Safeguarding Adults Everyone has the right to live without being abused, and the safeguarding adults team helps prevent vulnerable adult abuse.
Vulnerable adults are people who need assistance from health or social care services and are over 18 years of age.
Abuse is a violation of human and civil rights, and there are seven main forms of vulnerable adult abuse
- Physical abuse
- Sexual abuse
- Psychological abuse
- Financial abuse
- Neglect
- Discriminatory abuse
- Institutional abuse
Further detail about the seven forms of vulnerable adult abuse
When and how to take action against abuse
If you think someone is being abused or someone is abusing you, contact the duty social work team or Southwark Police on the telephone numbers listed below. If you are reporting abuse it is helpful if you can provide your name to enable further contact, but you can also report suspected abuse and not disclose your identity should you wish.
Visit the safeguarding adults FAQs page for further information.
Quick survey – what do you know about safeguarding adults?
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We want to find out what you know about safeguarding adults and the work that has been carried out over the last year to promote what you should do if you spot a vulnerable adult who is being abused in some way.
Our most recent safeguarding adults campaign (pdf 347kb).
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General contacts
- Duty social worker, 0845 600 1287 - Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
- Out of hours team, 020 7525 5000 -5pm onwards and at weekends
- Southwark Police, hate crime unit - 020 7232 6160 / 6218 / 6237
Contact us
Safeguarding Adults Team
Tel: 020 7525 1754
Fax: 020 7525 1711
safeguardingadultscoordinator@southwark.gov.uk
Mabel Goldwin House
49 Grange Walk
London
SE1 3DY |