ESAB - Legal Literacy - 23.01.25 (9:00am - 4.30pm) - Essex County Council

Overview

Learning Objectives:

To increase delegate awareness of the value and importance of legal literacy in adult safeguarding, specifically the duties and powers applicable to safeguarding practice.
To support delegates to explore the functions and interfaces of the core adult safeguarding legislation (e.g., Care Act, Mental Capacity Act & Mental Health Act) and consider how different needs and risks may require navigation through several legal frameworks.
To increase participant awareness of the core statutory duties and functions of adult safeguarding, and how these are discharged by the Local Authorities and their statutory partners, including consideration of key roles and responsibilities within SAB, procedures, and practice guides.
To provide a grounding in the principles and provisions of the key Acts and explore how they can/do interface to provide services and safeguards for individuals who may have needs or otherwise be at risk, including consideration of coercion, control, and situational capacity within the relevant frameworks.
To provide the opportunity to reflect on legal literacy in practice and explore own strengths and development needs in this essential area of practice capability.