Description
Safeguarding Adults
Safeguarding is everybody’s business. Adult abuse can happen to anyone, anywhere, and responsibility for addressing it lies with all of us.
If you know, or suspect, that an adult is being abused, harmed, or neglected, whether it's in their own home, in a care home or hospital, or out in the community, please let us know so that we can do something about it. You can also share your concerns with a trusted professional, such as a GP or nurse.
If the person's in immediate danger
If the person's in immediate danger, call the police on 999.
If the person's not at risk of immediate harm
If you're worried about an adult but you don't feel they're in immediate danger, you still need to tell us about it as soon as possible. You can call Adult Social Services on 01226 773300.
Out of office hours you can phone 01226 774466.
To report an urgent concern outside of office hours, call our adult's emergency duty team on 01226 774466. They work on weekends and bank holidays and deal with issues that can't wait until usual office opening hours.
If you're deaf or hard of hearing
If there's an immediate danger, contact the police. You can send the police an emergency SMS text to 07786 220022 or text phone to 18001 999.
If the person's not at risk of immediate harm you can use our BSL video relay service to contact Adult Social Services.
If you're Deaf and we need to meet you, we'll book a BSL interpreter. If you're hard of hearing we can book a venue to meet your access needs, eg with a hearing loop.
If you contact safeguarding about someone else, we'll contact them to find out what help they need.
Who needs help to keep safe?
Adults over the age of 18 who:
- need care and support
- are elderly and frail
- have a physical/learning disability or sensory impairment
- have a long term illness, such as cancer
- have mental health needs (depression/paranoia/dementia/personality disorder)
- have a substance/alcohol addiction
- are unable to make choices for themselves
Safeguarding Children
We want to make sure that Barnsley's a safe place for children and young people to grow up.
If you're a young person and think that you're being mistreated, or you know someone who is. Then you'll find a list of services that can help to keep you safe in this website.
Barnsley Safeguarding Children Partnership agree how services and agencies work together. Making sure they safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in the borough.
If you're a parent, carer or a professional working to keep young people safe, you'll be able to access all of the details you need here, including our policies and procedures.
Keep up with the latest safeguarding news and events by reading our safeguarding newsletters.
Contact Details
Contact name: In case of emergency phone 999
Mobile number:
Locations
Address details:
Barnsley
Published: 11 November 2021