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Version: 4 Date published: July 2026 Review due: July 2029 Contents This guidance replaces the Sussex Safeguarding Adults Thresholds Guidance (version 3). If you are new to this guidance, please begin by reading the overview and background. Following this, use this page to navigate to the required ...

On this page Introduction Care Act 2014 Making Safeguarding Personal Quality and safeguarding Mental health and wellbeing Think Family Unpaid carers Key considerations Responding to concerns Multi-agency working and risk management People in Positions of Trust (PiPoT) Categories of abuse and negle...

An ongoing failure to meet someone’s basic physical or psychological needs. Incidents relating to falls, pressure damage and medication concerns are addressed separately within this guidance document. A preventative approach Incidents of neglect and acts of omission can be responded to through a ...

A person living in a way that puts their health, safety, or wellbeing at risk. A preventative approach Incidents of self-neglect can be responded to through a range of approaches and early identification and a multi-agency approach can support a statutory safeguarding response not being required....

The act of causing physical injury to someone else. Incidents relating to falls, pressure damage and medication concerns, and incidents between adults in a service are addressed separately within this guidance document. A preventative approach Incidents of causing physical injury to someone else ...

When an adult with care and support needs is forced or persuaded to take part in sexual activities when they do not or cannot consent to this. This does not have to be physical contact and it can happen online. This includes romance scams and sextortion. A preventative approach Incidents of sexua...

Ongoing psychological or emotional maltreatment. A preventative approach Incidents of psychological or emotional maltreatment can be responded to through a range of approaches and early identification and a multi-agency approach can help ensure that a statutory safeguarding response is not requir...