASP
Safeguarding Adult Reviews Policy and Procedure NCASP
   
National resources  
Safeguarding Adults Boards checklist and resources Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
Adult Safeguarding Improvement Tool Local Government Association (LGA)
Adult Safeguarding peer challenge Local Government Association (LGA)
SAR's Implementation Support Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
National Escalation Protocol for issues from SARs National Network of Safeguarding Adult Board Chairs
Safeguarding Adult Review Quality Markers Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
See also: Making Safeguarding Personal National Guidance above