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Editorial

Editorial Much hope has been placed on the emergence of policies and procedures to develop an effective strategy for health and welfare agencies engaged with allegations of abuse and neglect of adults. In 2000 the government signalled its decision to act in this area with the guidance No Secrets (DoH, 2000). The first article in this issue, by Keith Sumner, reports on progress to date by local authorities charged with developing strategies for adult protection. Local authorities were asked to prepare local strategic partnerships to take forward the specific elements of the No Secrets guidance by 31 October 2001. The Centre for Policy on Ageing was commissioned to analyse the documents on submission to the Department of Health by October 2001. A picture emerges of uneven progress. It appears that most agencies report the ability to develop high-level strategic commitment, with little new resource. The evidence also suggests that strategic commitment does not always develop into resource at the local multi-agency forum level (only 13% of documents include information on the resource implications of No Secrets). However, as chief executives begin the process of reviewing progress through annual reports this dichotomy should become more apparent. The level of resource http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Adult Protection Pier Professional

Editorial

Kingston, Paul
The Journal of Adult Protection , Volume 6 (1) – Apr 1, 2004
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Much hope has been placed on the emergence of policies and procedures to develop an effective strategy for health and welfare agencies engaged with allegations of abuse and neglect of adults. In 2000 the government signalled its decision to act in this area with the guidance No Secrets (DoH, 2000). The first article in this issue, by Keith Sumner, reports on progress to date by local authorities charged with developing strategies for adult protection. Local authorities were asked to prepare local strategic partnerships to take forward the specific elements of the No Secrets guidance by 31 October 2001. The Centre for Policy on Ageing was commissioned to analyse the documents on submission to the Department of Health by October 2001. A picture emerges of uneven progress. It appears that most agencies report the ability to develop high-level strategic commitment, with little new resource. The evidence also suggests that strategic commitment does not always develop into resource at the local multi-agency forum level (only 13% of documents include information on the resource implications of No Secrets). However, as chief executives begin the process of reviewing progress through annual reports this dichotomy should become more apparent. The level of resource

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The Journal of Adult Protection – Pier Professional

Published: Apr 1, 2004

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