Public Protection Service
I am worried about an adult
Adult Support and Protection
Is the adult in danger now?
Please call Police Scotland on 999 and then contact Social Work in either North or South Lanarkshire Council.
The Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 is there to protect ‘adults at risk of harm’.
An adult at risk is someone who has:
- a disability
- a mental disorder
- an illness
- a physical or mental infirmity.
And:
- can’t safeguard themselves; their property or their rights;
- is at risk of harm.
If you, or someone you know, is at risk of harm don’t ignore it.
Contact your local council by email or phone tell them you are worried. You can do this anonymously. This means you don’t have to give your name or any other details. The council will deal with your call sensitively and confidentially. They will give support to the person you’re worried about if needed.
If the adult you are worried about lives in South Lanarkshire, click the following link for further information: SL Adult Support and Protection Homepage
If the adult you are worried about lives in North Lanarkshire, click the following link for further information: Public Protection North Lanarkshire – Public Protection NL
Is the adult at risk of Gender-Based Violence (GBV)?
NHS Lanarkshire’s Gender‑Based Violence Services is a small specialist team. It works to prevent and respond to all forms of violence against women and gender inequality.
Our team provides advice and consultancy to NHS Lanarkshire staff, on issues such as:
- domestic abuse
- sexual violence
- commercial sexual exploitation
- human trafficking
- ‘honour’-based abuse
- Female Genital Mutilation
- childhood sexual abuse
To learn more about our team, please visit our webpage.
I am worried about a child
Child Protection
If you think a child is in danger now, please call Police Scotland on 999.
If you think a child is at risk of harm, you should do something about it. If your instinct tells you something isn’t right, don’t keep it to yourself.
NHS Lanarkshire recognises that all children and young people have the right to be protected and all adults have a responsibility to protect them from harm.
If you are a member of the public, and you are worried about child abuse or neglect, please contact your local social work department:
If the child you are worried about lives in South Lanarkshire, click the following link:
If the child you are worried about lives in North Lanarkshire, click the following link:
Information for Staff
The Public Protection Service
We are a Pan Lanarkshire service for NHS Lanarkshire staff.
We work together to prevent harm by delivering high quality, safe and effective services which promote the protection of unborn babies, children, young people & adults. For more information visit our page on FirstPort.
We are here for NHS Lanarkshire staff for advice, guidance and support.
For NHS Lanarkshire staff ONLY referral process
Making a Notification of Child Protection Concern (NOCPC) or an Adult Support and Protection (AP1) Referral.
- MORSE users please complete the NOCPC or AP1 form via this platform.
- FirstPort access:
- Via Right Decisions App
For Adult Protection ONLY
If you do not have access to MORSE or FirstPort please access the AP1 WORD Document version and email as an attachment to the relevant social work department and ‘cc’ into the Adult Protection mailbox.
For more information, visit our page on FirstPort where the ‘Adult Support and Protection Policy’ and ‘Raising a Notification of Child Protection Concern (NOCPC) Guidance’ are available and also via the Right Decisions app.
Right Decisions app
Right Decisions app – Anyone can download this app and have NHSL Guidelines on your mobile phone.
Go to your App Store- search ‘NHS Scotland Right Decisions‘ and look for the logo and download to your phone.
Then access ‘NHS Lanarkshire Guidelines – NHSL Public Protection‘ and our ‘Adult Support & Protection and Child Protection referral forms‘ available on this app.
For further National Adult Support and Protection information, visit these websites:
NHS Lanarkshire Gender‑Based Violence (GBV) Services
NHS Lanarkshire’s GBV Services is a small specialist team that works to prevent and respond to all forms of violence against women and gender inequality.
Our team provides advice and consultancy to NHS Lanarkshire staff, on issues such as domestic abuse, sexual violence, commercial sexual exploitation, human trafficking, ‘honour’-based abuse, FGM and childhood sexual abuse.
To learn more, please visit our webpage.
MAPPA
Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) are a set of statutory partnership working arrangements with the fundamental purpose of public protection and managing the risk of serious harm.
MAPPA is not a statutory body in itself but is a mechanism through which responsible authorities discharge their statutory responsibilities and protect the public in a coordinated manner.
The responsible authorities for the area of a local authority are:-
- The Chief Constable of the Police service of Scotland
- The local authority
- A health board or special health board for an area
- Scottish Prison Service (acting on behalf of the Scottish ministers)
Categories of offender included in MAPPA
- Registered Sex Offenders
- Mentally Disordered Restricted Patients
- Other offenders who by the reason of their conviction are subject to supervision in the community and are assessed as posing a high or very high risk of serious harm to the public
NHS Lanarkshire’s responsibilities
NHS Lanarkshire is a responsible authority in relation to the assessment and management of mentally disordered restricted patients. Additionally, NHS Lanarkshire has a duty to cooperate with other agencies to share information in relation to other offenders who are subject to MAPPA. Co-operation is defined by the Management of Offenders Act (2005) to include the exchange of information which is at the heart of measures to protect the public.
Links to North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire Council Public Protection websites:
The Promise
The Promise, is Scotland’s collective promise to children, young people and adults who have experience of the care system. Stemming from The Independent Care Review where 5,500 people with lived experience of care and the paid and unpaid workforce told their stories, demanded changes to make the care system better, drove change throughout the process of the review and are now delivering change all across Scotland. The Promise, aims to ensure all children grow up loved, safe and respected and are supported to realise their full potential. For NHS Lanarkshire, this means; We will create a health system where care-experienced children, young people, and adults feel:
- Safe, welcomed and understood
- Heard, with their voices shaping how we deliver care
- Connected, with clear support pathways and continuity
- Included, with no stigma or discrimination because of care background
- Healthy, with equitable access to mental, physical, and emotional health resources
- Valued, with care and support being tailored and personal
We will play our part in ensuring a Scotland that Keeps The Promise.
We know creating the changes we need to will be hard, but we understand how necessary they are and we are committed to doing all we can to see these achieved. That’s why we are the first NHS Health Board to employ a Promise Lead Officer to help us deliver these much needed changes.
Please stay connected as we bring more updates on how we are progressing our promise.
For more information visit:
Your Feedback – comments, concerns and complaints
NHS Lanarkshire is committed to improving the service it provides to patients and their families. We therefore want to hear from you about your experience. If you would like to tell us about this please visit our feedback page.
