Stevens, Martin, Norrie, Caroline, Manthorpe, Jill et al. (3 more authors) (2017) Models of Adult Safeguarding in England. Findings from a Study of Costs and Referral Outcomes. British Journal of Social Work. 15. pp. 1224-1244. ISSN 1468-263X
Abstract
Adult safeguarding is the subject of increasing attention in England and internationally. This article draws on research which developed a typology of ‘models of safeguarding’. ‘Models’ refer to different ways local authorities in England organise adult safeguarding (about which there is little evidence) rather than ‘model’ approaches to be emulated. The four models identified were: Dispersed-Generic (safeguarding work undertaken by operational teams); Dispersed-Specialist (safeguarding work undertaken partly by specialist social workers located in operational teams); Partially Centralised-Specialist (some safeguarding work undertaken by a central specialist safeguarding team); and Fully- Centralised-Specialist (all safeguarding work undertaken by a specialist safeguarding team). We explored associations between these models and other important variables (numbers of referrals, kinds of alleged abuse and characteristics of adults at risk) and outcomes. The article reports secondary analysis of English local authority safeguarding referral data and on the possible different costs of different models. Dispersed-Specialist sites appeared to have a higher rate of substantiating alleged abuse compared with other models. Statistical correlations were found with types of victim profiles and the perpetrator/victim relationship. It may be that decisions about local organisation of safeguarding are more affected by local organisational contexts than local authority model.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers. All rights reserved. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Social Policy and Social Work (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 29 Aug 2017 09:45 |
Last Modified: | 02 Apr 2025 23:07 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcw025 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/bjsw/bcw025 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:120631 |
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